Romanian media

Consumption survives after VAT increase and drop in salaries – in Ziarul Financiar

Medicover plans to double sales and add 500 employees – in Ziarul Financiar

Owner of AFI Palace Cotroceni delays Warsaw stock exchange listing – in Ziarul Financiar

The second management change in Ford Romania in less than two months – in Ziarul Financiar

Adamescu makes 25 percent smaller profit with Unirea Shopping Center – in Ziarul Financiar

Niculae of Interagro wants to create food group – in Ziarul Financiar

Norwegian investor, with EUR 45 million: “I want to buy apartments, but I don't have what to buy...” - in Gandul

State will take EUR 1.1 billion from banks during the holidays – in Gandul

Culture Ministry, illegal payments of EUR 26 million -in Adevarul

BCR replies to BNR: Romanians took loans for a decent living. It was not an excess, but a need – on Dailybusiness.ro

Scop Computers bought by Polish ABC Data – on Dailybusiness.ro

Rohde & Schwarz buys majority package in Topex – on Wall-street.ro

Air France and KLM discount ticket prices by 30 percent – on Wall-street.ro

Endava plans to hire 200 more people in Romania by June 2011 – on Wall-street.ro

Greiner buys Amplast – on Wall-street.ro

Pope Pepa signs best friends deal with SpanishMartinez-Echevarria – on Wall-street.ro

Medicover wants to double business in Romania in next five years – on Wall-street.ro

McDonald's communication account moves from DDB to TBWA – on Wall-street.ro

International media

ECB steps up push to calm markets- in FT

Crisis-hit banks flooded Fed with junk- in FT

Europe faces fresh rules for trading- in FT

Russia and Qatar to host World Cups- in FT

World opinion cools on WikiLeaks- in FT

BAE seeing high interest in sale of unit- on Reuters

Pepsi sweet on Russia, in $3.8 billion WBD deal- on Reuters

Jump in holiday retail sales pushes stocks higher- in BusinessWeek

Amazon.com Agrees to Invest $175 Million in Coupon Website LivingSocial- on Bloomberg

Samsung promotes heir apparent, shares hit record- on Reuters