Wednesday headlines: Petromidia debt to be turned into shares, exchange rate drops, Brussels condemns France over Roma

Romanian media

Two years from the start of the financial crisis, Romania fails to find the way out – in Ziarul Financiar South Pacific blocks 71-villa project – in Ziarul Financiar Valer Blidar will build railway wagons for the Czech Republic – in Ziarul Financiar Steel producer leases 4,300 sqm in A1 Business Park – in Ziarul Financiar OMV doubles petrol stations chain with just EUR 5 million – in Ziarul Financiar Exchange rate drops to RON 4.23 per EUR. Dealers blame it on 'Americans or the Central Bank' – in Gandul Romania, on the route of Caspian gas towards Europe – in Adevarul Kazakh won't pay. Petromidia debt turned into shares, shareholders decided – on Dailybusiness.ro French Camber of Commerce: 50 companies looking to enter Romanian market – on Wall-street.ro

International media

Brussels condemns France over Roma - in FT Gold gains as central banks stock up - in FT Number of world’s hungry falls 10% - in FT Japan intervenes for 1st time in six years to cap yen - on Reuters Mars Inc, IBM and USDA Map Genome for Cocoa Plant - on ABC News Google to Add Social-Network Elements - in Wall - Street Journal