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Cine este Jean-Christophe Kugler, care a fost numit director Renault pentru Eurasia, care include România

Fostul preşedinte al Consiliului de Administraţie Dacia Jean-Christophe Kugler a fost numit director general al Renault pentru regiunea Eurasia, care a fost extinsă cu patru ţări, inclusiv România.

Operatorii telecom vor reguli mai stricte în UE pentru companii ca Facebook şi Google

Companiile de telecomunicaţii cer relaxarea legislaţiei europene în privinţa traficului de date pe internet, acuzând UE că se concentrează prea mult pe norme care limitează activitatea operatorilor de telefonie şi prea puţin pe măsuri care să reducă dominaţia unor giganţi ca Facebook sau Google.

Malaysia Airlines va concedia 6.000 de angajaţi, în încercarea de a evita falimentul

Malaysia Airlines va concedia 6000 de angajaţi, reprezentând aproape o treime din personalul companiei, şi intenţionează să reducă numărul de zboruri pentru a evita intrarea în faliment după cele două tragedii care i-au afectat imaginea.

Tesla şi China Unicom vor construi peste 400 staţii de alimentare pentru maşinile electrice

Producătorul american de automobile electrice Tesla Motors, condus de miliardarul Elon Musk, a semnat un acord vineri cu compania chineză de telecomunicaţii China United Network Communications (China Unicom) pentru construirea a 400 staţii de alimentare în 120 de oraşe din statul asiatic.

Gazprom propune din nou o reducere de preţ de 100 dolari pentru gazele livrate Ucrainei

Gigantul rus Gazprom a reînnoit oferta de a reduce cu 100 de dolari preţul gazelor livrate către Ucraina, la 385 de dolari pentru 1.000 de metri cubi de gaze, a declarat vineri ministrul rus al Energiei, Aleksandr Novak, citat de Itar-Tass.

Inflaţia din zona euro a încetinit în august la 0,3%, minimul ultimilor cinci ani

Inflaţia anuală din zona euro a încetinit în luna august la 0,3%, minimul ultimilor aproape cinci ani, cu mult sub ţinta asumată de Banca Centrală Europeană (BCE).

POLEMICĂ în Franţa privind numărul orelor lucrate săptămânal: Noul ministru al Economiei cere schimbări. Replica sindicatelor

Noul ministru al Economiei din Franţa, Emmanuel Macron, s-a declarat în favoarea schimbării duratei săptămânii de lucru, în prezent de 35 de ore, sugerând că firmele ar trebui să aibă o mai mare autonomie în stabilirea programului de muncă al angajaţilor.

Egiptul a plătit 15,5 milioane dolari pentru 60.000 tone de grâu din Romania

Guvernul egiptean a cumpărat marţi 60.000 de tone de grâu din România, pentru care a plătit aproximativ 15,5 milioane de dolari, conform unui anunţ postat pe site-ul Autorităţii Generale pentru Aprovizionare (GASC).

Rusia acordă un ajutor de 5 miliarde euro pentru două bănci de stat afectate de sancţiunile externe

Rusia a aprobat un ajutor financiar în valoare de 239 miliarde de ruble (5 miliarde euro) pentru două din cele mai mari bănci cu capital de stat, care au fost afectate puternic în urma sancţiunilor economice impuse de către statele din Vest.

Datoriile grecilor către stat au crescut cu 1,28 miliarde euro în iulie

Ministerul grec de Finanţe a raportat venituri din taxe în scădere cu 1,28 miliarde de euro la finele lunii iulie, iar numărul total de rău-platnici la bugetul de stat a crescut la peste 2,4 milioane de persoane, informează Kathimerini.

Germania susţine candidatul Spaniei la şefia Eurogroup

Cancelarul german Angela Merkel a anunţat luni că ţara sa îl va sprijini pe ministrul spaniol al Economiei, Luis de Guindos, pentru preluarea preşedinţiei Eurogroup, grupul de lucru al miniştrilor Finanţelor din zona euro.

Roche cumpără compania americană InterMune pentru 8,3 miliarde de dolari

Grupul farmaceutic elveţian Roche va cumpăra compania de biotehnologie americană InterMune pentru suma de 8,3 miliarde de dolari, achiziţie care îi va permite comercializarea pe piaţa din Statele Unite a unui nou medicament pentru tratarea fibrozei pulmonare idiopatice.

Vodafone Group va plăti 72,8 milioane euro pentru 73% din acţiunile companiei Hellas Online

Vodafone Group va cumpăra 72,7% din acţiunile furnizorului grec de servicii de internet Hellas Online, în schimbul a 72,7 milioane de euro, de la Intracom Group şi fondul de investiţii World Equities Investments Holdings, a anunţat luni grupul britanic.

Romanian President Calls For Prudent 2012 Budget

Romania must use prudence in setting its budget targets for 2012, because the costs to finance the deficit have gone up due to the worsening situation in international markets, President Traian Basescu said Monday.

Eurostat Withdraws Reservation On Romania’s Deficit Data

Eurostat has withdrawn its reservation expressed on the quality of Romania’s data on the budget deficit for the 2007-2010 period and confirmed the October 2011 notification from the eastern European country was according to ESA95 methodology, the Finance Ministry said Friday.

Romania OKs Two More Oil Drilling Licenses In The Black Sea

Romanian government Wednesday approved two oil exploration licenses in the Black Sea platform granted by the national agency for mineral resources to a consortium made of oil companies Lukoil Overseas and Vanco International.

KPMG: Romania Among States With Highest Social Contribution Rates

Romania ranks among the countries with the highest level of combined employer/employee social contributions on $100,000 of gross income, placing it 18th among 87 states surveyed in the category, according to the most recent KPMG International Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate report.

