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Tourism: Havana and Dubai in top 5 of Romanians’ favourites for Christmas
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Romanians who will spend Christmas abroad have chosen both European cities and exotic locations. Barcelona is their favorite city, while Havana and Dubai are in Top 5 favourite locations where Romanians want to spend their winter holidays, according to a study made by an online travel agency. Romanians who will travel abroad for winter holidays have planned vacations up to 17 days. For Christmas travels Romanians started planning months ago, making ...
Early booking sales are up by 50%; most spectacular increase of 75% for Turkish sea coast (study)
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Early booking sales have grown by over 50% in the October-December 2016 period, compared to 2015. More Romanians book their vacations early in order to pay less, even by 50%, according to a study made by tour operator. The number of vacations for 2017 bought this winter have grown by 55% on the average, the most spectacular increase of 75% being for Turkish seaside resorts (Antalya and Aegean Turkey). These packages represent 40% of the early booking ...
Two in three Romanians couldn't afford to pay for a vacation în 2015
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Two in three Romanians couldn't afford to pay for a vacation last year, but, comparing with 2012, the number of those who cannot afford a vacation for financial reasons decreased, shows a publication of the National Statistics Institute (INS)."In 2015, from the ...
In the period 1.I-30.IX 2016, the non-resident tourists arrived in Romania spent on average 2391.5 lei/person
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
In Quarter III 2016, the total number of non-residents in collective tourist accommodation was 836.4 thousand and their expenditure amounted per total 1854.8 million lei. In the period 1.I-30.IX 2016, the number of non-residents in collective tourist accommodation was 1929.0 thousand and their expenditure amounted per total 4613.2 million ...
Cars: Trade in motor cars grew by 18.3pct, January-October 2016
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Trade in motor cars grew by 18.3pct, unadjusted terms, January-October 2016, as compared to the similar period of 2015, while services provided to the population grew by 9pct, unadjusted terms, and 9.5pct, adjusted series depending on the number of working days and seasonality, reads a release by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), sent on Tuesday. January - October 2016, wholesale, retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and ...
Used car registrations in Romania exceeded 276,000 units in first 11 months (DRPCIV)
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Over 276,000 used vehicles were registered in Romania in the first 11 months of 2016, higher by almost 22 percent compared to the similar period of the previous year, when approximately 227,000 units were registered, according to the statistics of the Driving Licences and Car Registrations Directorate (DRPCIV) The official data also reveals that only in ...
Agriculture : Demand for domestic fruit and veg doubled in five years
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
10 to 15 years ago, imported fruits and vegetables attracted most of the attention of Romanian consumers, as they often had a more commercial appearance than local produce; however, the situation has recently reversed. Romanians have been increasingly looking for local vegetables and fruits, which they now consider greener and tastier, freshplaza.com reads. "Demand has skyrocketed in recent years, but especially last year, when more and more Romanians ...
Real Estate: 255.335 sqm of office space was traded in the first three quarters of 2016
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
No less than 30 percent of the companies that sought offices in 2016 opted for new, latest generation office buildings that have been recently handed over or are still under construction, triggering a cascade of property transactions, shows a survey by a real estate consulting ...
Telecom.IT: 65% of households have Internet access in 2016
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
About 65% of households in Romania had in 2016 home Internet access, 65.4% of them in the urban area and 34.6% in the rural area, according to INS reports. Compared to 2015, the share of households with Internet access has grown by 4%. About 70% of people aged between 16 and 74 used the Internet in 2016. Compared to 2015, the share of Internet users aged between 16 and 74 has grown ...
Cars: New cars registered in Romania in November 2016 grew by 19.74pct
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
The number of new cars registered in Romania in November 2016 grew by 19.74pct, to 13,265 units as against the same month of 2015, while the automobiles saw a 20.23pct jump, say the data released on Monday by the Driving Licences and Car Registrations Directorate ...
