Wednesday headlines: retailers need to change prices overnight, food and car sales grow before VAT hike
Romanian news
Nokia achieves 1 billion-euro business in only three years – in Ziarul Financiar
Food and car sales grow before the VAT increase – in Ziarul Financiar
Finance Minister announces deeper recession than expected in 2010 – in Ziarul Financiar
Drug imports 17 times higher than exports – in Ziarul Financiar
Vigroux: Romania cannot have a big capital market over the next decade because of investor mentality – in Ziarul Financiar
Dutch giant Akzo Nobel on the lookout for paint producers – in Ziarul Financiar
From five-star hotels, fitness centers go towards the Romanians with average revenues – in Ziarul Financiar
Tampiza, Lukoil- Romanians would rather starve than give up on driving their cars – in Gandul
The long night for changing cash registries – there will be long queues for changing softwares – on Dailybusiness.ro
Parliament passes wage cut bill – on Wall-street.ro
International media
Markets spooked by ECB loan fears - in the Financial Times
Qatar in talks over Greek bank stake - in the Financial Times
Wall St sinks on economic alarm - on Reuters
In its battle with China, Google takes a step back - on Computerworld
Yen Advances to Highest Since 2001 Against Euro on China, Banks - in BusinessWeek
Greek anger over austerity measures spills on to Athens' streets- the Guardian