September 4 (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
- Citibank expects Romania's central bank to cut its key interest rate to 7.25% by the end of the year from 8.5% now, the bank said in a report.
- Romanian banks had the highest interest income and the highest rate of return on equity last year among banks in the EU countries, European Central Bank data showed.
- Head of Citroen Romania Didier Gerard sees Romanian market of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles growing by 10% next year to around 165,000 units.
- Heineken Romania, a unit of Dutch brewer Heineken, has reported a 12% annual rise in its turnover to 436 million lei in the first half of the year.
COTIDIANUL
- Romania's economy will grow by 4.0%-5.0% in 2011, Romania's central bank chief economist Valentin Lazea forecast.
BUSINESS STANDARD
- Romania’s state-owned power grid operator Transelectrica announced it is inviting offers for a 35 million lei one-year loan needed to support the company's liquidity.
(1 euro=4.246 Romanian lei)