Thursday headlines: Loans ordinance applied only to new contracts, internet access triples, golf course and sports center in Arad

Romanian media

Bankers have won the fight for OUG 50 – it will be applied only to new loan contracts – in Ziarul Financiar Real: We won't sell the Romanian division – in Ziarul Financiar Paszkany wants to turn a failed real estate investment in Cluj – Tineretului compound – into a solar panels park – in Ziarul Financiar Eurostat: Number of houses with Internet access tripled – in Ziarul Financiar Dacia sells cars worth EUR 2.5 billion in Europe – in Ziarul Financiar Corporate contracts up Happy Tour sales by 19 percent – in Ziarul Financiar Monica Hodor, the first Romanian head of Praktiker, leaves the company after 9 years – in Ziarul Financiar RON 62 million project for a golf course and sports center in Arad – in Ziarul Financiar Romanians and Bulgarians, the lower purchasing power in Europe – in Gandul Women pretends to be the cousin of Romanian president Traian Basescu and get award on his behalf at awards gala– in Adevarul Mega Image wants to reach 72 stores by year-end and launches new concept – on Dailybusiness.ro Google, most powerful brand in Romania – on Dailybusiness.ro EBRD lends EUR 10 million to Patria Credit – on Wall-street.ro Carrefour rebrands Carrefour Express into Carrefour Market – on Wall-street.ro

International media

BP sued in $21bn US Gulf spill action- in FT Euro falls after Moody’s warns Spain - in FT Latest fundraising values Twitter at $3.7bn- in FT McDonald’s sued over Happy Meals - in FT Senate passes Obama's $858 billion tax-cut plan - on Reuters U.S. seeks to build WikiLeaks conspiracy case: report - on Reuters Icahn strikes deal to buy Dynegy for $665 million - on Reuters Goldman Execs to Get $111 Million in 2007, 2009 Bonuses - on Bloomberg