November 6 (SeeNews) - Following are some of the main stories in the online versions of Romanian media on Friday morning. SeeNews has not verified these reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
ZIARUL FINANCIAR
- The Romanian unit of the Bank of Cyprus has reported a 8.0 million euro net profit for the first nine months of the year, almost triple on the year, the parent bank said.
- U.S. AIG private pension fund in Romania, AIG Fond de Pensii, will raise its share capital to 56 million lei through a 6.0 million lei share issue, the unit said.
- British-Romanian joint venture InterAgro, majority owned by businessman Ioan Niculae, has completed a bioethanol plant in southern Romania, following a 100 million euro investment, Niculae said.
MEDIAFAX
- The Romanian government has asked the International Monetary Fund to allow a higher budget deficit of 7.8% of gross domestic product for 2009, up from the 7.3% target set in August, unnamed government sources said. They added that it is highly likely the IMF to accept a 7.8% budget deficit.
BUSINESS STANDARD
- The value of investments in the Romanian commercial real estate sector fell by 97% on the year to 26 million euro in the first half of 2009, data from local real estate consultancy DTZ Echinox showed.
AGERPRES
- Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday started consultations with the political parties represented in Parliament to designate a new Prime Minister, after the cabinet of Lucian Croitoru failed to receive the Parliament's approval, the agency said.
(1 euro=4.3015 Romanian lei)