News: Commissioner Dacian Ciolos says Romania can expect to receive significant additional funding for agriculture, out of the EUR 386.9 billion available at a European Union level »page 4
ROMANIA’S PREMIERE BUSINESS WEEKLY
SMARTPHONE SALES
July 11 - 17, 2011 / VOLUME 16, NUMBER 25
BR SORTS THE SONY ERICSSON XPERIAS FROM THE HTC SENSATIONS IN ITS ANALYSIS OF THE LATEST MOVES ON THE LOCAL SMART PHONE MARKET »PAGES 8-9
Cycling is just one of the many ways to get fit for summer in Bucharest. From swimming to samba, football to fencing and rumba to zumba, BR surveys the options for getting active. And businesses are also getting involved »pages 10-11
NEWS We don’t need no education: The local school system took a public beating last week, after students scored record low baccalaureate marks » page 4
FOCUS Mineral water producers are hoping for a hot summer to boost cool sales volumes with the estimated EUR 300 million market set to remain stagnant in 2011 » page 7
TALENT Career coach and HR advisor Madalina Uceanu details the beginnings of her online human resources project, now covering a previous gap on the market » page 12
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