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Second hand cars registered went up by 21% in first 5 months
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
111,600 second hand cars were registered in Romania in the first five months of the year, 21.12% more than in the same period of 2015, most cars were Volkswagen, with 31,502 units, according to data supplied by DRPCIV. On the other hand, 22,916 second hand cars were registered in Romania , on the rise by 25.15% compared to the previous year. 6,462 units were Volkswagen, 26.11% more than in May 2015, when 5,124 units were ...
Infrastructure: EUR 31 mln in EU funds go to road rehabilitation in Romania
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
European Commissioner Corina Cretu’s office announced the approval of financing for a project aimed at the rehabilitation of road connections Baia Mare – Livada and Livada – Halmeu, part of the National Road 1C, respectively Satu Mare – Livada, part of the National Road 19, business-review.eu says. The eligible value of the project amounts to over EUR 37 million, of which co-financing from the European Union through the ...
Gov't: the 10 cross-border roads connecting Romania and Hungary depend on Romania's Schengen accession
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The Government will send European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu a letter signed by deputy Premier and Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration Vasile Dincu, stating that "the permanent operation of the 10 cross-border roads connecting Romania and Hungary, co-financed by the EU under the 2007 - 2013 Cross-border Cooperation Program, ultimately ...
Turkish Airlines unveils new Romanian destination
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Turkish Airlines continues to expand its destination network with the addition of flights to Cluj, one of the most important academic, cultural an industrial cities in Romania. Commenncing from July 12, the airline will operate 4 times per week to Cluj, which will be its third destination in Romania. Introductory trip fares are available from Istanbul to Cluj starting from $129 and from Cluj to Istanbul starting at $145, inclusive of taxes ...
Tourism : Lidl Romania launches online holidays shop
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Lidl Romania announced its plans to launch an online holidays shop starting June 15, business-review.eu informs. With offers comprising various destinations throughout the year, the new service offered by the retailer will aim at local development through the promotion of Romanian destinations, company representatives say. “As a natural consequence of Lidl’s development in Romania and the desire to constantly surprise our customers ...
Study: Romanians’ holiday appetite may double business of travel agencies and tour operators in 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The Romanians’ appetite for holidays will increase the business of travel agencies and tour operators to over 4.5 billion lei, double the level of 2010, according to a study made by a financial service agency. The business increase in the tourism sector is seen by the business figure of companies in the field which reached 4.31 billion lei in 2014, on the rise by almost 2 billion lei compared to 2010. According to data ...
Cars: Logan, Duster and Sandero in top 25 of best sold cars in Russia
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Duster, Logan and Sandero were in the top of best sold 25 cars in Russia in May, according to data published on Wednesday by the Association of European Businesses (AEB). However, deliveries of automobiles and light commercial vehicles in that market dropped by 14.5% to 107,665 units, on the background of problems confronting economy and the depreciation of the rouble, according to Reuters. In April, car deliveries in the Russian market dropped by ...
Turnover in the trade with motor vehicles grew in April by 14.9pct year on year
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The turnover in the trade with motor vehicles grew in April by 14.9pct year on year in the gross series and 15.9pct YOY in the series adjusted by the number of working days and seasonality, especially due to the sales of motorcycles, spare parts and accessories, and to the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, according to data released on Monday by the National Institute of ...
Real estate: Romania places 24 out of 30 countries for retail development in 2015
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Romania was placed 24th out of 30 countries in A.T. Kearney’s 2016 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) study quoted by business-review.eu. Our country was not included in the report last year. The study, looking at 30 countries in terms of retail investments, analyses 25 macroeconomic and retail specific variables and identifies markets which are both attractive in the moment and those which have future potential. With ...
Agriculture : APIA authorised nearly 800,000 farmers to be paid with over 1.2 billion euros
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The Agency for Agricultural Payments and Interventions (APIA) has authorised nearly 800,000 farmers to be paid, with the total amount disbursed for the 2015 campaign exceeding 1.2 billion euros in two months after the start of the payments, APIA reported on Wednesday. "The total number of beneficiaries authorised to be paid under all funds - the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the ...
Telecom.IT : Over 370,000 phone numbers have been ported in the first five months of 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Over 370,000 phone numbers have been ported in the first five months of 2016. Of these 348,457 were mobile numbers and almost half of the users who changed providers switched to operator RCS & RDS, informs the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications ...
Tourism: Project for rehabilitation of Romanian Black Sea beach completed
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
The rehabilitation and modernization activities of the five beach sectors included in a project financed with 170.45 million euro, part of the Sector Operational Program in the Cohesion Fund were completed and about 278,000 inhabitants will be protected by the reduction of flooding risks, project coordinator Romair Consulting announced on Wednesday. According to the source, once the project called “Protection and rehabilitation of southern part ...
Tourists' reception units have increased by 15pct in the first four months of 2016
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
The arrivals recorded in the tourists' reception units have increased by 15pct in the first four months of 2016, as against the similar period of 2015, to over 2.58 million, a release by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) sent on Friday ...
Infrastructure : TAROM announces direct flights from Bucharest to Alicante
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Romania's national airline TAROM announces direct flights from Bucharest to Alicante, Spain starting on Saturday. The new route is part of the company's summer schedule, with two flights weekly from 4 June to 27 September, according to a release on ...
Real Estate : In May, average amount asked for new and old flats decreased by 1.4pct to 1,002 euros per sqm
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
The debt discharge law had effects on prices in May when, nationally, the average amount asked for new and old flats decreased by 1.4pct to 1,002 euros per sqm, compared to 1,016 euros per sqm at end-April, according to a ...
Cars: Nearly 89,000 used cars registered in January-April 2016
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
In January - April 2016, 88,647 used cars have been registered in Romania; the figure is about 20 per cent up year on year, according to statistics of the Directorate for Driving Licences and Vehicle Registration (DRPCIV) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Of the 23,984 used cars registered in April, 6,729 were Volkswagen, up by 26.37pct as compared to ...
Trade: IT market in Romania drops by over 10% in Q1
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
The IT market in Romania dropped by over 10% in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period of 2015, up to 98 million euros, according to a GfK Temax report. “The IT market dropped in quarter 1, 2016, by over 10% compared to the same period of 2015, to 98 million euros. The demand for tablets continued to drop. After an end of year with a good performance, both desktops and portable computers lost ground. The ...
GfK Study: 25 percent of Romanians drink alcoholic beverages on a regular day
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Approximately 25 percent of Romanians drink alcoholic beverages on a regular day, according to a study of the GfK market research .The research reveals ...
Health: Study: One Romanian out of four experienced cancer
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
InoMed, the Centre for Innovation and Medicine, and the company specializing in market studies- IMAS made the first representative sociological research at national level which proposed to evaluate the relation between Romanians and cancer. Data were collected between April 1 and 20, 2016, on a representative sample at national level, according to CSID. Study results indicate the fact that a Romanian out of four has experienced ...
Doctors, influenced by the marketing budgets of the pharmaceutical companies
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Doctors prescribe more expensive medicines and recommend patients only certain pharmacies, as they are influenced by the marketing budgets of the companies in this industry, are the conclusions of the study conducted by the Competition Council on the pharmaceutical market.Generic medicines, although by at least 35 percent cheaper than their ...