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Dawn of the Romanian EmpireRomania˘s richest man, Dinu Patriciu, is taking advantage of the turmoil among small, London-listed companies to build a pan-European investment empire....
Romanians are less and less willing to save or the incomes they have available for saving are dwindling, reveal data from the NBR, which point to the lowest annual rise for deposits in RON - of 15.5%....
Romania real estate market still attractive
www.bbw.roAlthough the cost of construction is up, the yield for offices is down, and the average price per sqm for transactions went up six times in the last five years, the Romanian real estate market is still a top destination in terms of profitability. The ong ...
Economic data: Romania
www.economist.comFrom the Economist Intelligence Unit
Source: Country Data ...
Forecast: Romania Outlook for 2009-10
www.economist.comFrom the Economist Intelligence Unit
Source: Country Forecast ...
Balkan blushes: Romania, Bulgaria, and the EU
www.economist.comBY THE polite standards of Brussels, it was quite tough. On July 23rd the European Commission issued critical reports on Bulgaria˘s and Romania˘s progress (or lack of it) in fighting corruption and spending European Union money. Yet after intense lobbyin ...
Mr Too Clean?
www.economist.comFIGHTING corruption in a country that tolerates it is a lonely job, and Daniel Morar may not have his for much longer. Intensely disliked by most of Romania˘s politicians and vilified in the media, he reaches the end of his term as head of the Romania˘s ...
The party is nearly over
www.economist.comIT HAS gone on splendidly for years, and the party isn˘t quite finished yet. For a decade or more eastern Europe has benefited from exceptional (and mostly unforeseen) good fortune. Economic and political stability, including for ten countries membership ...
Stopping the rot
www.economist.comJUST another week˘s news in eastern Europe: Latvia, after vehement denials, starts talks with the IMF; Bulgaria loses ¤220m ($286m) in promised payments from the European Union because of its failure to tackle corruption; and the European Bank for Recons ...
Mortgage loans resume growth in April, while consumer loans continue to fall
www.zf.roMortgage loans managed to resume growth in April - if the exchange rate impact is eliminated - after two consecutive months of decline, but bankers remain sceptical and expect fresh positive news before they can put their faith in a market rebound. ...
Study on the affordability of housing in Cyprus
Antonis Loizou & AssociatesUsing data from the Cyprus Statistical Service and the Nicosia Land Registry for the years 1998-2008, Antonis Loizou & Associates analyzed the drivers behind the increase in real estate prices as well as the affordability of housing by locals. ...
Heitman Perspective: Central & Eastern Europe and the Financial Crisis
www.heitman.comStock investors now spend less time with companies˘ income statements and more time with their balance sheets, looking for ticking debt bombs. In the same way, investors in international real estate must expand their analysis of countries beyond GDP grow ...