Dacia Duster launches in Romania on March 18 (16-03-2010)

Dacia will officially launch its SUV Duster on march 18 in the presence of French driver Alain Prost, who drove the competition Duster model at the Full story

Romania Imported 65% Less Used German Cars In ’09 (16-03-2010)

The number of used cars brought to Romania from Germany decreased last year by 65.3%, one of the reasons being the German clunkers program, according to Full story


Suzuki recalls 150 Swift cars in Romania for possible technical issues (16-03-2010)

Suzuki Romania recalls 147 Swift cars in service to check the position of a fuel lead the company’s director Alin Radu declared, quoted by 0-100.ro. This Full story

Romanian Agriculture Ministry Careful About Authorizing GMOs (16-03-2010)

Romania’s Agriculture Ministry is “careful” about approving the growth of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and authorization will only be granted on the basis of a solid Full story


Eurobarometer: Two thirds of Romanians not going on holiday in 2008 invoke financial reasons (16-03-2010)

As many as 62 percent of Romanians who did not go on vacation last year proceeded like that due to financial reasons' (as against 41 percent Full story

TUI: Romania Is Eight Years Behind Bulgaria Regarding Tourism Development (16-03-2010)

Romania is about eight years behind Bulgaria regarding tourism development and attracting foreign investors, said the manager of German Group TUI for Morocco, Romania and Bulgaria, Full story

Grim outlook for the hospitality industry. Only 2% execs see a sustained recovery (16-03-2010)

Only 2% of executives in the European hospitality industry see a sustained recovery in the year ahead, according to a DLA Piper survey.55% of the respondents Full story

Sorin Serb, IBM: We would have to skip some stages to reach the region’s (16-03-2010)

Romania’s IT&C market lags far behind other countries in the region, said Sorin Serb, manager at IBM, the world’s largest computer-services provider, “which is why the Full story

Metrorex received 35 offers for the Raul Doamnei – Eroilor underground section (16-03-2010)

Metrorex received 36 offers from almost 20 consortiums and companies for the building of the Raul Doamnei – Eroilor section of the Magistrala 5, the estimated Full story

Romania eyeing extended cooperation with Air Berlin in wintertime (16-03-2010)

Romania's Litoral Association and Germany's Air Berlin Company have signed an agreement under which the charter flight operated by Air Berlin from Munich to Constanta is Full story

Berceanu: We could complete 30-40 km of motorway in 2010 (16-03-2010)

The Ministry of Transports could complete 30-40 kilometres of motorway this year if the allocated funds were only be directed towards certain projects, said Transports Minister Full story

Bucharest North and South ring road - more than 2 bln euros (09-03-2010)

Bucharest North and South ring road works, at motorway level, are to cost more than two billion euros, three times as much as the initial estimations Full story

KPMG Survey: Poor infrastructure funding could deepen recession (09-03-2010)

Public sector executives around the world agree with private infrastructure providers and business leaders that government effectiveness and financing are top challenges to delivering infrastructure projects, Full story

Bucharest Tourism, business of 23 mln euros (09-03-2010)

Bucharest Tourism (BUTU), company holding the five-star hotel Radisson Blu, on Calea Victoriei, in Bucharest and Centreville Apart Hotel complex, posted last year a turnover of Full story

Romania to carry out new agricultural census starting December 2010 (09-03-2010)

Romania will carry out a new general agricultural census (RGA), from December 2010 to January 2011, in order to update the data regarding the existing land Full story

Subsidies up to 410 euro/ha for land owners in hill and mountain areas (09-03-2010)

Land owners in hill and mountain areas will benefit from cumulated subsidies of 410 euro/ha/year in 2010 from European funds, the chairman of Suceava County Council Full story

Commission gives green light to genetically-modified potato (09-03-2010)

In a controversial move, the European Commission last Tuesday (2 March) gave the green light for the first genetically-modified potato to be cultivated in the European Full story

Retail turnover drops by 31 pct (09-03-2010)

Retail turnover drops by 31 pct Retail turnover volume, other than vehicle and motorcycle sales, dropped as gross series by 31.1 percent in Jan. 2010 compared Full story

Eurostat: Romania, the third retail trade decline in EU (09-03-2010)

Romania had in January the third drop of retail trade in EU, when sales dropped by 10.3% compared to the same period of 2009, while on Full story

Multinationals swap Bucharest CBD with secondary locations (09-03-2010)

Office space demand across secondary markets outside Bucharest is expected to grow gradually, led by multinational companies that are already moving their staff to high-quality low-rent Full story