Dacia car sales grew by 12 percent to 349,000 units in 2010 on a worldwide level, according to the company. The car maker sold 154.600 Sandero cars, 127.200 Dacia Logan cars and 67.000 Dacia Duster units.

Romania’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 8.64 billion in the first eleven months, from EUR 8.96 billion in the same period a year earlier, the National Statistics Institute said Monday. Exports rose 27.2 percent on the year to EUR 34 billion, while imports were up 19.5 percent to EUR 42.6 billion.

The Romanian Central Bank (BNR) will publish on a daily basis the government securities reference rates (fixing) from January 10, 2011.

Fondul Proprietatea (FP), managed by Franklin Templeton, has asked for a shareholders meeting in gas company Romgaz in order to revoke the gas company's managers for having approved the EUR 94 million donation to the Romanian state.

German IT security company company Astaro has taken over Cluj – based firm Cososys, which specializes in software to prevent electronic data theft.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the sixth review of Romania’s economic performance and has approved the EUR 904 million loan tranche for the country. This brings the total disbursements under the program to EUR 12.44 billion so far.

Low cost airline Wizz Air carried 2.1 million passengers to and from Romania last year, up 33 percent compared to the previous year, according to the company. Wizz Air, with 42 permanent routes serving Romania, has also announced new ones: Bucharest – Bari, Bucharest – Alicante, Bucharest – Eindhoven and Cluj – Larnaca.

Six years after the Fondul Proprietatea was create, the Bucharest Stock Exchange has approved the Fondul Proprietatea listing on the spot regulated market from January 25, according to Franklin Templeton, the fund manager. The listing will be carried through without an initial public offering (IPO).

The International Monetary Fund will make available for Romania EUR 3.6 billion in a new, precautionary deal that will be signed after the current stand-by agreement expires in April, according to Mediafax newswire, quoting people close to the talks.

Online payments using bank cards increased by 38 percent in 2010, to EUR127.8 million and the number of transactions rose by 82 percent, to 2.26 million, according to data released by Romanian credit card transaction processor Romcard. In 2009, electronic commerce payments saw an increase of 75 percent, to EUR 92.8 million.

Dacia car sales grew by 12 percent to 349,000 units in 2010 on a worldwide level, according to the company. The car maker sold 154.600 Sandero cars, 127.200 Dacia Logan cars and 67.000 Dacia Duster units.

Romania’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 8.64 billion in the first eleven months, from EUR 8.96 billion in the same period a year earlier, the National Statistics Institute said Monday. Exports rose 27.2 percent on the year to EUR 34 billion, while imports were up 19.5 percent to EUR 42.6 billion.

The Romanian Central Bank (BNR) will publish on a daily basis the government securities reference rates (fixing) from January 10, 2011.

Fondul Proprietatea (FP), managed by Franklin Templeton, has asked for a shareholders meeting in gas company Romgaz in order to revoke the gas company's managers for having approved the EUR 94 million donation to the Romanian state.

German IT security company company Astaro has taken over Cluj – based firm Cososys, which specializes in software to prevent electronic data theft.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the sixth review of Romania’s economic performance and has approved the EUR 904 million loan tranche for the country. This brings the total disbursements under the program to EUR 12.44 billion so far.

Low cost airline Wizz Air carried 2.1 million passengers to and from Romania last year, up 33 percent compared to the previous year, according to the company. Wizz Air, with 42 permanent routes serving Romania, has also announced new ones: Bucharest – Bari, Bucharest – Alicante, Bucharest – Eindhoven and Cluj – Larnaca.

Six years after the Fondul Proprietatea was create, the Bucharest Stock Exchange has approved the Fondul Proprietatea listing on the spot regulated market from January 25, according to Franklin Templeton, the fund manager. The listing will be carried through without an initial public offering (IPO).

The International Monetary Fund will make available for Romania EUR 3.6 billion in a new, precautionary deal that will be signed after the current stand-by agreement expires in April, according to Mediafax newswire, quoting people close to the talks.

Online payments using bank cards increased by 38 percent in 2010, to EUR127.8 million and the number of transactions rose by 82 percent, to 2.26 million, according to data released by Romanian credit card transaction processor Romcard. In 2009, electronic commerce payments saw an increase of 75 percent, to EUR 92.8 million.