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Estimare 2012 – Salariul mediu va atinge 3.000 de lei

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Salariul mediu brut se va ridica la 3.000 de lei, iar pensia medie la 1.250-1.300 de lei, potrivit estimarilor ministrului Economiei si Comertului, Varujan Vosganian. “Tinta este sa ne apropiem de pozitia a saptea ca putere economica in UE. Estimam ca PIB-ul va creste de la 135 miliarde de euro, cit este in prezent, la 220 de miliarde de euro. De asemenea, in 2012, PIB-ul pe cap de locuitor va fi de 10.000 de euro. In echivalentul banilor de astazi, salariul mediu brut lunar va fi de 3.000 de lei, iar pensia medie de 1.250-1.300 de lei”, a declarat Vosganian … Continue reading Estimare 2012 – Salariul mediu va atinge 3.000 de lei

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Despre capitalizarea companiilor imobiliare listate la Londra

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Ieri am citit un articol foarte interesant in suplimentul Proprietati al Ziarului Financiar referitor la capitalizarea companiilor imobiliare listate la Londra. Articolul porneste de la ideea ca in decurs de un an capitalizarea a noua companii imobiliare prezente pe piata locala si listate la bursa din londra a scazut cu peste 500 de milioane de euro (410 mil. lire sterline, piata de capital londoneza fiind una dintre cele mai expuse in ceea ce priveste firmele cu activitate in real estate. Articolul este scris in acelasi stil profi cu care ne-a obisnuit Ziarul Financiar pe care il citesc cu mare placere … Continue reading Despre capitalizarea companiilor imobiliare listate la Londra

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My fellow Romanians drink annually wines worth 0.5 bn Euros

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The market is dominated by white wines, but the red ones increase in prefferences of customers and the dry ones are more and more requested than the sweet ones. In 2007, the good brands kept 80% from the market from the valoric sales point of view, the rest being owned by the table ones according with the company Memrb Iri quoted by Capital.ro. From the volume in sales poin of view, the table wines gathered 50.3% from the market. The wines bottled at 0.7/ 0.75 l had 71.5% from the market being followed by the 2 liter pet. The B2B … Continue reading My fellow Romanians drink annually wines worth 0.5 bn Euros

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How much will increase the Beijing real estate market after The Olympics?

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It is known that the prices for the residential units from the Beijing Olympic Village arrived at 2.826 euros/ sqm (30.000 yuans) and will be available for sale after The Olympic Games will be finished. The cost of the Olympic Village is not different from the cost of a regular development as stated by Mr. Ding Jianming, engineer in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Project Construction Headquarters Office. The name of the village is Dream World 2008 and doesn’t need big investment in marketing because, by default its image is associated with The Olympic Games brand which is a huge, huge … Continue reading How much will increase the Beijing real estate market after The Olympics?

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Will follow a recession in Europe?

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These can be the arguments to sustain a potential answer: 1. 6 bn euros is the total loss of the Big 5 Spanish real estate developers. 2. 0.6% is the decrease of the Danish economy in Q1 2008, following also a decrease of 0.6% in Q4 2008, which can mean that Danmark was the first country in the EU affected by recession. 3. 1.9% is the decrease of the industrial production in May in the Euro area, the biggest decrease from the European Monetary crisis in 1992. 4. 15,000 is the growth of the requests for unemployment help from the … Continue reading Will follow a recession in Europe?

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America – today

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The figures doesn’t look good, anybody can see: 1. 53% is the growth of the number of mortgages executed due to thye fact that the owners didn’t pay the debts in comparison with June 2007, in the 6th month of this year being took-over by the banks 252,363 properties according with US Foreclosure Market Report. 2. 1.6038 USD/ EUR was the exchange rate at 15th of July, 2008, the lowest quotation of USD vs Eur since the Eur currency was introduced – 1999. 3. 1-1.6% the growth of GDP in 2008 estimated by the governors of Fed system at the … Continue reading America – today

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The number of building permits issued in Bulgaria dropped with 25% in Q1 2008

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According with the British publication Overseas Property Professional, quoting the Bulgarian National Statistics Institute, in the first three months of this year, 3,505 construction permits in a total amount of 2.56 mil sqm were issued in Bulgaria. In the same period of 2007 were issued 4,637 permits covering 4.46 mil sqm which means a decrease in 2008 of 25%. The city Bourgas is the first with the most permits for construction (394) followed by Sofia (311) and Varna (236). Two thirds of the permits issued during Q1 2008 were for residential projects. For this kind of developments, 2,267 permits were … Continue reading The number of building permits issued in Bulgaria dropped with 25% in Q1 2008

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Despre piata creditelor ipotecare din Romania

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Cu un ritm anual de crestere de pana la 75%, piata creditelor ipotecare din Romania nu reprezinta decat 3,4% din Produlul Intern Brut. Nivelul este extrem de mic fata de cel al statelor dezvoltate din Europa, unde imprumuturile pentru case au o pondere de 50% din PIB. Potrivit studiilor de piata, doar 5% din bucuresteni pot obtine imprumuturi de peste 100.000 de euro cu un grad de indatorare de 30%. Chiar si asa, analistii imobiliari sunt increzatori ca pana in 2009, creditele ipotecare contractate in tara noastra vor ajunge la 8 miliarde de euro. Bancile au inceput deja sa ofere … Continue reading Despre piata creditelor ipotecare din Romania

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The most valuable brands of the world

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The most valuable brand of the world is Google, its value rising in 2007 with 30% at the value of 86.057 bn USD, according with BrandZ. BrandZ is a top created at the worldwide scale interviewing one million consumers, covering 50,000 brands (grouped in 16 categories) and it has the signature of Millward Brown Optimor, the brand consultancy and evaluation division of Millward Brown. The 2007 edition of it drives to the conclusion that the first 100 brands of the world will cost a potential investor 1,940 bn USD. The Top 10 brands of the world looks like this: brand … Continue reading The most valuable brands of the world

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Follow Up Amcor Conference – Mamaia, The Black Sea Coast, 26th of June, 2008

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Even in the most common situations I like to mix business and pleasure. So, in the middle of the day, 2 1/2 hours by car from Bucharest to Mamaia, 5 hours of conference, 3 hours sun & bath on the beach and after that, the road back to Bucharest. And this, in a middle of a working week. The conference was great and enlarged my knowledge about the business consultancy in Romania and about the AMCOR association – The Association of Management Consultants from Romania. You can access their website here. Continue reading Follow Up Amcor Conference – Mamaia, The Black Sea Coast, 26th of June, 2008

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Real estate franchises around the world – the best 8

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A very interesting analisys came in my attention these days regarding the first 8 most successful real estate franchises around the world and I am pleased to present it to you. The most appealing observation in it is the comparison between the first two positions, Remax and Coldwell Banker where the number of agents is very close – 120,000 to 124,000, the number of offices is double at Remax – 6,800 vs 3,824 but the most important is the transaction volume per agent – 4,5 million US in Remax case vs. 2,7 million US in Coldwell Banker case. Also, regarding … Continue reading Real estate franchises around the world – the best 8