Friday headlines: Volksbank poaches Cojocaru from BRD, heating subsidies this winter too, Intel buys McAfee

Romanian media

Romanians' only chance to get 4% interest on loans per year – in Ziarul Financiar Romanians won't pay any more than 500 RON for a PC monitor on average – in Ziarul Financiar Holcim's cement sales decline slows down in Q2 – in Ziarul Financiar Austria's Volksbank brings Lucian Cojocaru from BRD to run retail operations – in Ziarul Financiar Radu Timis profits from real estate context to set up 200-district store network – in Ziarul Financiar Danila: Hungary's decision to drop IMF agreement well grounded, Romania acts like a yes-man – in Ziarul Financiar Obi opens two new stores, in Sibiu and Bucharest – on Dailybusiness.ro Croitoru, BNR: Romania could attract EUR 2 billion through sale of participations in state companies – on Wall-street.ro Vienna Insurance Group – EUR 14.3 million profit in H1, locally- on Wall-street.ro Romaqua asking Transgaz EUR 4.5 million compensations for a land plot in Buftea – on Wall-street.ro Romania gives out heating subsidies next winter too – in Adevarul The nurses where partying while the babies were burning at Giulesti maternity – in Evenimentul Zilei Germany owes Romanian Central Bank over EUR 18 billion, debt from a contract signed in 1939 – on Hotnews.ro EUR 600,000 invested in infokiosks – on Capital.ro

International media

Pakistan seeks $10bn loan restructure - in FT Intel to purchase McAfee for $7.7bn - in FT Emerging economies alter dynamics of oil demand - in FT Earnings Preview: Hewlett-Packard's 3Q, sans Hurd- in BusinessWeek First Niagara to Acquire Rival Bank for $1.5 Billion - in New York Times