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02 December 2010

You'll start hearing more often the Romanian song of this week in the following period, probably mostly in clubs and on radio stations. And as the week-end approaches, let's get into the party mood while listening to the most recent single by Radio Killer, called Lonely Heart (listen to it below).

02 December 2010

Calendar of events during the week-end - from Friday, December 3, to Sunday, December 5- concert, fairs, exhibitions.

02 December 2010

Jan Gijsen is the new president of Ford Romania and the head of the car maker's factory in Craiova. Gijsen will come to office at the beginning of January, joining the Romanian subsidiary from the position of head of new markets divisions for Ford Europe.

02 December 2010

A new traditional market was opened in Pipera area on Thursday, December 2, close to the Pipera metro station in the area, on Dimitrie Pompei boulevard.

02 December 2010

Movies this week-end: Faster, L'illusionniste, The Nutcracker in 3D. Trailers and cinema where new films are screened.

02 December 2010

The British Embassy in Bucharest has started a contest for those passionate about protecting the environment. Participants to the contest, called "10:10 Agent", are required to send three pictures of places/things in the capital city that consume energy uselessly, along with a short caption to each photo and solutions to overcome that specific problem -in English, around four-five phrases.

02 December 2010

The Romanian Central Bank (BNR) has decided to keep the key interest rate at 6.25 percent, similarly to the last six months. BNR cut the rate from 6.5 percent to 6.25 percent in May this year. In December last year, the key policy rate was of 8 percent and was gradually decreased throughout 2010.

02 December 2010

The use of sugars, starch or similar products meant to increase potential alcohol levels in fermented alcoholic drinks, other than beer and wine, will be prohibited, according to a draft decision by the Ministries of Agriculture and of Health.

02 December 2010

The gross domestic product (GDP) was down 2.3 percent in the first nine months of 2010, compared to the similar period of 2009, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The industry was the branch that registered the highest growth in activity volume, of 4.2 percent.

02 December 2010

UniCredit plans to open 300 new bank outlets in Romania, out of a total of 900 outlets in the Central and Eastern Europe for the next five years, according to Federico Ghizzoni, the bank's delegate administrator.

02 December 2010

Shift opened its doors in the summer of 2010 tucked away in General Eremia Grigorescu St. just behind Bulevadul Dacia, in that area of Bucharest that makes you feel as though you could be in Paris or Buenos Aires.

02 December 2010

This week's travel destination in Romania is Sighişoara, one of the most beautiful and well preserved inhabited citadels in Europe. The city is located in the historic region of Transylvania, on the Târnava Mare River in Mureş county.

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