Thursday headlines: top exporters, PlantExtract factory in Cluj, first IPO in 2010

Romanian media

Mioveni, Jucu, and Navodari, the trio that helped drive exports to 10bn euros – in Ziarul Financiar Consumption rebound on durable goods market can come from rural areas– in Ziarul Financiar Romanian state puts up for sale 450m-euro stakes on Stock Exchange – in Ziarul Financiar BCR's strategy: Specialised companies take over operations from bank – in Ziarul Financiar First IPO in 2010: Intercapital raises money for a fund to invest in Fondul Proprietatea – in Ziarul Financiar Tradeville, the first local brokerage firm which made the step into Serbia and Bulgaria – in Ziarul Financiar PlantExtrakt builds nutritional supplements factory in Cluj – in Ziarul Financiar Interview with Adriean Videanu, Economy Minister: The second nuclear power plant will be built by the French – in Adevarul Top exporters in the first four months: Dacia, Nokia, Rompetrol, ArcelorMittal, Petrom Romania runs the risk of not joining the Schengen area – on Wall-street.ro

International media

IMF calls for more ‘stress-test’ openness - in the Financial Times Merkel hails ‘robust’ German recovery - in the Financial Times Arçelik turns to Middle East for export growth - in the Financial Times Obama signs sweeping Wall Street overhaul into law - on Reuters Reckitt agrees to buy condom firm SSL for $3.8 billion- on Reuters