Vienna trams will include carriage bodies made in Romania, as the Bucharest Transport Company (RATB) and Siemens Austria have signed a production contract. The carriage bodies will be produced by RATB in its factory.

Street celebrations and street shops return to Bucharest during the winter season. This year, a couple of new Christmas markets have emerged – such as the one in the Old Town, an area of Bucharest which has flourished. See below the list of Christas markets and fairs in Bucharest. Drop us a line if you find a new one and we'll write about it.

Romanian arm wrestler Ion Oncescu has won his fifth world title in the 100 kg category, in the championship held in the United States between December 6 and 12, according to the Romanian Arm Wrestling Association.

Discussions between Romanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund on a potential new loan agreement will begin on January 20, said Prime Minister Emil Boc Sunday on ProTV.

*Raiffeisen sells EUR 30 million of retail loans every month, same as in 2009 – in Ziarul Financiar
*120 Romanians pay between EUR 30,000 and EUR 50,000 a year to send their children to foreign private highschools – in Ziarul Financiar
*Exports reach peak in October, at EUR 3.52 billion – in Ziarul Financiar
*Tiriac invests EUR 14 million in expanding the auto network – in Ziarul Financiar

If you want some extra inspiration for finding the right Christmas gifts for your friends and family back home, or for...

British retailer Tesco is close to making an acquisition and thus entering the Romanian market, according to Romanian media. The British retailer is currently negotiating to take over hypermarket operator Real Hypermarket Romania, according to Ziarul Financiar.

MONDAY, December 13

10,00 hours Around the World Christmas Expo, at the AFI Palace Cotroceni. On until December 24

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The Romanian tax authority (ANAF) will open the first store which will sell confiscated goods in Bucharest. The store will be opened on Monday, December 13, and ANAF hopes its revenues from selling confiscated goods will increase with the new opening

Carmaker Ford Europe will showcase at the Geneva car show next year the first car which will be produced in Romania, Ford B-Max. The B-Max model will enter production at Ford's Craiova factory at the end of this year, according to Automotive News Europe, quoting company sources.

Vienna trams will include carriage bodies made in Romania, as the Bucharest Transport Company (RATB) and Siemens Austria have signed a production contract. The carriage bodies will be produced by RATB in its factory.

Street celebrations and street shops return to Bucharest during the winter season. This year, a couple of new Christmas markets have emerged – such as the one in the Old Town, an area of Bucharest which has flourished. See below the list of Christas markets and fairs in Bucharest. Drop us a line if you find a new one and we'll write about it.

Romanian arm wrestler Ion Oncescu has won his fifth world title in the 100 kg category, in the championship held in the United States between December 6 and 12, according to the Romanian Arm Wrestling Association.

Discussions between Romanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund on a potential new loan agreement will begin on January 20, said Prime Minister Emil Boc Sunday on ProTV.

*Raiffeisen sells EUR 30 million of retail loans every month, same as in 2009 – in Ziarul Financiar
*120 Romanians pay between EUR 30,000 and EUR 50,000 a year to send their children to foreign private highschools – in Ziarul Financiar
*Exports reach peak in October, at EUR 3.52 billion – in Ziarul Financiar
*Tiriac invests EUR 14 million in expanding the auto network – in Ziarul Financiar

If you want some extra inspiration for finding the right Christmas gifts for your friends and family back home, or for...

British retailer Tesco is close to making an acquisition and thus entering the Romanian market, according to Romanian media. The British retailer is currently negotiating to take over hypermarket operator Real Hypermarket Romania, according to Ziarul Financiar.

MONDAY, December 13

10,00 hours Around the World Christmas Expo, at the AFI Palace Cotroceni. On until December 24

T...

The Romanian tax authority (ANAF) will open the first store which will sell confiscated goods in Bucharest. The store will be opened on Monday, December 13, and ANAF hopes its revenues from selling confiscated goods will increase with the new opening

Carmaker Ford Europe will showcase at the Geneva car show next year the first car which will be produced in Romania, Ford B-Max. The B-Max model will enter production at Ford's Craiova factory at the end of this year, according to Automotive News Europe, quoting company sources.