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ExxonMobil Signs Agreement with Ukrainian Government
ExxonMobil regards 45bn cubic meters of gas production realistic.
July 15, 2013
Erste Group Bank AG - SWOT Analysis & Company Report
This report contains in depth information and data about Erste Group and its operations and markets. It contains a company overview, business and strategy description, financial ratios, valuation & forecast data, SWOT analysis, plus data on key events.
July 12, 2013
OMV Petrom Sold Subsidiary
OMV Petrom sold its subsidiary Petrom Distribuţie Gaze SRL.
July 11, 2013
Ukraine Looking for Alternative Gas Suppliers
Gas supply from Europe to Ukraine may stimulate pricing of Russian import.
July 8, 2013
OMV Petrom Set World Record in Casing Drilling.
OMV Petrom, the largest oil and gas producer in Southeastern Europe, set a world record in the field of casing drilling in terms of diameter of drilling column and depth.
July 5, 2013
Hungarian MOL to Invest $ 38m in Romanian Exploration
Hungarian oil and gas company MOL plans to invest $ 38m in the exploration and production of hydrocarbon resources in Western Romania.
July 3, 2013
Nabucco: Flop for OMV and EU
Petrom will resume exploration drilling in offshore Black Sea block.
June 27, 2013
Austrians to Invest Strongly in FDIs
Austrian investors have increased their direct investments in foreign countries by eleven percent to a total of € 145.5bn while FDIs in Austria remain unchanged at € 118.3bn.
June 26, 2013
Mitterlehner: Romania Offers New Chances for Austrian Economy
Austrian Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner met his Romanian counterpart Varujan Vosganian in Vienna.
June 25, 2013
US: Active Investor in Romania
US companies remained active investors in Romania last year. Particulary the IT sector, automotive industry and oil/gas sector are increasingly strengthening their local position. Foreign direct investments from the US came at more than $ 1bn.
June 24, 2013
Dispute About Tender for Orient Express
The Orient Express once led through Romania. These days, this section is cause for legal disputes in connection with the tender in the amount of € 330m.
June 13, 2013
Verbund Puts Wind Farms in Romania into Operation
One of the largest onshore wind farms of Europe with a 225 megawatt capacity near the Black Sea coast.
June 13, 2013
Bulgaria: Protests Against Shale Gas Exploration
Protests will make it problematic for the new Bulgarian government to lift the moratorium on shale gas exploration.
June 10, 2013
S Immo AG: Green Building Certification And Another Award In SEE
BREEAM certificate and SEE Green Building Award for S Immo properties.
June 4, 2013
Romania: Erste Forecasts Economic Growth at 1.8 Percent
Erste keeps Romania's economic growth forecast for 2013 unchanged at 1.8 %.
June 3, 2013
Romania: No Investors for Post Company
Debts and a collective agreement which makes restructuring impossible until 2018 are among the main reasons the company is not attractive to potential investors.
May 29, 2013
Romania to Enhance Shale Gas Production
Romania has announced to soon launch further tenders to increase the exploration of shale gas.
May 27, 2013
Joint Nabucco-Declaration Signed by Governments
Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey adopt Nabucco joint declaration.
May 22, 2013
Petrom to Invest in Oil Field Redevelopment
OMV Petrom invests € 90m for the Oprisenesti oil field redevelopment.
May 21, 2013
Romania: Significant Decline in FDI
Foreign direct investments in Romania declined 41 percent due to ongoing economic difficulties in Eurozone member countries.
May 17, 2013
Prolongation of Nabucco Exemption Confirmed
National Regulators Confirm Prolongation of Nabucco Exemption
May 14, 2013
US Software Producer Oracle to Invest in Romania
US software producer Oracle will invest approximately € 100m in Romania
May 14, 2013
CEESE: Economic Growth Stagnant
Orban claims Hungary is the country with the highest growth rate in CEE/CESEE next year.
May 10, 2013
Romania Seeks Energy Independence
The Black Sea has huge deposits in gas which Romania wants to use to achieve energy autonomy.
May 8, 2013
Romania: BRD Shows Extensive Decrease Profits
Romania's second-largest bank BRD profit down by 84%.
May 7, 2013
Real Estate Industry: Major Losses for Properties In CESEE
According to Manfred Wiltschnigg, CEO of Austrian Real Estate Agency Immofinanz until the end of March, investments in Poland are becoming more risky.
May 6, 2013
Romania: US Chevron to Explore for Shale Gas
Chevron gets green light for exploration of shale gas in Dobrogea blocks.
