October 6 (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
- Romanian President Traian Basescu said that Romania aims to keep the leu's exchange rate at between 4.0 and 5.0 per euro, as the local currency "has not been feeling very well" in the past few days due to the sharp appreciation of the euro.
- Romanian businessmen Dinu Patriciu, Ioan Neculae and Ion Tiriac are the richest Romanians with a combined fortune estimated at over 4.2 billion euro, according to a top by Forbes. Patriciu ranked first among them with a 2.2 billion euro fortune.
MEDIAFAX
- The mayor of Romania's capital Bucharest, Sorin Oprescu, announced on Monday he will run for president in the November 22 elections as an independent. The country's incumbent president Traian Basescu and the leader of the main opposition party, Mircea Geoana, have also announced they will run for president.
- Romania ranked 63rd among 182 countries in the annual United Nations Human Development Index report. The index is based on such criteria as life expectancy, literacy, school enrolment and gross domestic product per capita.
- Investors may recover between 50% and 70% of their funds placed in Romanian bonds in the event of the country's default, according to Standard & Poor's newly assigned debt recovery ratings of '3'. The rating indicates the ability and willingness of a country to repay its hard currency debt obligations if a default occurs.
- Italian ERG Renew has earmarked 300 million euro for investments in wind farms and is looking for acquisition and partnership opportunities in this sector in some European countries, including Romania, company's head Raffaele Tognacca said.
BUSINESS STANDARD
- Romania's Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said more than 10,000 workers of the indebted state-owned railway companies will be laid off under a restructuring plan.
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