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Hungary, Romania, Serbia Struggling to Find Buyers for Domestic Bond Sales [Sep 07, 2010] Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) --Hungary, Romania and Serbia, which turned to bailouts in 2009, are struggling to find buyers for their debt as spending cuts weaken government power and concerns grow about a stalled recovery. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hungary, Romania, Serbia Struggle to Sell Debt After Receiving IMF Funds [Sep 07, 2010] Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) --Hungary, Romania and Serbia, which turned to bailouts in 2009, are struggling to find buyers for their debt as spending cuts weaken government power and concerns grow about a stalled recovery. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanians Pine for Ceausescus Order as Premier Pushes Cuts [Jun 14, 2010] June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Georgeta Simionescu joined hundreds of nurses, clerks and doctors waving banners in Bucharest last week outside the gargantuan palace built by former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu , and pined for the old order. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Needs to Borrow 3 Billion Euros This Year, Boc Says [Jun 09, 2010] June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Romania needs to borrow as much as 3 billion euros this year even if it receives all of the expected funding from its international bailout loan, Prime Minister Emil Boc said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Cuts Benchmark Interest-Rate for Fourth Time (Update2) [May 04, 2010] May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Romanias central bank cut its main interest rate a quarter point to help drag the economy out of a recession, signaling the pace of easing may slow on concern Greeces debt crisis may complicate the recovery. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Cuts Benchmark Interest-Rate for Fourth Time (Update1) [May 04, 2010] May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Romanias central bank cut its benchmark interest rate a quarter point to help the economy out of recession, signaling the pace of easing may slow on concern Greeces debt crisis could hurt a European recovery. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Cuts Benchmark Interest-Rate for Fourth Time This Year [May 04, 2010] May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Romanias central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the fourth time this year to a record low as the economy struggles to recover from its worst recession in at least 20 years. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to Attract EU1 Billion in Investment, London Mayor Says [Apr 28, 2010] April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Romania will attract 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in infrastructure from an international group, Nick Anstee , the Lord Mayor of the City of London said, after he held meetings with investors in Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to Sell Minority Stakes in Key Energy Companies [Apr 21, 2010] April 21 (Bloomberg) -- Romania plans to sell minority stakes in key energy companies, including OMV Petrom SA and utilities Transelectrica SA and Transgaz SA in nine months to fund infrastructure projects. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Banker Sees Positive First-Quarter GDP Growth (Bloomberg) [Mar 31, 2010] March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Romanian central bank Vice Governor Cristian Popa said he sees positive ecomonic growth in the first quarter. Popa, speaking to reporters while attending a conference in Bucharest, said there have been signs of a recovery in exports and industry. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hungary, Romania Reduce Key Rates After Risk Premium Declines (Bloomberg) [Mar 29, 2010] March 29 (Bloomberg) -- Hungary and Romania cut the two highest benchmark interest rates in the European Union to record lows to steer their economies toward growth as concern about Greek contagion ebbed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Lowers Benchmark Interest Rate to Record Low (Update1) (Bloomberg) [Mar 29, 2010] March 29 (Bloomberg) -- Romania?s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to the lowest level on record to boost the economy, which is showing ?signs of recovery in some sectors.? [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Lowers Benchmark Interest Rate to Record Low of 6.5% (Bloomberg) [Mar 29, 2010] March 29 (Bloomberg) -- Romania?s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the third time this year to the lowest level on record to spur economic recovery. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania May Cut Rate for Third Time This Year to Record Low (Bloomberg) [Mar 29, 2010] March 29 (Bloomberg) -- Romania?s central bank will probably cut its benchmark interest rate for a third time this year to the lowest level on record to help the economy recover from a recession, a survey showed. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Urges Bulgaria, Romania to Step Up Fighting Crime (Update1) (Bloomberg) [Mar 23, 2010] March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria is showing ?poor results? in its fight against graft and organized crime, while Romania has ?not been able to keep the momentum? going on its efforts, the European Union said in a report today. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Says Bulgaria, Romania Show ?Poor Results? in Fighting Crime (Bloomberg) [Mar 23, 2010] March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria is showing ?poor results? in its fight against graft and organized crime, while Romania has ?not been able to keep the momentum? going on its reform efforts, the European Union said in a report today. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Says Bulgaria, Romania Show ?Poor Results? in Fighting Crime (Bloomberg) [Mar 23, 2010] March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria is showing ?poor results? in its fight against graft and organized crime, while Romania has ?not been able to keep the momentum? going on its reform efforts, the European Union said in a report today. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Government Keeps Euro-Adoption Goal of Jan. 1, 2015 (Bloomberg) [Mar 23, 2010] March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Romania maintained its target to adopt the euro in January 2015, the government said in a statement on its Web site late yesterday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Has No Immediate Plans for New Bond Sale, Vladescu Says (Bloomberg) [Mar 15, 2010] March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Romania?s government has no immediate plans for another bonds sale after the successful issue of 1 billion euros in five-year bonds last week, Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Sets Yield Above Croatia?s in Biggest Bond (Update2) (Bloomberg) [Mar 11, 2010] March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Romania set bond yields higher than similarly rated Croatian debt to lure investors to its biggest sale of Eurobonds. [via YahooNews] More >>