A Gazprom delegation led by the Russian company's general manager Alexei Miller is expected in Bucharest on Wednesday, to meet Economy Minister representatives, according to Agepres, quoting Government sources. The Economy Minister Ion Ariton will attend the meeting, along with Romgaz representatives.

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Romania on Tuesday after an official trip to Bulgaria yesterday. On her first official visit to Romania, Merkel will meet Romanian president Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Emil Boc. She will also visit the Babes- Bolyai university in Cluj, where she will receive the Doctor Honors Causa title. Merkel will also attend the inauguration of the German Studies Institute at the Babes- Bolyai university.

*Investors found EUR 400 million for shopping malls – in Ziarul Financiar
*The increase in food prices send inflation up to a maximum of 8 percent – in Ziarul Financiar
*Catalin Dima withdraws from the Romtelecom management for his own business – in Ziarul Financiar
*Huawei brought 100 Chinese to work in Romania – in Ziarul Financiar
*Romania, in top 10 milk producers, but only one liter out of five goes to factories – in Ziarul Financiar
*Romanian exports, up 23 percent – in Gandul

The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, Greece houses the exhibition titled "The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley 5000-3500 BC," which includes more than 2500 archaeological items, most of them coming from Romania's heritage. The exhibition will be on until January 10 next year.

As many as 700 Volksbank clients have started legal procedures against the bank on the allegedly illegal contract clauses added by the bank after the issuance of the Government Ordinance 50. The bank clients are represented by Piperea & Asociatii law firm, the firm has announced.

Tudor Bercan is the new territory manager for the South Eastern Europe with Polycom. He has been promoted from the channel manager position. Bercan, who joined Polycom in April 2007, will now supervise the entire SEE business for Polycom.

Employees' union National Syndicate Block (BNS) plans to create information centers for foreign workers outside the EU who come to work in Romania, offering them advice about the labor legislation in the country, allowing them to sign up to unions and represent their interest in front of employers.

Over 1,000 Romanians have already cashed in private pensions worth a total of EUR 342,000, two years and a half from the start of the private pensions system, according to the Private Pensions Surveillance Commission system.

Romanian cinema has started to become well known abroad after numerous movies directed by Romanians and produced locally received awards at international film festivals. Romania-insider.com starts a series presenting must-see Romanian movies released after the fall of communism. This week we are looking at ten of the most recent Romanian movies you should not miss. (watch trailers below)

Mark Mobius, the head of emerging markets for Franklin Templeton, who is perceived worldwide as an investment guru, believes the greatest potential in Romania can come from privatizing companies in the energy sector. The transportation sector also appears to have important potential in the long term, as do postal services

Romania's trade deficit grew by 1.9 percent in the first eight months on the same period last year, to EUR 6.09 billion, with exports growing at a slightly higher pace than imports, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INS).

Two Romanian movies, the feature length 'Tuesday after Christmas' and the short movie 'Lord' were awarded at the Francofon Film festival in Namur, Belgium last week. “Tuesday after Christmas', directed by Radu Muntean, got the ' Bayard d'Or du Meilleur film' award, while actor Mimi Branescu received the best actor award. 'Lord', a short movie directed by Adrian Sitaru, received the ' Bayard d'Or du Meilleur Court Métrage - Prix François-Bovesse' award.