According to the British daily the Telegraph, Romania's arable land is a safe investment for both agricultural companies and investors, given the soaring prices of agri-food products and land worldwide, the Ziarul Financiar daily reads. Romania's agricultural land is also 40 times cheaper than in other western European countries.

 The energy companies are still the bankers' favorites, however, the companies in industry and agriculture joined the list this spring with the perception on the credit risk improving compared to late 2010, reads a report made by the National Bank of Romania (BNR), reviewed by Ziarul Financiar daily.

- Cota standard la TVA este de 24%
- Taxa de solidaritate pe clădiri, care prevedea dublarea, respectiv triplarea impozitului local pentru a treia şi a patra proprietate, a fost eliminată
În domeniul contributiilor de asigurari sociale,
- referitor la drepturile de autor, cotă de deductibilitate se reduce la 20%, este stabilită obligaţia de plată a contribuţiile obligatorii individuale limitată la 5 salarii medii pe economie
- se impozitează tichetele de masă, creşă, cadou şi vacanţă cu 16 %, fără obligaţia de plată a contribuţiilor obligatorii.

TURIN – Life is about to get more challenging for Volkswagen Group designers. For their future creations to go from pen to production model they will have to be better than the man who is considered by many to be the best car designer of the 20th century.
 

Industrywide deliveries probably reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 11.2 million light vehicles in May, according to the average of eight analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
 

 
As the recession exerts pressure on expenses, tourists in Romania have had to lower their aspirations. This has meant that they have either decided to spend their holiday in Romania rather than go abroad, or chosen cheaper alternatives and destinations.
 
The May 1 mini-break opened the summer season and signs are encouraging as pundits in the fieldwere not expecting that many people to travel.
 
 

WALLAND, Tenn. Mercedes- Benz is collecting input from U.S. consumers as it reviews design choices for a new range of entry-level models.
 

Three variants are under consideration: a crossover, sporty coupe and sedan. They are based on the redesigned, front-drive B-class platform and would be positioned below the C class. Sales are expected to begin after 2011.

The newspaper said Toyota never produced advertisements about the witnesses, but the House Energy and Commerce Committee wants to know whether a campaign to discredit them was put into action.

The committee held hearings this year into possible acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles. More recently, new questions have arisen over Toyota's product recall practices.

Germany's flagship airline Lufthansa is preparing a series of atmospheric tests on Sunday to measure volcanic ash concentration in European airspace.
 
The tests are being conducted with a specially modified Airbus A340-600. The plane will fly with a climate research container and data will be collected through sensors on the plane's hull.
 
The fresh meteorological data could help determine the risk for flights should the ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano return to central Europe.
 

Primul pick-up electric din lume, EMC (Electric Motor Cars), realizat pe platforma Dacia Logan, adus in America de Envision Motor Co, a fost prezentat de firma Des Moines Motors, fost dealer al marcii Chrysler, potrivit publicatiei americane Des Moines Register.

Des Moines Motors, firma detinuta de omul de afaceri Gene Gabus, a prezentat camioneta electrica cu doua locuri EMC pickup. Acesta a spus ca urmeaza sa fie lansate si versiunile furgon si break pe aceeasi platforma Renault.