EIU Country Analysis

Their state of disrepair constitutes a major obstacle to economic development...to economic development. Romania has a notoriously bad road system and...it embarked in #### on a large-scale programme of road...of motorway by ####, with a further ### km under construction

ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Romania has a total of three international and...airport at Otopeni is undergoing a major upgrade. Tarom, the state...airline, has yet to set a date for privatisation. Tarom#;s...be able to attract investors, as long as profitability improves. Tarom will face

mountains. The naming of Sibiu as European City of Culture in...facilities outside the capital, Bucharest, a shortage of trained personnel, and...at around EUR#bn, the same as in ####. These figures compare...growing. Large hotel chains--such as the Marriott, Hilton, Best Western

##.#% of all operations as of end-####, according to...units are Banco Itau (separately as Itau Leasing, Banco Itaucard and...and Banco Itau); Dibens Leasing (a subsidiary of Unibanco); and Safra...such well-known international companies as IBM and Hewlett-Packard (both

FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT A US$##m pharmaceutical plant backed...Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company will produce a wide range of generic medicines

stocks have been climbing for a month. The Dax index is...market has been trading at a plateau it established after the...off, trading at #,### as of April ##th. * If the...its easing cycle, chances of a euro area rate cut will

funds, and contributions are required as part of the pay-as-you-go system. Large pension...funds in this segment, such as Previ, Petros (the pension fund...bank, Caixa Economica Federal), play a key role in the real...Fenaprevi), complementary pension funds held a total of R###.#bn in

announced plans to build four shopping malls in Romania at a cost of EUR###m. The company explained that it is planning

##st that it would spearhead a new campaign to crack down...that climbing transportation costs, as well as rising international prices for oil...the companies to operate at a loss in recent months. In

declining in recent years amid a broad shift of the industry...securities industry is going through a major shake-up as a vast array of second-tier...by big city banks, such as Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, are pushing...have very large retail networks, as does Nikko Cordial, which was

positions. Stock funds are offered as either open-end or unit...unit trusts are limited to a certain period of time when...Investment trusts have high fees. A ###-basis-point management fee...#bn, up from YEN##.#trn a year before, according to the

Chery Automobile in design of a low-cost car for China...Chery Automobile to help design a low-cost car for sale...firm; and Tata Autocomp Systems, a car-parts development and manufacturing

and automate business practices such as payroll, inventory management and accounting...accounting. Founded in #### by a group of former IBM-ers...group of former IBM-ers as #;Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung#; (Systems Applications...SAP has long banked on a reputation for solid engineering and

and rival America Movil (Mexico) an ultimatum that they pay a combined US$###m to extend their operating contracts. SOURCE: Business

abundant financing, rising incomes and a growing population, Pakistan#;s automotive...GDP growth of #.#% a year for the duration of...to increase by #.#% a year on average between ####...even stronger, at nearly ##% a year in local-currency terms

its call option to purchase a ###% stake in Karusel from...announced that it had signed a three-year, US$#.#bn...#bn syndicated loan agreement with a consortium of banks including financial...October last year X# attracted a record loan of US$#

at end-####, the same as in ####. Although this is...the late ####s by acquiring a troubled local financial institution. HSBC...HSBC, for example, acquired Bamerindus, a failed retail bank, in ####...sector by acquiring Banco Real, a large domestic bank, in ####

Regulation of offshore banks improved as a result of a February #### agreement with the...history and financial life investigated as a result. Names associated with bank...to declare any holdings above a certain threshold, which stood at

domestic private-banking sector has a handful of institutions that have...banks and with foreign banks. As of end-#### the top...Banco do Brasil (BB) has a presence all over Brazil, operating...### are full-service facilities as of end-####. The bank