Friday headlines: Orange Q2 turnover, FinMin to borrow EUR 7 bln abroad, Motorola contract with Defense Min

Romanian media

Orange, EUR 247 million revenues in Q2, down 7.5%- in Ziarul Financiar Finance Ministry, set to borrow EUR 7 billion from abroad in 3 years - in Ziarul Financiar Over a quarter of public debt is owed to 22 banks - in Ziarul Financiar Billa opens 20 store in 2011 - in Ziarul Financiar Motorola to supply EUR 350,000 of communication services to the Defense Ministry - in Ziarul Financiar Dedeman buys 3,7 hectares of land in Cluj – Napoca from Ciorcila and Goia - in Ziarul Financiar Shopping malls attracts private clinics – CMU goes to Sun Plaza, south of Bucharest - in Ziarul Financiar How did Tarom increase its revenues during full crisis – in Gandul Over 5,300 mandatory house insurances in two weeks – in Adevarul Grup Servicii Petroliere takes USD 20 million from Eximbank – on Dailybusiness.ro The only company floating on the London Stock Exchange (A&D Pharma) wants to delist – on Wall-street.ro Flanco will have a new majority shareholder in maximum one month, will exit insolvency in October/November – on Hotnews.ro Udrea: we're following the law on copyright for Romania's tourist brand – on Capital.ro

International media

Li Ka-shing bids £5.8bn for UK utility - in the Financial Times Results underline strength of Europe’s corporate recovery - in the Financial Times Security forces kill Mexican drug lord - in the Financial Times Growing smartphone battle seen hitting vendors' profits - on Reuters Google says China services back up - on AFP Samsung Electronics Second-Quarter Profit Jumps 83% on Memory-Chip Demand