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 telecom tariffs are in store for local users and how the battle of the offers is faring, what company announced hiring plans and what happened at the local premiere of Before Midnight, starring Ethan Hawke.

• EC unlocks payments in Romania’s Transport Operational Program
• Romania completes EUR 3.5 bln stand-by agreement with IMF
• UniCredit Tiriac Bank raises EUR 122 mln from bond sale
• ExxonMobil and OMV Petrom complete 3D seismic survey in Black Sea block
• Orange launches unlimited voice and SMS offer
• The European Commission says consumers are not getting the internet speeds they are paying for
• Starting July 1, roaming tariffs will be cheaper
• Romanian SMEs need more financing
• Xerox will hire 440 people in its Bucharest and Iasi offices by end-2013
• Actor Ethan Hawke and director Richard Linklater attend Before Midnight premiere in Bucharest in support of the OvidiuRo cause
• EU reaches agreement on agricultural policy reform
• 2012-2013 closing season at the Bucharest National Opera, Sala Radio, Romanian Athenaeum, theaters