Friday headlines: RomCard sold to Provus, pension adjustments still needed, EUR 80 mln spent in Zara and C&A

Romanian media

Isărescu: Without pension adjustment, we cannot talk about economic growth – in Ziarul Financiar Customers spent over 80 million euros in Zara and C&A stores in Romania– in Ziarul Financiar Brokerage firms laid off one third of employees last year to cut losses– in Ziarul Financiar Only 10% of homes might get compulsory insurance– in Ziarul Financiar Mall moguls, Popoviciu and Adamescu, cashed in EUR 50 million in rents from Baneasa and Unirii – in Ziarul Financiar AVAS forgives Arcelor Mittal Galati for investments between 2010-2011- in Gandul Last interview with Romanian singer Madalina Manole, invented by Agerpress – on paginademedia.ro Automobile Bavaria takes over 31.5% of Bavaria Leasing through share capital increase on account of debt – on Dailybusiness.ro RomCard sold to Provus – on WallStreet.ro

International media

Google Falls After Costs of Research, Marketing Crimp Profit - in BusinessWeek French PM: debt crisis not because of euro - on Reuters Paul Allen to donate the bulk of his fortune - in the Seattle Times Toyota to build 3rd automobile plant in Brazil- in BusinessWeek Business leaders hit at tougher CO2 target- in the Financial Times