Romania in the news:Last week in headlines

In case you missed it, Business Review brings you a round-up of last week’s main headlines. See what might happen to users of prepaid phone cards, what was the value of the average online card transaction in the first half of the year and what do Romanians like to read.

COMMUNITY

• More than 70 percent of Romanians believe their voice does not count in the EU
• Romanian deputy Sebastian Ghita to propose legislation that allows prepay cards to be intercepted by secret services

CONSUMER TRENDS

• Starcom report: Social media, friends& relatives and celebrities influence Romanian young consumers the most
• Elefant.ro: Fiction books have topped Romanians’ preferences over the past 3 months
• Netopia mobilPay: average online card transaction nearly doubles in H1

PHARMA

• Romanian government delays debt repayment to pharma industry

FINANCE

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• EBRD grants EUR 10 mln to UniCredit Tiriac Bank for energy efficiency financing

ENERGY

• Romania aims to raise EUR 600 mln from Romgaz IPO
• Utilities seek guarantees for deferred green certificates
• Romanian government to tender new energy strategy

RETAIL & FMCG

• Cora Romania opens EUR 51 mln shopping center in Constanta
• Share of Romanian online grocery sales in total market to surpass European average, says Carrefour
• Romanian meat producer Agricola Bacau sells 12 pct more poultry in H1

AGRICULTURE

• Cargill Romania and TTS invest EUR 15 mln to expand Constanta grain terminal

TELECOM

• Orange revenues in the first half of the year remain stable at EUR449mln

• The Romanian Intelligence Service has a Facebook page

• EBRD grants EUR225mln financing to Cosmote Romania for investment in 4G

GAMING & GADGETS

• Romania will host the Electronic Sports World Cup this year

• E-Boda plans two new smartphone launches