Tuesday headlines: Local media owner accused of blackmail, special tax for banks, Chinese tractors at Rasnov

Romanian media

Dan Diaconescu, officially accused of blackmail and threat – in Ziarul Financiar MedLife, CMU and Medicover fighting for Euroclinic – in Ziarul Financiar Unilever slips into the red – in Ziarul Financiar Government preparing tax for banks – in Ziarul Financiar Workers abroad send less money home, import demand on the rise – in Ziarul Financiar Romania's tourism brand, all green and focused on the Carpathian Mountains, launched in Bucharest – in Gandul IMF praises Bulgaria for having managed the crisis better than its neighbors – in Gandul Chinese tractors production starts at Rasnov – in Adevarul Romania, among poorest EU countries – in Evenimentul Zilei Vladescu prepares new housing taxation system – on Wall-street.ro

International media

Lehman’s $620m Asian assets disposal eases creditors’ load - in the Financial Times Crédit Agricole pulls French World Cup ads - in the Financial Times BASF set to buy Cognis for €3bn-plus - in the Financial Times Gold at record after Saudi reserves double - in the Financial Times Commodities lifted by Beijing currency move - in the Financial Times Amazon, Barnes & Noble slash e-reader prices - on Reuters CNN Drops AP Service to Focus on Own Newsgathering - in BusinessWeek