Tuesday headlines: foreign investments reach EUR 3.5 bln in 2009, new fund invests in Rosia Montana shares, group of people with due loan payments, up 20%

Romanian media

Foreign investments stopped at EUR 50 billion in 2009. Here come only the peanuts – in Ziarul Financiar Industrial production shows signs of fatigue. Constructions stay in the negative zone – in Ziarul Financiar The restructuring lie: best paid state employees earn over EUR 1,200 a month – in Ziarul Financiar Cable companies' businesses dropped to EUR 623 million last year – in Ziarul Financiar Romania exports EUR 340 million of wheat – in Ziarul Financiar Only 3 percent of CEOs see the end of crisis happening this year – in Gandul Typically Romanian: we export wheat only to import its at a higher price – in Gandul The Bucharest – Ilfov region got 60 percent of the foreign investments in 2009 – in Gandul Number of people with due loan payments, up 20 percent from the beginning of the year – in Gandul Agriculture Ministry: Qatar wants land in Romania – on Dailybusiness.ro Ifond invests in Rosia Montana Gold Corporation shares – on Wall-street.ro Copos' employees from Ana Imep start strike after negotiations with management fails – on Wall-street.ro Intel opens software center in Bucharest with 25 employees initially – on Wall-street.ro Head of LaDorna leaves the company, a Romania takes his position – on Wall-street.ro Infiniti car sales grow. Romanians buy cars worth of EUR 2 million – on Wall-street.ro FDI reach EUR 3.5 billion in 2009 – on Wall-street.ro Farmec Cluj Napoca grows business by 9 percent in nine months – on Wall-street.ro Chinese and Swiss invest in wind energy in Romania – on Money.ro Rompetrol will open 170 new gas stations in the next four years – on Money.ro

International media

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