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Revenues of the software industry of Romania will grow by17pct by the end of 2016
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
The revenues of the software industry of Romania will grow by17pct by the end of 2016 as compared to the 3 bln euros reported in 2015, while the figures of the employees in this field will reach 90,000, on Tuesday said the president of the Software Industry and Services Employers' Association (ANIS), Teodor Blidarus, at the PRIA 'IT&C and intellectual property' ...
Romania's mobile internet download speeds up to 28 Mbps
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Romanian internet users experienced average actual speeds of 27.72 Mbps in H1 when downloading mobile internet data (25.79 Mbps over indoor connections and 36.38 Mbps over outdoor connections), that's up from 19.22 Mbps in 2015, according to data from telecommunications authority Ancom's application for testing the internet service quality, Netograf.ro quoted by telecompaper.com. Speeds for downloading data over fixed internet reached 75.07 Mbps in the ...
Agriculture: Romania, first in EU for area grown with corn and sunflower
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
About a third of Romania’s active population works in agriculture and ensure 5-6% of GDP, while in developed countries 3-4% of active people who work in agriculture generate 6-7% of GDP, said Tudorel Andrei, the president of the National Statistics Institute (INS) at Pria Agriculture conference. “ 27-28% of Romania’s active population work in agriculture, either on farms or in households, which means 5-6% of GDP. Figures are a little ...
Drought has affected 1.16 mln ha of agricultural areas in Romania this year
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Drought affected this year an area of 1.16 million hectars of agricultural areas, a drop of 10-15 percent compared with 2015, with the most affected ares being corn and sunflower cultures, while the rye, barley and two-rowed barley productions registered a growth of 15 percent in production up to 2.4 million tones, said on Friday the minister of Agriculture, Achim Irimescu, quoted by business-review.eu. Irimescu said that the damages for farmers ...
Infrastructure: CCIFER: Romania’s infrastructure raises questions for new investors
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Romania’s infrastructure raises question marks for new investors, although the country has much to offer, said Francois Coste, the president of the French Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Romania (CCIFER), at a press conference. “Infrastructure is the key to development. A country without a good infrastructure system will not find a privileged place in European economy. Romania’s infrastructure raises question marks ...
Blue Air sets new base in UK's Liverpool, to launch four new routes
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Romanian carrier Blue Air said on Monday it has set a new base in UK's Liverpool from where it will launch four new routes - to Rome, Milan, Hamburg and Alicante - starting next summer, seenews.com reports. The new base in Liverpool, the air carrier's eighth in Europe, will create 35 new jobs in the company, Blue Air said in a statement. Blue Air will be locating a 189-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Liverpool's John Lennon Airport at the beginning of ...
Tourism: Romania among last countries in EU for expenses of elderly tourists
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
In 2014, EU tourists aged over 65 were responsible for 20% of tourist activity, but there are significant differences between France and Cyprus, where elderly people were responsible for 25% of the number of nights spent in hotels, and Malta (9%), Bulgaria, Latvia and Slovenia (10%), Estonia (11%) and Romania 13%, according to data published by Eurostat. In most EU countries, tourists over 65 prefer domestic destinations, the highest shares being in ...
Infrastructure: EU approves Romania's state aid to 11 airports
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The European Commission gave green lights to 11 Romanian airports on Wednesday, saying they were in line with the European Union (EU)'s state aid regulation but putting another two cases on hold, globaltimes.cn reports. The aid granted to the 11 regional airports contributed to an objective of common interest, in terms of ensuring good connections between regions and meeting the transport needs of European citizens, said the Commission, the bloc's executive ...
Wizz Air announces two new routes from Craiova to Paris and Venice
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Wizz Air announced two new low-fare routes from its Craiova base, aviationtribune.com reports. The newest Wizz Air services connect Craiova with Paris Beauvais and Venice Treviso, both commencing in March 2017 with two weekly flights. Demonstrating Wizz Air dedication to its Romanian customers the airline is continuously investing in its Romanian operations and will grow its fleet in the country to 20 ...
Wizz Air to launch Bucharest - Italy's Lamezia Terme route in March 2017
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The Romanian unit of Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air said on Friday it is launching a new route from capital Bucharest to Italy's Lamezia Terme starting March 26, 2017, seenews.com infroms. The new route will be operated twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, the company said in a statement. Lamezia Terme, population about 70,000 inhabitants, is a city in Italy's southern province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria ...
Agriculture: The national production of wine this year will be about 4 million hectolitres by 11% more than last year
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The national production of wine this year will be about 4 million hectolitres with almost 11% more than last year, the biggest growth of the production of 20% being recorded in the area of Moldova according to a press release of the National Association of Vineyard and Wine. Last year there were obtained 3.6 million hectolitres dropping against the year of 2014 when they produced 3.7 million hectolitres and against 2013 when the production recorded was ...
AgriMin on African swine fever: We'll ban animal products' imports from Moldova, Ukraine
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Animal products' imports by consumers from Moldova and Ukraine will be banned in order to prevent the African swine fever (ASF) enter Romania, said on Friday the Agriculture minister, Achim Irimescu in western Timi?oara. "I've informed the President and the Prime Minister, too. The moment it would enter Romania (the African swine fever — author's note) ...
Romanian minister suggests food price hike to reduce waste
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Romanian Agriculture Minister Achim Irimescu says that food waste could be reduced by raising the price of food, adding that his countrymen do not appreciate its true value, EurActiv Romania ...
Romanian producers can sell mutton in carcass in Iran
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The authorities are considering a hub in which Iran's agricultural producers can sell fish and sea food products and Romanians - mutton in carcass, according to a release of the Agriculture Ministry sent on Monday. Agriculture and Rural ...
Minister Irimescu announces aid for small and medium pork meat producers
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The Ministry of Agriculture has in view to apply a de minimis aid plan for small and medium pork meat producers in Romania, minister Achim Irimescu announced on Tuesday. The plan takes place in the context of the pork meat crisis at European level, which led to the bankruptcy of many small producers in Romania, Irimescu added. “First of all we should focus on covering national consumption. Let’s not forget that ...
EurActiv: Romanian harvest curbed by drought
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Weather conditions are once again set to wreak havoc on Romania’s agricultural output, EurActiv Romania reports. Romania’s corn ...
Only 40 percent of Romania's commercial farms allowed to export live pigs in EU
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Romania's pig farmers say the recent decision of the European Commission to allow the exportation of live pigs inside the European Union is just a battle won, but the war is far from won because only 40 percent of Romania's commercial firms are currently meeting the conditions imposed for ...
Tourism : Danube Delta, Mamaia, tourists' favorite resorts in 2016 due to destination management strategy
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The Danube Delta and the Mamaia seaside resort are among the the tourists' top preferences in the 2016 season due to the destination management strategy, President of the Seaside - Danube Delta Association (ALDD) Corin Martin stated. According to a release of the ALDD, sent on Monday, Mamaia and Oradea-Bihor, the two areas of Romania which introduced the ...
The tourists’ overnight stays in the establishments of tourists’ reception increased by 9.7% in August 2016
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, both the arrivals and the overnight stays in the establishments of tourists’ reception with functions of tourists’ ...
Telecom.IT : 8.8 million Facebook users in Romania at the end of September
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The number of accounts registered with Facebook by users in Romania has reached 8.8 million, at the end of September, an almost 8% increase over the same period of last year, reveals data from Facebrands.ro, the monitoring service for Romanian pages created on the social ...