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IRES poll finds over 80 pct of Romanians are pro-vaccination
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
More than 80 percent of the respondents to a poll conducted by the Romanian Institute for Assessment and Strategy (IRES) say "the benefits of vaccination are greater than the risks of adverse reactions." The Ministry of Health released on April 10 the Vaccination Bill, a regulatory act that establishes the legal framework for vaccination and for the purchase of vaccines, and which had been announced as early as in 2015. In this context, IRES carried ...
Agriculture : Minister Daea: Romania has 4.5 million hectares of pastures and hay fields, just as Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria combined
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Romania has a robust potential for the development of animal husbandry, as it has 4.5 million hectares of pastures and hay fields, just as Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria combined, and European subsidies have helped enormously in land farming, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Petre Daea told Antena 3 private broadcaster. "Of the 9.4 million hectares of arable land in Romania, 4.5 million hectares are pastures and hayfields, equal the ...
Cars: APIA: Vehicle sales increased, in the first three months of 2017, by 16.2 percent
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Vehicle sales increased in Romanian in the first three months of 2017, by 16.2 percent compared to the same period of last year, a margin in which the vehicles recorded a jump of 17.4 percent, the statistics of the Automotive Manufactures and Importers Association (APIA) published on Friday reveal. According to the Association, on a national level, the sales made in January - March 2017 were, as in the previous years, endorsed by purchases made by companies, ...
Infrastructure : WIZZ AIR CELEBRATES 15 MILLION PASSENGERS IN BUCHAREST
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Romania’s largest airline, celebrated last week 15 million passengers carried on its low-fare routes from Bucharest, the company informs în a press release sent to ACTMedia. Furthermore, WIZZ is registering new records of passenger traffic in Romania in the first quarter of 2017, with a growth of more than 34% year over year. WIZZ’s lucky 15 millionth passenger ...
TAROM will get four new airplanes by the end of 2017
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
TAROM national air operator will get four new airplanes by the end of 2017 and will resume its flights to China and the U. S., on Wednesday said the Transport Minister, Razvan Cuc at the TVR1 public television broadcaster. "By end-June, we'll get two new airplanes that will be included in the TAROM fleet, to replace the two Airbus that have been withdrawn, and by the end of the year will buy two more airships in operational leasing, to operate the long ...
Statistics: Length of the public roads in 2016 increased by 4.0%
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
In 2016, compared to 2015, the length of modernized roads increased by 4.0% The electrified railways in operation represented&nb ...
Real estate: Due to poor infrastructure in Bucharest investors develop mixed projects with offices, stores and apartments
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Real estate investors have started developing mixed projects made of office buildings, retail areas or residential ensembles in the main office building areas in Bucharest, said real estate consultant Monica Vasile from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, at Reality Forum, organizes by Business Review. She said the tendency was due to the poor infrastructure in Bucharest. “Investors are tired of waiting for infrastructure projects. They came with ...
Office buildings in expansion in centre-southern area în Bucharest
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Many office buildings have been built lately in the most expensive area in Bucharest - centre and northern (Barbu Vacarescu - Dimitrie Pompeiu), but office building developers shifted their orientation to the centre-southern area (Unirii- Timpuri Noi), real estate specialists say. “There is broad interest in developing the central area. Unirii is just being born. Once Unirii View project develops, Unirii area will be the place to develop ...
Coldwell Banker : Residential demand in Romania is “healthy”
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
In 2016, the residential market had the best year, but players need to be cautious going forward, said Gabriel Voicu, director of the New Homes Division at Coldwell Banker, during Realty 2017, the event organized on, Tuesday, by Business Review magazine, business-review.eu reads. Voicu explained that 90 percent of the demand for houses comes from end-users and the rest from investors and this shows that the market is on a stable ...
Trade: Salmon and mackerel sales grew 5% last year
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Sales of salmon and mackerel grew by 5% in 2016 compared to the previous year. They were followed by white cod and hake, according to an analysis made by Romfood Trading, one of the main importers and distributors of fish and seafood in Romania.The company mentions that once VAT dropped, the purchase power has grown and Romanians pay great importance to the quality of fish they buy. Last year, salmon and mackerel sales were the highest in the Romanian ...
