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Fruit exports down 18.1 pct January through April 2019
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Romania exported January through April of 2019 eatable fruit worth EUR 11.1 million, down by 18.1 pct as compared to last year's similar period, the data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) read.The imports saw EUR 221.1 million (minus 12.8 pct), thus resulting into a EUR 210 million deficit.Out of the total eatable fruit exports, 85.6 pct headed for countries with the European Union (worth EUR 9.5 million), namely to Italy (EUR 2.3 ...
Value of agriculture production up 7.2pct in 2018
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
The value of the agriculture branch production increased in 2018 by 7.2 percent compared to last year, the crop production and the agriculture services registering increases of 11.5 percent, 16.9 percent respectively, whereas the livestock production declined by 2.6 percent, according to the data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Thursday. Thus, the value of the agriculture branch production stood at 86.35 billion lei in 2018 ...
Healthcare: The network of sanitary units developed mainly in the urban environment during last year
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
The network of sanitary units developed mainly in the urban environment during last year, with 91.3% of the total number of hospitals and assimilated units according to the publication’ The activity of sanitary units’ made by the National Institute for Statistics (INS).‘The distribution of the network of sanitary units on residence environment shows the fact that the sanitary network developed, mainly, in the urban environment where there are ...
FIC develops project to improve the Healthcare System in Romania
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Recently, the Ministry of Health in partnership with the Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has developed a project consisting of leadership courses for managers in public hospitals in Romania: “Leaders for excellence in healthcare”. This is the second project in the partnership between FIC and the Ministry of Health after the “My profession: Doctor in Romania” campaign organized during ...
Real Estate: Housing prices in Romania almost flat in Q2 2019
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Housing prices in Romania entered into a stable zone in the second quarter of 2019 mainly due to a more stable trend seen in the big cities, according to the most recent market report made Analize Imobiliare. By comparing official statistics on trading activity with market demand and supply data, an apparent contradiction can be observed. The number of ...
Infrastructure : Transport Minister says construction of Comarnic - Brasov motorway with state budget funding perfectly possible
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
The Romanian government will be able to build the Comarnic - Brasov motorway with money from the state budget, which won't be considerably impacted, as payments will be made progressively, as the works advance, Transport Minister Razvan Cuc told a press conference on Tuesday.Premier Viorica Dancila had announced on Sunday that she will ask the Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) to declare this motorway segment a project of national importance, in order to ...
Real Estate: The majority of office buildings in Bucharest are located near major subway stations
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Around 77% of Bucharest’s modern office spaces are within 10 minutes’ walking distance from a subway station, according to the latest data from the real estate consultancy company Colliers ...
Romanians start investing in real estate properties in Cape Verde exotic archipelago
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Real estate investors are more interested in the tourist development opportunities on Africa’s western coast, in a tropical paradise, where there is summer all time of the year. According to RE/MAX Romania real ...
Colliers International takes over management for Business Garden Bucharest offices
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Colliers International Romania has been assigned to provide property management services for Business Garden Bucharest, the newest office complex developed by Vastint Romania, in the Orhideea area in Bucharest. As a result, Colliers reaches a managed portfolio of over 400,000 sqm and strengthens its property management activity for offices in the Capital’s Center-West area. The Business Garden Bucharest office ...
Healthcare: WHO/UNICEF Report : Romania, 10th in the world on the highest incidence rate of measles cases
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Romania ranked among the first ten countries with the highest incidence of measles last year, warns a recent WHO/UNICEF report. The immunisation ratio with the first dose of anti-measles vaccine stood at 90% in our country last year, while it mounted to 95% in 2010. Early this year, the Romanian Health Ministry has launched together with UNICEF a campaign to promote vaccination “Childhood-the best gift” amid decline in the vaccination rate and amid growing ...
Eurostat: Causes and occurrence of deaths in the EU
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
In 2016, 5.1 million persons died in the European Union (EU), some 80 000 less than in the previous year. One third of these deaths occurred to people aged less than 75 (1.7 million, 33%), whilst 1.5 million people died between the ages of 75 and 85 (29%) in 2016. 1.9 million deaths concerned people aged 85 and over (38%). Heart attacks, strokes, cancer: main causes of deaths in the EU Slightly over 1.8 ...
