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Black Sea Oil & Gas and Transgaz sign 15-year contract for the MGD Project gas production transmission into the NTS

Transgaz and Black Sea Oil & Gas signed the gas transmission contract for the transport of the Midia Gas Development Project (MGD Project) production into the National Transmission System (NTS)....

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Economy-wide minimum wage must be done through a transparent, objective and predictable mechanism, says ACUE

The members of the Federation of Associations of Energy Utility Companies (ACUE) expressed their concern over frequent changes to labor legislation, promoted by the Government over a short time ...

CE Oltenia denies media allegations, says it has no state debts

State-owned company CE Oltenia denies the allegations in the local media, according to which it has debts to the state budget worth over 100 million Euro, a press release shows.

Deloitte advised Chimcomplex on raising 164 million Euro of debt finance for acquiring Oltchim

A mixed team of experts from Deloitte UK, Deloitte Romania and Reff & Associates, member of the Deloitte Legal global network, advised Chimcomplex SA Borzesti on raising debt finance to fully fu...

Corina Popescu is the new CEO of Electrica

The Board of Directors of Electrica, one of the most valuable companies where the state is the main stakeholder, has agreed to end the collaboration with its CEO Dan Catalin Stancu starting Nove...

Romgaz posts a net profit of 1.02 billion RON in the first nine months of 2018

Romania's natural gas company Romgaz posted a net profit of 1.02 billion RON in the first nine months of 2018, a decrease of 14 per cent compared to the year-ago period. Total revenue stood at 3...

Tinmar Energy to reach 80 million RON profit in 2019, invest in household business

Tinmar Energy estimates a profit of 80 million RON for 2019, after a 73 million RON result for this year, according to Augustin Oancea, CEO of the company. He claims the turnover for 2018 will b...

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The rumored turnover tax on energy companies would have devastating consequences on the Romanian economy, says ACUE

The Federation of Associations of Energy Utility Companies (ACUE) expresses its deep concerns following the latest political statements stigmatizing energy companies and the associated rumors ab...

MET Romania reaches third highest market share growth in 2018

MET Romania is one of the top five energy suppliers on the competitive market, with a nine per cent share this year, rising from 0.8 per cent in 2016, reaching the third highest market share gro...

MOL Group posts 835 million USD profit for the first nine months of 2018

MOL Group announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2018. With a net profit of 323 million USD in Q3, the company reached a profit of 835 million USD for the first nine months of ...

Black Sea Oil & Gas signs the gas sales agreement with Engie for natural gas supply from the MGD project

Black Sea Oil & Gas together with its co-venture partners, Petro Ventures Resources and Gas Plus International, announced the signing of the gas sales agreement with Engie through its subsidiary...

Valentin Radu receives new mandate as chair of Electrica's board of directors

Electrica's board of directors decided to appoint Valentin Radu as chair of the board of directors for a mandate of one year, starting with 12 December 2018.

Transgaz gets 150 million Euro from EIB for new gas pipeline

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending 50 million Euro - the first tranche of an approved loan of 150 million Euro - to Transgaz, Romania's public gas transmission company, to finance a n...

Enel reaches one million residential customers on Romania free electricity market

Enel Energie and Enel Energie Muntenia announced reaching the mark of one million household customers on the free electricity market in Romania.

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President Iohannis urges Romanians to be more united, stay involved in modernizing Romania

Romania's President Klaus Iohannis urged Romanians in France to be more united and stay involved as much as they are now in helping modernise Romania.

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Fondul Proprietatea expresses disappointment over Engie listing rejection

Fondul Proprietatea is disappointed with the decision taken by the majority shareholder of Engie SA, Romania Gas Holding B.V., to oppose the listing of the company, according to a press release....

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EBRD cuts economic growth forecast for Romania

Romania's economy will grow by 4.2 per cent this year and by 3.6 per cent in 2019, according to the most recent forecast released by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)....

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Dacia receives 115.8 million RON in state aid from the Finance Ministry

The Romanian Finance Ministry has signed five more grant agreements under the state aid scheme, and among the beneficiaries are Automobile Dacia, with RON 115.8 million.

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Europe must become a producer of new technologies, not just a consumer of technologies, says EC

Europe must become a producer of new technologies, not just a consumer of technologies, said Gerard de Graaf, Director for the Digital Single Market in Directorate-General "Communications Networ...

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Two billion youth risk of being left behind in the Fourth Industrial Revolution workforce, says Deloitte

Almost two billion youth worldwide risk of being left behind in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) workforce, which is changing at an increasingly rapid pace as a result of the emer...

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FDI in Romania rises 10 per cent after ten months in 2018

Non-residents' direct investment in Romania (net FDI) totaled 4.56 billion Euro in January-October 2018, around 10 per cent more compared to the same period of 2017, Romania's National Bank (BNR...

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OTP Bank Romania signs investment funds distribution deal with Eurobank Fund Management Luxembourg

OTP Bank Romania signed a partnership with Eurobank Fund Management Company (Luxembourg) for the distribution of investment funds in Romania. Thus, from December 1st, OTP Bank Romania becomes th...

ArcelorMittal receives binding offer for European assets from Liberty

British-owned Liberty announced a conditional agreement to buy four European steel plants, employing more than 12,500 people.

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Catrina, MCSI: Romania is ready to roll up its sleeves and work during the presidency of the EU Council

Romania is ready to roll up its sleeves and work during the presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), said Maria Manuela Catrina, State Secretary at the Ministry of Communications an...

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The Romanian labour market needs a well-thought approach, says FIC

The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has signaled in the past 2-3 years that its members are anticipating increasing strains on the Romanian labour market because starting with 2015-2016 their me...

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Revolut gets European banking license

Fintech startup Revolut is now officially a bank. While the startup initially expected to get its European banking license during the first half of 2018, the company has finally come out of the ...

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Smart city is not a fad, it's a necessity
In June 2018, the ranking of the most "smart" cities in the world was published. In other words, the most advanced cities in terms of human capital, social cohesion, the economy, the environment, governance, ur...

Ondrej Safar, CEZ Group: "Romania can become a hub for international smart solutions providers"
"We are already in the digital age, so the upward trend of implementing smart solutions is inevitable in all areas," he tells The Diplomat-Bucharest. "Especially in terms of utilities, a compatible approach is ...

Telekom Romania, a strong supporter of Smart City development in Romania
Just like many other countries in the world Romania is now facing an unprecedented growth of the urban population, which can be both beneficial and detrimental for the society and for the administrations's budg...

In the industrial era, the fight was for finite material resources. Not anymore
Now organizations fight and develop themselves for and around their talent. In a nutshell, getting ahead in today's business world is all about attracting and inspiring an energetic workforce. I guess the nat...

Richard Sareczky, Mol Limo: "We look at expansion locations across CEE including Romania"
Consumer mobility behaviour is changing, leading to up to one out of ten cars sold in 2030 potentially being a shared vehicle and the subsequent rise of a market for fit-for-purpose mobility solutions, says Ric...