The UK: Dacia sale dropped by 42% in November
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Sales of new cars in the UK recorded a rise of almost 3% in November the data suggesting a calming down of the uncertainty provoked by the Brexit, says Reuters. Deliveries went up last month at 184,101 units, due to the increase on the part of companies, which compensated the drop in the sales to individual users, announced on Monday the Association of the Producers and the traders of vehicles in the UK (SMMT ).In the top of the best sold makes is Ford ...
Trade: Online trade in Romania grew three times over the last five years
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
The turnover of the Romanian e-commerce grew from 1.68 billion lei in 2011 to 5.47 billion lei in 2015 as the online trade services have been developed, made by over 5.300 companies, with over 2,600 more than five years ago, according to the KeysFin data. The biggest growth was between 2014 and 2015 when the business in the e-commerce sector advanced with over two billion lei, according to the analysis regarding business in online commerce of the ...
Most people in Bucharest buy clothes in malls closest to their homes (study)
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Most people in Bucharest buy clothes from malls closest to their homes, two out of five people going there a few times a month, according to a study. “Any clothes brand must take into account its location in a mall or in a commercial centre, because 96% of people interviewed by the study buy clothes there. Romanians prove to be very lazy, so that proximity is the main factor in choosing a mall. 43% of people interviewed declared that they go to ...
Retail turnover for the interval January - October 2016 was up 14.7 percent
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
The retail turnover for the interval January - October 2016 was up 14.7 percent from the same period of the year before both as raw and adjusted series, due to growth in sales of food, beverages and tobacco, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) said in a Monday ...
Over 90 pct of Romanian internet users want to buy online the Christmas gifts
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Over 90 percent of the Romanian internet users want to buy online the Christmas gifts and the allocated average amount is EUR 190, according to a study carried out at at European level by delivery group DPD, business-review.eu reads. The Romanian budget is the same with the one of Belgians and double compared with expenses intended by Croatians. In the top of gifts that Romanians want to buy online are the beauty and care products, unlike the rest of ...
Telecom.IT : Lenovo's Moto Z smartphone available in Romania
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Lenovo's Moto Z, a smartphone equipped with the Moto Mods modules, was launched in Romania, telecompapr.com informs. From 7 December, Moto Z is available exclusively through Orange Romania at EUR 229 with an 'Orange Me 42' two-year subscription. In addition, Orange offers 50 percent discounts for any Moto Mods module purchased together with the phone until 31 December 2016. Lenovo still has plans to double its market share of smartphones in Romania to ...
Agriculture: Turkish citrus exporters looking to gain market share in Romania
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Representatives of citrus exporters in Romania and of the leading retail chains in the country met in late November at the Athenee Palace Hilton with members of the Turkish Citrus Promotion Group, who have showed a strong interest in gaining market share in Romania, freshplaza.com reads. The meeting was facilitated by Ali Kavak, President of the Turkish Citrus Promotion Group. The company already has a small share of the market in Romania and aims for ...
Infrastructure : CFR initiates tender for rehabilitation of Brasov-Sighisoara railway, estimated at 3.1 billion lei
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
The National Railway Company CFR SA initiated an open tender for the rehabilitation of Brasov-Sighisoara railway section, the estimated value of the contract being 3.1 billion lei (without VAT), the company announced in a press release. According to the source, financing is ensured by the European Commission through the European Interconnection Mechanism (85%) with co-financing of 15% from the state budget. “The ...
Real estate: The rhythm of growth of the prices on the real estate market is slowing down
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
The average price requested for available flats for sale at national level increased slightly in November against October with 0.2% from 1,042 to 1,044 euro per square metre and the present value is 8.3% higher than that of the similar period of 2015, 964 euro/sqm according to a study made by a real estate site. Out of the cities under analysis, the majority showed decrease, with the exception of Cluj-Napoca and Timisoara where the growth margin of the ...
Healthcare: Health Ministry: ANT to ensure the transparency of the organ allocation mechanism
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
The National Transplant Agency (ANT), with the support of the Health Ministry, will take action in the coming period so as to ensure the transparency of the organ allocation mechanism, as well as the observance of all legal regulations in force, the Health Ministry pointed out on ...