Balkans.com: A significant decline in the supply of apartments available for rent

In full “season of rents”, an analysis by Imobiliare.ro in five major academic centres of the Romania (Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Brasov and Iasi) Romania reveals a significant decline in the supply of apartments available for rent. Taking August as a benchmark, where there is usually a surge due the new academic year, data collected indicates a difference of 18.45 percent in the number of deals in the market, dropping from 8,500 ads in 2014 to less than 7,000 in 2015. The downward trend is being felt in varying degrees among the cities analysed, according to Balkans.com.

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Orange opens second smart shop in Romania

Orange Romania opened its second smart shop in the capital Bucharest after opening its first one in Transylvania’s region capital, Cluj. Located in the Baneasa Shopping City mall, the shop invites visitors to enjoy a digital experience and a personalised approach of services. The store has a more personalised approach and its original space was increased and transformed into a warmer and friendlier environment, according to TelecomPaper.com.

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Bancpost launches the conversion into lei offer for clients having mortgage-backed CHF loans

Bancpost launches an individualized offer of currency conversion into Lei. The conversion offer consists of a reduced fixed interest rate of 1.5% p.a. for 3 years, which will be reflected into an average of 30% decrease of the monthly instalment. After this period a variable individualized interest rate will be applied, composed of a fixed margin and the ROBOR 3 month index.

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Jewish Journal: Kolozsvar, the Forgoten Ghetto

It is wholly unthinkable what it must have been like to be taken out of your home, simply because you belonged to a certain ethno-religious group, and thrown into a ghetto, where your fate was already decided by forces that were beyond your control. Yet, this is by no means a singular story but one that happened innumerable times throughout the course of the Shoah. The few survivors that are still around today must come forward and present their narratives so we can tell it to the world, according to JewishJournal.com.

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Bigger profit for Ryanair

Ryanair issued a trading statement raising its full year Net Profit guidance by 25% from a current range of €940m to €970m to a new range of €1.175bn to €1.225bn due to stronger than expected peak summer traffic and prices as its “Always Getting Better” (AGB) customer experience programme continues to win millions of new customers at slightly higher than expected air fares.

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