Romania Schedule of Events – Jan 16 – March 13

* Friday, January 16 - Bucharest: The Government holds a meeting. (0900 GMT)

Monday, January 19 - Bucharest: Romania's Finance Ministry to auction 1.0 billion lei in six-month T-bills.

Wednesday, January 28 - Bucharest: Romanian brick and tile manufacturer Ceramica holds a general shareholders’ meeting.

Wednesday, January 28 - Bucharest: Romanian helicopter manufacturer IAR holds a general shareholders’ meeting.

Wednesday, January 28 - Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release business sentiment data for the three months to March 2009. (0800 GMT)

Thursday, January 28 - Bucharest: Romania's Finance Ministry to auction 500 million lei in 12-month T-bills.

Friday, January 30 - Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release data on building permits issued in December. (0800 GMT)

Saturday, January 31 - Bucharest: Romanian bank Banca Carpatica holds a general shareholders’ meeting.

Monday, February 2 - Bucharest: Central bank is expected to release January foreign exchange reserves data.

Tuesday, February 3 - Bucharest: Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release December producer price index. (0800 GMT)

Wednesday, February 4 - Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release December average net salary data. (0800 GMT)

Wednesday, February 4 - Bucharest: Romanian Black Sea port operator Socep to release its preliminary 2008 financial results.

Wednesday, February 4 - Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release Romania's tourist numbers for December. (0800 GMT)

Wednesday, February 4 – Bucharest: Central bank board holds monetary policy meeting and is expected to release its quarterly report on inflation.

Thursday, February 5 - Bucharest: Deadline expires for interested investors to file their bids in a tender for two WiMAX licences.

Monday, February 9 - Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release December industrial sales data. (0800 GMT)

Monday, February 9 - Bucharest: The national employment agency, ANOFM, expected to release January unemployment data.

Monday, February 9 - Bucharest: National Statistics Institute is expected to release December trade balance data. (0800 GMT)

Wednesday, February 11 - Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release December energy output data. (0800 GMT)

Thursday, February 12- Bucharest: Romania's central bank is expected to release current account balance, foreign debt data for December.

Thursday, February 12 – Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release December construction works figures. (0800 GMT)

Thursday, February 12 – Bucharest: Romanian blue-chip power grid operator Transelectrica to release its preliminary 2008 financial results.

Thursday, February 12 – Bucharest: Romanian electrical equipment manufacturer Electroputere to release its preliminary 2008 financial results.

Thursday, February 12 – Bucharest: Romanian steel works Mechel Targoviste, part of Russia's Mechel Steel Group, to release its preliminary 2008 financial results.

Friday, February 13 - Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release December retail sales data. (0800 GMT)

Friday, February 13- Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release industrial output figures for December. (0800 GMT)

Friday, February 13 - Bucharest: The National Statistics Institute to release January consumer price inflation data. (0800 GMT)

Friday, February 13 - Bucharest: Romanian drug maker Antibiotice to release its preliminary 2008 financial results.

Friday, February 13 - Bucharest: Romanian producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polypropylene (PP) building materials Teraplast to release its preliminary 2008 financial results.

Tuesday, February 17 - Bucharest: Romanian gas transmission company Transgaz to release its preliminary 2008 financial results.

Thursday, February 24 - Bucharest: The CEE Investment 2009 conference, organized by EastEuro Link to take place. (to February 25)

Wednesday, February 25 - Bucharest: Romanian blue-chip oil and gas group Petrom to release 2008 financial results.

Monday, March 9 – Bucharest: Deadline for Romania’s telecoms regulator to pick the winners in the tender for two WiMAX licences.

Thursday, March 12 – Barcelona (Spain): The European Investment Bank holds its annual forum Connecting Europe: Financing Mobility and Sustainable Cities. (to March 13)