May 2, 2013
Romania: OMV Petrom, Exxon And Transgaz To Team Up
According to Romanian officials, OMV Petrom, Exxon and Transgaz might partner to transport the Black Sea gas onshore.
April 30, 2013
Van Rompuy Encourages Romania to Become Eurozone Member
During his one-day visit to the Romanian capital, President of the European Council Van Rompuy noted Romania’s progress and stressed the importance of a banking union within the Eurozone.
April 26, 2013
Foreign Enterprises Complain About Romanian Policy Making.
Regulations in energy sector were changed overnight.
April 26, 2013
Romania: Criticism from EU for Budget Projection
The EU Commission criticizes Romania’s budget projections for the use of EU funds in the time frame between 2014 and 2020.
April 24, 2013
RBI to Take Over Bank of Cyprus Affiliate?
The Bank of Cyprus has split up with the assets of its Romanian affiliate. Apart from RBI, Banca Transilvania is a potential buyer.
April 18, 2013
Poland: Favorable Forecast Despite of Recession in 2013
Poland’s economy is the biggest among the younger member states and continues to grow even with the current recession.
April 17, 2013
Romania: Surplus € 327m in Balance of Payments
Balance of payments and external debt, February 2013
April 16, 2013
New Fiscal Rules in EU Six-Pack to Benefit CEE5
New fiscal rules should reduce risk of self-defeating austerity. There is no need for CEE countries to raise taxes if they stick to growth-friendly policies and cap real increase of expenditures below 1%.
April 15, 2013
Fitch: Poland Best Placed For Economic Recovery
In a statement regarding a report on the need of structural reforms in the CESEE region, rating agency Fitch awarded Poland the best position for an economic recovery among five countries.
April 9, 2013
VIG: Drastic Downsizing Measures in Romania
Because of increasing losses 450 employees will be made redundant.
April 4, 2013
Romania: Ponta Endorses Regionalization
Regionalization, which is encompassed in the constitutional reforms, is supposed to help improve the administrative situation in Romania.
April 3, 2013
Gazprom to Absorb Romanian Bunkering Operator
Gazprom affiliate Neft Marine Bunker LLC has acquired Romanian Marine Bunker Balkan.
April 3, 2013
Romania: Positive Outlook on Economy for Next Months
For the months of March to May 2013, experts forecast economic growth of up to 35 % in some sectors.
March 29, 2013
"Croatia Will Not Benefit From Joining The EU"
Croatia will join the European Union as the 28th member state in a few months. Economists criticize the country for not carrying out enough reforms and only focusing on tourism.
March 22, 2013
Romania: Pensions Increased by 3.4 %
By a year-on-year basis, pensions in Romania increased in the forth quarter of 2012 by 3.4 % coming up to 786 lei. Out of the total number of pensioniers, 86.1 % receive benefits from the state social insurance.
March 22, 2013
RBI to Acquire More Clients in Romania
RBI (Raiffeisen Bank International) is attaining a portfolio of private clients by Citibank via affiliate Raiffeisen Bank S. A.
March 21, 2013
VBAG is Forced to Continue Radical Downsizing Measures
The partly nationalized and financially stricken Austrian banking group has to implement a painful restructuring concept. At the moment, VBAG sells its properties.
March 15, 2013
Romania: Surplus in Balance of Payments
In January, the balance-of-payments current account posted a surplus of EUR 465 million Y/Y.
March 15, 2013
Romania: Turnover of Market Services Decreased 14.1 % in January
In January 2013, the turnover of market services rendered mainly to enterprises, in nominal terms, decreased compared to the previous month.
March 14, 2013
Eurozone: Cut in Interest Rate Not Necessary
According to govenor of the Austrian National Bank an interest rate cut to improve the economic situation in the eurozone is not required at the moment. UKIP Leader Farage criticizes politicians for denying problems in eurozone.
March 14, 2013
Erste Group to Take over BCR Completely
The Austrian banking group launches a permanent buy-out offer for minority shareholders of BCR.
March 13, 2013
Romania: Construction Output Goes Down
Volume of construction works, series adjusted with the working days number and seasonality, registered a decrease of 2.3% in January 2013, compared to December 2012.
March 13, 2013
S Immo AG: New Contracts in Bucharest and Sofia
New tenants in Serdika/Sofia and Sun Offices/Bucharest. Stock exchange listed S IMMO AG has again achieved letting successes in Romania and Bulgaria – two markets that continue to be economically challenging.
March 12, 2013