Real Estate: Vastint leases 4,000 sqm in Timpuri Noi Square to KRUK Romania
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Vastint Romania and KRUK Romania have concluded a lease for 4,000 square meters of office space in the Timpuri Noi Square mixed use office park, in Bucharest, business-review.eu reads. KRUK Romania leased these 4,000 m2 as a new location for its Bucharest Head Office. Besides Bucharest, more than 600 employees work in the Operational Center in Targoviste and throughout entire Romania, as Field Agents Team supported by five local offices. Two new ...
Investment in Bulgarian, Romanian commercial real estate markets rises
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Investment in Bulgarian and Romanian commercial real estate markets rose in 2016 compared to 2012, real estate consultants Colliers International have said quoted by seenews.com. Investment in commercial Real estate investments in Bulgaria totalled 262 million euro ($280.7 million) in 2016, up 3.4% compared with 2012, while investment in Romania jumped 4.5 times to 915 million euro, Colliers said in its CEE Real Estate Investment Compass 2017 report ...
Over 25,000 houses in construction in residential projects in main Romanian cities
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
There are over 25,000 houses in constructions in residential projects in the main Romanian cities, according to the market report Residential Market Beat 2017, made by Coldwell Banker Romania quoted by business-review.eu. The biggest residential market in Romania is in the Bucharest- Ilfov region where currently are approximately 12,000 houses in development in the residential projects that will be delivered this year, if the developers ...
Telecom.IT : Regional cluster wants to upgrade Romanian IT sector
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Efforts to boost e-government and smart city solutions in Romania need more strategic thinking, Stelian Brad, president of Cluj IT Cluster tells Science|Business. The IT sector will transform the economy in the Cluj region by “increasing efficiency of businesses and social life,” but inconsistent public policies and a lack of long-term government strategies in e-government and smart cities means local IT ...
Tourism : În 2016, tour operators recorded a total turnover of 1.74 billion lei
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Romanian tour operators recorded last year a total turnover of 1.74 billion lei, with sales of their own tourist packages accounting for more than half (54.2 pct) of the figure, shows data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics. Sales of individual services ...
Jakub Malecki (LOT): Romania has got everything a tourist wants
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Romania has got everything a tourist might wish for, but needs to be promoted more, declared on Wednesday Jakub Malecki, General Manager for Romania and the Republic of Moldova of LOT Polish airline company, during a meeting with the press. According to him, most clients who fly with Lot are corporate clients, but the number of tourists is growing. "Romania has got everything a tourist wants: beautiful hotels, excellent restaurants, nice ...
Romanians spend over EUR 7 mln this Easter in accommodation units
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Close to 110,000 Romanians who spent the Easter Holidays within the accommodation units from Romania spent over EUR 7 million, according to the data of the Unions Federation of Romanian Tourism (FPTR), business-review.eu informs. The most popular destinations were Valea Prahovei, Bran-Moeciu area, Bucovina and Maramures. On the other hand, the seaside resorts gathered 900 tourists, who covered almost a third of the places available at hotels with the ...
Cars: The number of the Ford vehicles registered in Romania in Q1 increased by 57% at 3,006 units
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
In Q1 of this year there were registered 3,006 vehicles and goods vehicles Ford, a record increase of 57% according to the data issued by the Department for Driving Licences and Vehicles Registration (DRPCIV), result which ensures Ford a market share of 10.6%, the company announced on Monday. Ford ends the Q1 of this year with a record market share in the top of registrations of cars and goods vehicles: 10.6%.The Ford make is thus the first among the ...
ACEA: Dacia car sales advanced 8.8 percent in Europe (EU plus the EFTA) in March 2017
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Dacia car sales advanced 8.8 percent in Europe (EU plus the EFTA) in March 2017, while its maker's market share stayed at 2.3 percent, according to statistics released on Wednesday by the ACEA European Automobile Manufacturers Association. March 2017 Dacia car registrations in Europe reached 44,296, up from March 2016's 40,731 units. France's Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroen reported increases in their March 2017 sales, of 14.4 percent and 6.7 ...
Infrastructure: Passengers transported in interurban and international transportation recorded last year an increase by 8 percent
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
The number of passengers transported in interurban and international transportation recorded last year an increase by 8 percent compared to 2015, and most of the passengers traveled by buses and mini-buses, according to the data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). In 2016, a total of 384 passengers were transported, out of whom 4.4 percent in international transportation (16.9 million passengers). The passenger transported by vehicles ...