Archive for 2008

Any plane to catch in 2009?

Monday, December 15th, 2008

“What plane are you talking about? The previous one has just departed and the next one to Bucharest flies in the evening”. She was right. I looked around me, realizing that I was alone, standing in the empty departures hall of Cluj airport. I looked at my mobile; it was 08.00, 11 hours until... »

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The joke about… “Romania being ready to collapse”

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Are we ready for the New World? (part 2) “Ilia, did you hear this? Standard and Poor’s has given a bad mark to Romania”… “Ilia, did you hear that? Romanian GDP growth is expected to slow down in 2009”… “Re malaka (this is a friend), in the newspapers I read that Romania is ready to... »

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When I fought with… “Diego Armando Maradona” (part 2)

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Major problems MUST be solved before we invest on a property http://www.realinromania-blog.com/?p=158 “More possible for Nicoleta Luciu to love me next week” Perhaps I was a malakas, a big one. My client’s order was to finalize the transaction without to mention at all the part of the sports base problem. “Our lawyers will take care of it,... »

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When I fought with… “Diego Armando Maradona” (part 1)

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Major problems MUST be solved before we invest on a property I never met an old, low class bureaucratic officer of Ceausescu times. I was not around that time (my first trip abroad without my family was at the age of 14, back in 1989, when I travelled as part of a folklore dancing group... »

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Nothing will change in a dramatic way, but I hope things will be better…

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Nothing will change in a dramatic way, but I hope things will be better… Congratulations, Barack. You deserved it In December 2007 I started telling to my friends about him. On January 8th, right before the first voting against Hilary Clinton, I created the first supporting team for him in Romania, with the name “Romania for... »

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Are we ready for the New World? (part 1)

Friday, October 24th, 2008

“I work as an escort in London’s Canary Wharf. Do you have any sound business advice on how workers in my industry should tackle the sudden drop in demand following the recent collapse of Lehman Brothers?”. This was a question I read in Financial Times newspaper, on Sunday 5th of October, in the weekend’s... »

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A Solution is needed: Dealing rooms have become “panic rooms”

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Isn’t very weird? Last week I was telling you that the fair price of Leu should be 1 euro / 4,5 leu. Today I will tell you that either mr Isarescu will do his miracle again, or sooner or later Leu will drop down in a violent way. (In my opinion, as I already... »

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Real prices will go up / Artificial ones will go down, aggressively

Friday, October 17th, 2008

I am tested, these are my answers (part 3) This is the last part of my answer to the reader who challenged me. If you want to see the first part of  the answer, together his comment and questions, press here: http://www.realinromania-blog.com/?p=152.If you want to see the second part of the answer, press here: http://www.realinromania-blog.com/?p=153 Don’t... »

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Romania still doesn’t have any Competitor in South Eastern Europe

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

I am tested, these are my answers (part 2) Today I continue my reply to the reader who challenged me. If you want to see the first part of  the answer, together his comment and questions, press here: http://www.realinromania-blog.com/?p=152 The fundamentals of Romanian economy are healthy Let us talk about the trade deficit. Please find for... »

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The best conference for Real Estate in Thessaloniki

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

If you will be in Thessaloniki today, don’t miss it! 3rd PANHOL Real Estate Forum: The best conference for Real Estate in Thessaloniki Today PANHOL group organizes the 3rd PANHOL Real Estate Forum, a conference for the Real Estate market in Greece and the Balkans. PANHOL is one of the most serious Greek developers, belonging to a family... »

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