Around 76 percent of Romanians would prefer to stay away from banks, while less than half of bank clients trust the lenders, found a poll conducted by Romanian surveyor IRES. Thus, 76 percent of respondents said they would prefer to have little interaction with banks, while 90 percent said bank-client relations usually favor the banks.

Friday, February 18

19,00 hours Phoenix concert in Hard Rock Cafe (32 Kisellef Blvd.) Tickets: RON 70 (with seat), RON...

Movies opening this week-end:

I Am Number Four (trailer below)

with Alex Pettyfer, Teresa Palmer

on at...

Franz Rattenstetter (in picture) returns to the helm of the five-star hotel Crown Plaza in Bucharest, after having headed the unit between 2001 and 2007. Rattenstetter is the new GM of the hotel in the portfolio of Ana Hotels, a company owned by Romanian businessman George Copos.

Murat Kazaz is the new CEO and executive board member of real estate developer Anchor Grup in Romania. The real estate company owns Bucuresti Mall, Plaza Romania shopping centers in Bucharest, the InCity Residence and the Anchor Plaza office building in Bucharest, as well as MallDova mall in Chisinau, the Republic of Moldova.

American company Yahoo will launch its e-mail service in Romanian and its Yahoo.ro page in Romania in March this year, according to Mihai Fanache, manager of Media Cafe, the company that sells advertising on Yahoo's websites in Romania, quoted by Romanian online publication Wall-street.ro.

The Third District City Hall in Bucharest will pay around EUR 2.4 million for the preservation, restoration and enhancement works of Eliad Culture House, a historic monument located on Mircea Voda Street. A company called S.C. Euroconex has been awarded the renovation contract.

The fourth edition of the B'Estfest music festival in Romania will take place between July 1 and 3 this year. The organizers have confirmed Pendulum and Skunk Anansie among the festival's headliners this year.

Romanian national gas transport company Transgaz made a profit of EUR 87.3 million last year, an increase of 23 percent on the previous year. The company's turnover advanced by 10.5 percent, to EUR 311.6 million.

Final Distribution, importer of construction materials from Gerard, Delta and Keylite, has opened a production line for gutters and downpipes in Baicoi, Prahova county. The value of the investment goes up to EUR 500,000, according to the company.

Around 76 percent of Romanians would prefer to stay away from banks, while less than half of bank clients trust the lenders, found a poll conducted by Romanian surveyor IRES. Thus, 76 percent of respondents said they would prefer to have little interaction with banks, while 90 percent said bank-client relations usually favor the banks.

Friday, February 18

19,00 hours Phoenix concert in Hard Rock Cafe (32 Kisellef Blvd.) Tickets: RON 70 (with seat), RON...

Movies opening this week-end:

I Am Number Four (trailer below)

with Alex Pettyfer, Teresa Palmer

on at...

Franz Rattenstetter (in picture) returns to the helm of the five-star hotel Crown Plaza in Bucharest, after having headed the unit between 2001 and 2007. Rattenstetter is the new GM of the hotel in the portfolio of Ana Hotels, a company owned by Romanian businessman George Copos.

Murat Kazaz is the new CEO and executive board member of real estate developer Anchor Grup in Romania. The real estate company owns Bucuresti Mall, Plaza Romania shopping centers in Bucharest, the InCity Residence and the Anchor Plaza office building in Bucharest, as well as MallDova mall in Chisinau, the Republic of Moldova.

American company Yahoo will launch its e-mail service in Romanian and its Yahoo.ro page in Romania in March this year, according to Mihai Fanache, manager of Media Cafe, the company that sells advertising on Yahoo's websites in Romania, quoted by Romanian online publication Wall-street.ro.

The Third District City Hall in Bucharest will pay around EUR 2.4 million for the preservation, restoration and enhancement works of Eliad Culture House, a historic monument located on Mircea Voda Street. A company called S.C. Euroconex has been awarded the renovation contract.

The fourth edition of the B'Estfest music festival in Romania will take place between July 1 and 3 this year. The organizers have confirmed Pendulum and Skunk Anansie among the festival's headliners this year.

Romanian national gas transport company Transgaz made a profit of EUR 87.3 million last year, an increase of 23 percent on the previous year. The company's turnover advanced by 10.5 percent, to EUR 311.6 million.

Final Distribution, importer of construction materials from Gerard, Delta and Keylite, has opened a production line for gutters and downpipes in Baicoi, Prahova county. The value of the investment goes up to EUR 500,000, according to the company.