Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Half Speed Ahead

by Craig Turp November 25, 2008 Romania

 By Radu Marinas MEDGIDIA, Romania (Reuters) In the early 1990s, it took a steam train three hours to get from the Romanian capital Bucharest to the Black Sea. Now an electric train does it in six. It’s not just the tourists who care. Every party is writing road and rail investment large in its campaign [...]

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Too Much Money? We Can Help

by Craig Turp November 25, 2008 Media

 There might be a recession on, but in the land of milk and honey that is Bucharest, you’d barely know it. Given that so much wealth in Romania is black (and crime of course is recession proof), it could well be a long time before the Audis and BMWs are being repossessed by the leasing [...]

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