Cars: Romania, highest increase of new car registrations in EU
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Romania registered, in the first half of the year the highest increase of new car registrations in EU - +19.2% against the first 6 months of 2018, ACAROM data show. New car registrations in EU dropped by 7.8% in June, against June 2018, reaching 1,446,183 units. In the first 6 months of 2019, 8,183,562 new cars were registered in EU , which means a 3.1% drop compared to the same period of 2018. Over January-June 2019, increases ...
50% more new electric cars in first 6 months, 2019
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Romanian Automobile Register (RAR) announced that the number of hybrid and electric cars in Romania is rising, 50% more cars being registered in the first 6 months of the year than in 2018. “The number of hybrid and electric cars in Romania is rising. There were 50% more new electric cars registered in the first 6 months of 2019 than in the entire year 2018. RAR workers remarked that more Romanians request to be issued vehicle identity cards ...
93.3% increase in number of motorcycle registration in Romania
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
The number of motorcycle registrations grew in Romania by 93.3% in Quarter 1, 2019, against the same period of 2018, while at EU level the increase was 19.2% to 244,991 units, APIA informs while quoting ACEM data. The official statistics issued by ACEM show that in the overall increase margin of motorcycle registrations at EU level Italy ranks first with 54,826 units registered in Q1, on the rise by 18.7% against the first three months of ...
APIA: the auto market grew by 10.7% in Q1
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
The auto market of Romania registered in June a total growth of 7.6% as compared to the similar month of 2018, at the end of the Q1 being registered a general growth of 10.7% according to a press conference of the Association of the Producers and Importers of Vehicles (APIA).‘In this context, there is to remember the fact that, by comparison to the majority of the EU member states, Romania registers a continous growth of the market over the last 12 months ...
Agriculture: Romania massively imports corn, wheat, potatoes, onion and garlic
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Romania, the country which had the largest corn crop in EU in 2018, increased its corn imports in Q1, 2019 by 17% to 173,170 tons, according to the foreign trade bulletin issued by the Ministry for Business, Trade and Entrepreneurship. Romania imported over 173,000 tons of corn, of over 68 million euros, while 149,143 tons of corn of 57.8 million euro were imported in Q1, 2018. Wheat imports grew by 89.9% to 197,183 ...
Trade: Analysis : Bucharest, Cluj Napoca and Timisoara in top of cities with most online food orders
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
The number of online food orders doubled in June, compared to the beginning of the year, the top of cities being led by Bucharest, according to an analysis made by an online order platform. According to centralized data, international food were most in demand on Foodpanda order platform in semester 1, 2019. Bucharest ranks first in the top of cities with most orders and is followed by Cluj Napoca and ...
Cars: Number of car registrations down in Romania by almost 2pct in H1
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
More than 289,000 new and used cars were registered in Romania in the first half of the year, down 1.88pct over the same period in 2018, according to the statistics of the Directorate for Driving Licenses and Vehicle Registration (DRPCIV).According to the centralized data, between January and June 2019, of the total number of registrations, 217,701 units are used (7.28pct down from the first six months of 2018), and 71,620 are new cars (+19.23pct).In ...
Turnover in trade of motor vehicles, motorcycles, up 6.6pct in first five months
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Compared to the previous month, in May 2019 the turnover volume of the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles increased both as gross series by 14.0% and as adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality by 3.9%. The turnover volume of the market services provided to the population, compared to the previous month, increased both as gross series by 8.0% and as adjusted series according to the number of working days and to ...
Healthcare: THE ACTIVITY OF HEALTHCARE UNITS IN 2018
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
In 2018: nearly 62 thousand healthcare units were in operation there were, on average, 322 inhabitants per doctor In 2018 the activities of the (public and private) healthcare system were performed in nearly 62 thousand healthcare units (50 thousand ...