Romania To Revise 2012 GDP Forecast On Exports Slowdown – Ctrl Bk

Romania is set to revise its economic growth forecast for 2012, as exports are expected to advance at a slower pace than in 2011, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Tuesday.

IMF Approves EUR480M Disbursement To Romania

The International Monetary Fund Thursday completed the second review of Romania’s economic performance under a EUR3.5 billion precautionary loan agreement, enabling the disbursement of a new EUR480 million tranche.

Romanian CNH Debt To Budget Widens To RON4.6B In 1H

Romanian state-owned coal mining company CNH’s total debt to the government budget widened 13% to 4.67 billion lei (EUR1.1 billion) in the first half of 2011, the country’s fiscal authority ANAF said Wednesday.

Romania Ctrl Bk To Leave Key Rate Unchanged At 6.25% – Poll

Romania's central bank is likely to leave its key rate unchanged for the tenth straight time at 6.25% a year at its next monetary policy meeting August 3, the association of financial and banking analysts AAFBR said Friday.

Romania Sells EUR462.6M 4-Yr Forex Bonds At 4.85% Yield

Romanian Finance Ministry Wednesday sold EUR462.6 million in four-year foreign currency bonds, below the planned amount, at an average yield of 4.85% a year.

Romania 1H Budget Gap At RON11.3B, Meets IMF Target

Romania’s consolidated budget posted a deficit of 11.3 billion lei (EUR2.65 billion) in the first six months, equal to 2.07% of the gross domestic product, Finance Ministry data showed Monday.

Romania Ctrl Bank Keeps A Close Eye On Greek Subsidiaries

The Romanian central bank is keeping a close eye on Greek subsidiaries and has already taken preventive measures against potential fiscal slippages, first deputy governor Florin Georgescu said Thursday.

Moody’s: Greek Banks Could Sell Romanian Business If Crisis Worsens

Greek lenders are unlikely to withdraw substantial capital from their Romanian subsidiaries over the coming period, but a sovereign crisis at home could prompt a sale of international businesses, Moody’s Investors Service said.

EBRD: Greece’s Troubles Unlikely To Send Romania Back Into Recession

Greece’s seemingly turn for the worse is unlikely to push Romanian economy into recession, said Peter Sanfey, lead economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

ING Says Romania’s Plan To Cap Deficit At 3% Of GDP Ill-timed

Romania’s planned amendments to the Constitution in order to limit the consolidated budget deficit to 3% of the gross domestic product may be positive on the long run, but its immediate opportunity is questionable, according to a report from ING Bank.

Romania Doesn’t Give Up Plan To Create Energy Champions

Romanian government didn’t give up its plan to merge the main power companies into two national champions, but a system overhaul to create several smaller energy centers has better chances of success at the moment, an official of the Economy Ministry said Tuesday.

Roubini: Romania Unlikely To Join Eurozone In 2015

Romania will probably miss its self-imposed deadline for euro adoption in 2015, American economist Nouriel Roubini said Wednesday, mentioning that there’s “nothing wrong with waiting another year or two” before joining the euro area.

Romania Central Bank Sees Rising Capital Inflows On Medium-Term

Romania is likely to begin a new economic cycle, when massive capital inflows could trigger a higher volatility of the exchange rate, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.

Romania Ctrl Bk Head: Pension Cuts Preferable To VAT Rate Increase

Lowering pensions would have been a better fiscal measure than increasing the value added tax rate and Romania would have emerged from recession sooner, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.

Romania Ctrl Bk: There’s No Predetermined Economic Growth Model

The economic growth model is not predetermined, but is based on the decisions of private investors and on macroeconomic policies, Romanian central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.

Romanians Spend Over Half Of Monthly Budget On Food, Utility Bills – Survey

Romanian households spend more than half of their monthly budgets on food, gas and electricity bills, ranking first among EU countries, UniCredit said in a presentation at the EBRD annual meeting in Kazakhstan Friday.

Romania Remains Top CEE Business Destination In May – Survey

Romanian economic outlook for the next six months improved slightly in May, anchoring the country in the first spot among the best business destinations in Central and Eastern Europe, a ZEW/Erste survey showed Friday.

Romania’s Economy Makes It Out Of Recession

Romania's economy expanded by 0.6% in the first quarter, after a meager recovery of just 0.1% three months earlier, a flash estimate of the country’s statistics institute showed Friday.

Romania 1Q GDP +0.5% On Quarter; Economy Exits Recession – Sources

Romanian economy grew by 0.5% in the first three months of 2010 compared with the previous quarter and is technically out of recession, according to governmental sources that cited data from the statistics institute.

Moody’s: Romania Needs Structural Reforms, Performing State Cos

Romania's government must pursue structural reforms and improve state enterprise performance while maintaining the fiscal prudence that it embraced after the global crisis to fully-benefit from its economic ties with the European Union, Moody’s Investors Service said in a recent report.

Romania Keeps 2015 Deadline For Euro Adoption

The Romanian government Friday decided to keep the year 2015 as the official deadline for euro adoption, participants in the executive’s meeting told MEDIAFAX.

Eurostat Team Visits Romania For Talks On 2010 Deficit

A team of European Union’s statistical arm Eurostat will arrive in Bucharest at the end of the month to hold talks on the country’s budget for 2010, a Finance Ministry official said Wednesday.

Romania To Verify State Cos Data After EU Cites Uncertainties On 2010 Figures

Romania's Finance Ministry will verify the accuracy of the financial figures reported by a series of state-run companies, after the European Union expressed reserve on the quality of the budget deficit data sent by the country.