October 7 (SeeNews) - Following are some of the main stories in the online versions of Romanian media on Wednesday morning. SeeNews has not verified these reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
ZIARUL FINANCIAR
- Romanian insurer Uniqa's gross premium income fell by an annual 4.0% in the first eight months of the year to 339 million lei, Uniqa director general Ileana Horvath said.
- Sales of commercial vehicles in Romania and in Europe will continue to fall in the next two years, according to local car makers and distributors polled by the daily.
MEDIAFAX
- The Bucharest stock exchange has the highest upside potential among the Central and Eastern European markets, as Romania has been severely affected by the previous crisis-related wave of risk aversion, a research carried by Austria’s Erste showed.
- The upgrade of the railway linking the Romanian capital Bucharest and the Black Sea port of Constanta is lagging six months behind due to lack of funds and is expected to be completed by August next year, a Transport Ministry official said.
- A further depreciation of the Romanian leu is "unnecessary and bad" for the economy, as significant declines may lead to a surplus of the current account, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said. He added that further economic contraction would be "very painful" for Romania.
AGERPRES
- Romania's President Traian Basescu called on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to support through its projects Moldova's European and democratic aspirations.
BUSINESS STANDARD
- The world's largest tourism operator, German TUI, will enter the Romanian market next year, Romania's Tourism Minister Elena Udrea said.
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