November 10 (SeeNews) - Following are some of the main stories in the online versions of Romanian media on Tuesday morning. SeeNews has not verified these reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
ZIARUL FINANCIAR
- The quality of Romanian banks' loan portfolio will continue to worsen in the first half of 2010, as the share of non-performing loans could rise to 17.5% at the end of June next year from 11% at the end of June 2009, UniCredit analysts forecast.
- The government will send state employees on unpaid leave for eight days by the end of the year, compared to ten days planned earlier, in a move to cut wage spending, deputy Finance Minister Gheorghe Gherghina said.
- Romanian oil equipment manufacturer Upetrom will lay off 600 out of its 2,200 employees by the end of the year due to a fall in orders from clients, Upetrom's communications director Radu Petrescu said.
MEDIAFAX
- New car registrations in Romania slumped 69% on the year to 7,572 vehicles in October, Interior Ministry data showed. Used car registrations fell by 62% on the year to 13,889.
- Employees of Romania's state-owned subway company Metrorex will stage a two-hour warning strike on Thursday, displeased that talks on Monday failed, company's trade union leaders said.
AGERPRES
- The number of AH1/N1 flu virus cases in Romania has reached 907, of which 352 are still being treated, and two patients have a severe form of the illness, outgoing Prime Minister Emil Boc said.