3 oct 2011

Romania ranks 32nd in the world by wine exports, which are less than 0.1 million hectoliters, according to data provided by the International Organization of Vine and Wine, behind neighboring states more

2 oct 2011

Anima, a private healthcare business started last year by A&D Pharma, the largest group in the local pharmaceutical industry, posted sales of EUR1.23 million in the first eight months of 2011. more

27 sep 2011

The IKEA store in Baneasa saw monthly sales of EUR300 per square meter last year, almost four times more than the sales of the largest store of the Mobexpert group in Pipera and six times more than more

22 sep 2011

The drug market grew by 6.2% (5.6% in euro terms) in the first seven months of the year, to 6.1 billion lei (EUR1.45 billion), according to data from market research company IMS Health. 4.6% more more

20 sep 2011

Tim Elsigood has been appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of medical services provider Regina Maria, controlled by investment fund Advent International, who is also involved operationally in more

16 sep 2011

This autumn’s grape harvest is above the average of the last few years in terms of volume and things are looking up quality-wise, as well. Total wine production will stand at around 6.5 million more

16 sep 2011

Private clinics fought for years over the budgets that large companies were willing to spend on healthcare services offered to employees, but now operators are discovering a less explored area, namely more

14 sep 2011

Mihai Miron, one of the best-known entrepreneurs in the drug industry, plans to grow his Ropharma pharmacy chain to 115 by the end of this year, from 99 at the end of 2010. more

13 sep 2011

Luxury furniture vendors are talking about a rebound in demand in the first half of the year, and hope it will continue into the coming months, despite financial markets turmoil. more

13 sep 2011

Beer sales declined by 2.86% in July this year against July 2010, according to ZF calculations based on data from the National Statistics Institute (INS). These are the first data on July beer sales, more

8 sep 2011

Furniture producers are again eager to tap into foreign markets, where there is renewed interest for Romanian producers, after pre-crisis partners had abandoned them in favor of Asian companies, more

6 sep 2011

Holzindustrie Schweighofer, controlled by the powerful Austrian businessman Gerald Schweighofer, in 2010 became the largest company in the wood industry, surpassing Romsilva, which manages state-owned more

6 sep 2011

Anca Ioan, one of the most powerful businesswomen in Romania several years ago, when she ran Ion Tiriac’s over EUR1 billion holding, has returned to business by taking over the management of a group more

5 sep 2011

The Romanian wine industry is forward to this year’s solid wine crop, after the 20 largest companies saw their turnover drop by more than 6% in 2010, according to ZF calculations based on Finance more

30 aug 2011

Businessman Viorel Catarama, who controls the Elvila group, says export is a very good opportunity for companies in the furniture industry at the moment. He uses his company's sales abroad as an more

30 aug 2011

Algocalmin is the best-selling drug in Romania in terms of volume, while Seretide (used to treat respiratory illness) became the best-selling drug in Romania by value in the first half of this year. more

26 aug 2011

Beer sales resumed growth in the first six months of this year, up 0.9% compared to 2010, after a tentative start to the year, reveals a ZF analysis based on data provided by the National Statistics more

25 aug 2011

The ten largest drug makers with plants on the Romanian market last year generated cumulated turnover of more than EUR450 million, almost 20% higher than in 2009, shows a ZF analysis based on Finance more

25 aug 2011

Austrian-held furniture and home furnishings retailer kika, which operates a store in western Bucharest, plans to open a store in Baneasa. The new store in the northern area of the capital city will more

24 aug 2011

German-held drug producer Boehringer Ingelheim appointed physician Jan Stefan Scheld at the helm of its Romanian unit, effective September 1. more

23 aug 2011

United Romanian Breweries Bereprod (URBB), producer of Tuborg and Carlsberg beer, Bilbor mineral water and Granini soft drinks, said its sales rose in the first six months above initial estimates, more

18 aug 2011

Stem cell collection and storage, the most dynamic niche of private healthcare services, has reached EUR15 million, and about 10% of parents choose such services for their newborns, according to a ZF more

15 aug 2011

UK pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) promoted two Romanians, Mihaela Ianosev, a medical director, and Roxana Precu, a retail business unit director, to London, where they are set to fill more

11 aug 2011

Austrian group Kronospan, one of the largest companies on the wood processing market, posted similar sales in the first six months of this year against the similar period of last year. more

11 aug 2011

Producers and distributors on the market of sunscreen cosmetics, as well as drugstore chains, estimate they will end the summer season with a sales rise of between 5% and 10%. more