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Trade: Romanians drink one cup coffee a day, compared to 4-5 in Northern countries
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
The coffee machine market is growing, our estimates indicating that there are about 100,000 such machines, said Ovidiu Tunaru, country business manager Nestle Professional Romania. However, Romanians drink four cups of coffee less a day than a citizen in a northern country. “Machines can be seen anywhere, in supermarkets, offices, public areas, train and bus stations. There is place for growth and everybody tries to place more machines,” ...
Trade: Veranda Mall opens in Bucharest on October 27
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Veranda Mall will open in Bucur Obor area in Bucharest on October 27, according to the Facebook page of the mall. The mall, controlled by Pogonaru family follows the inauguration of another one in Park Lake, Titan area. Veranda will have an area if 30,000 square metres for rental. The main stores will be Carrefour hypermarket (10,000 sq.m) and H&M (2,200 sq.m) surrounded by over 100 shops, restaurants and coffee shops. Among ...
One out of three Romanians made online purchases at least once
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
A Romanian out of three made at least one purchase online and made on the average, 8.2 purchases in 2015, according to a press release of organizers of Meet Magento Romania conferences. “The value of online trade in Romania has grown from 1.1 billion euros in 2014 to over 1.4 billion euros in 2015. Eleven million Romanians have Internet access and of them, 6.7 millions purchased online products at least once. Although most of them prefer to do ...
The Romanians are the last in the EU for the daily consumption of fruit and vegetables
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Over two thirds of the Romanians aged over 15 (65.1%)do not consume daily fruit and vegetables, which makes them be last in the EU at this chapter, shows a study published on Friday by the European Statistics Office (Eurostat) which relies on the data of 2014. Close to the Romanians are the Bulgarians, more than half of the population of the neighbouring country (58.6%) stated that they did not consume fruit and vegetables daily. At the other end, ...
Agriculture: The quantity of cow’s milk collected by processing units in August 2016 up 5.5% from August 2015
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The quantity of cow’s milk collected by processing units from agricultural holdings and collection centres in August 2016 decreased by 2.9% compared to July 2016 and was up 5.5% from August 2015. The quantity of ...
Agricultural production dropped by 6.8 percent in 2015
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The agricultural production dropped by 6.8 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year, to 68.75 billion lei, because of the crop production decline by 10.7 percent, according to the final data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics ...
Minister Irimescu: Romanians prefer homegrown products
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) will complete by the end of the year, together with the producers, the list and the requirements for fresh foods, which will complement the amendments to Law No. 321/2009 on the marketing of foods, because currently juices, energy drinks and vegetable stew can also be included in this ...
Cars: Romanian vehicle market recorded in September 2016, an annual advance of 62.7 percent
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Romanian vehicle market recorded in September 2016, an annual advance of 62.7 percent, the highest percentage growth in Europe, 9,361 new passenger cars registrations were recorded compared to 5,752 units recorded in September 2015, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) data published on Friday ...
September used car registrations topped 222,859 units
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
September used car registrations topped 222,859 units, advancing 24.15 percent y-o-y, shows data released by the Driving Licenses and Vehicle Registration Department (DRPCIV). According to official data, as of end-September there were ...
Infrastructure : EC approved the allotment of 226.6 million euro for the project "The rehabilitation of the Bucharest - Constanta railway"
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The European Commission has recently approved the allotment of 226.6 million euro from the cohesion fund for the retrospective project "The rehabilitation of the Bucharest - Constanta railway, the Bucharest North - Bucharest Baneasa and Fetesti - Constanta sectors," according to an EC release sent on ...
Romania and Slovakia, EU leaders in the passenger plane transport growth
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Over 900 million passengers traveled by plane in the EU in 2015, which is 4.7 percent more than in 2014, and Romania and Slovakia are leaders among the EU members in passenger plane transport growth, with 15.3 percent, respectively 16.3 percent, according to Eurostat quoted by business-review.eu. In absolute numbers, a quarter of the passengers traveling by plane in EU in 2015 were registered in UK (232 million), followed by Germany (194 million), ...
Alstom test train delivered to Romania
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
A new Alstom Coradia Polyvalent regional train has reached Romania as part of the Sighi?oara-Simeria signalling rehabilitation project, globalrailnews.com reads. The contract to carry out extensive modernisation and signalling works on the 170km stretch of railway between Sighi?oara and Simeria via Co?lariu was awarded by CFR Infrastructura to Alstom, Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia) and Pas 97 Impex in 2014. Installing the new ...
Gov't endorsed the National Strategy for Road Safety 2016-2020
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The National Strategy for Road Safety 2016-2020 and the Action Plan to implement the said strategy, was endorsed on Wednesday by the government in its weekly sitting, says a releat se sent by the ExecutiveIncreasing the road safety and halving the number of deaths in road accidents by 2020 as against 2010 are the main goals of the said strategy. The strategy provides measures to introduce the video recording of the tests for certificates and ...
Healthcare: Medsana - Genesis Athens clinics opens a new facility in Bucharest City
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Athens Medical Group (AMG) and Genesis Athens on Thursday opened their latest Medsana - Genesis Athens clinics in Bucharest City that will provide gynaecological and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) healthcare services. The new facility is made ...
Telecom. IT: Romanians use the Internet and the digital technology the least as compared to the other EU's countries
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The Romanians and the companies in Romania use the Internet and the digital technology the least as compared to the other European Union's countries, show reports delivered in northwestern Cluj-Napoca on Tuesday at a conference attended by hundreds of business ...
Number of TV subscribers in Romania grew by 5pct in H1 of 2016
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The number of TV subscribers in Romania grew by 5pct in the first half of 2016, up to 7.2 million, of whom 4.6 million have a cable subscription, while 2.4 million a DTH subscription, Chairman of the National Authority for Communications Administration and Regulation (ANCOM) Catalin Marinescu announced at an International Digital Forum on ...
Asus' Zenfone 3 smartphones materialise in Romania
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Asus officially launched Zenfone 3 smartphone product range in Romania, writes online publication Trends. citing Asus Romania and Hungary country head, business development manager, Ciprian Donciu, telecompaper.com informs. Donciu was speaking during a press conference held on the occasion of launching the Zenfone 3 smartphones. Asus Zenfone 3 models are priced between RON 379 and RON 3,349 in the country. Some ...
Real estate: Romania's Oasis Development to invest 12 mln euro in retail park in Oradea
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Romanian real estate developer Oasis Development will invest 12 million euro ($13.2 million) in a retail park in Oradea, the company said on Wednesday quoted by seenews.com. The Prima Shops retail park will spread on a total area of 10,000 sq m and will serve some 60,000 people, Oasis Development said in a press release. The first phase of the project in northwestern Romanian city will be finished in spring 2017, while the ...
Real estate: Alesonor & Romania Green Building Council launch ”the greenest playground in Bucharest”
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Alesonor, the developer of the first green luxury residential project in Romania – Amber Gardens, launches the greenest, most innovative and educational playground, a press release sent to ACTMedia reads. Developed at the initiative of Romania Green Building Council, designed and built by Alesonor, with input from Romania’s school children enrolled in the program, the playground located at Amber Gardens is an effort to raise awareness on the necessity of creating ...
Telecom. IT: Romanians, regional leaders for people who own more than one smart phone
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Romanians are regional leaders for the number of persons who own more than one smartphone and use it for at least four hours a day, according to a specialised study. “Of the 23 countries analysed in the study, Romania next to Bulgaria showed the highest development potential for the mobile payment segment. At present, a Romanian out of 25 declared to make payments from mobile phones, but the percentage of people who prefer to use smart phones for ...