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Telecom.IT: Study: 90% of Romanians use smart phones at home, mostly in the evening
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Most Romanians (89%) use smart phones at home particularly in the evening when people come home from work and relax, according to a study made by iSense Solutions presented at Mobifest, the mobile marketing forum organized by Evensys. According to the study, other places where smart phone owners use that device are work (65%), public transport means (64%), on the road (64%), in coffee shops (58%), restaurants (50%) and even at social events/parties ...
Report: Marlware rate in e-mails continued to grow in first two months
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The malware rate in e-mails continued to grow in the first two months of the on-going year, distribution being the most common type of deceit in social media, according to a Symantec Intelligence report. In the first two months of 2016, the malware rate in e-mails continued to grow and manual distribution remained the most common type of deceit in social media, while the number of spam and phishing attacks was dropping. On the overall, one of 125 ...
Tourism: Maldives, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Bali and Cuba in top of exotic destinations preferred by Romanians
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Romanians prefer to travel more to exotic beach destinations and pay on the average 1,400 euros/person per sojourn, most of them choosing to go with their family, according to an analysis made by a travel agency specialised in tailor-made holidays. The first five places in the preferences of Romanian tourists are the Maldives, Thailand, the Dominican Republic, Bali and Cuba. They pay between 1,400 and 2,500 euros per person for a ...
Summer with the family 1,500 euros, average budget for 7 days in Antalya, Belek or Crete
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The average budget allocated this year by a family with children for a seven day holiday to Turkey or Crete amounts to 1,500 euros, according to an analysis made by an online travel agency. Antalya, Belek , Lara, Crete or Rhodes are destinations preferred by Romanian tourists because they have facilities adapted to all ages. Families with small children have access to child care, green areas and play grounds. Families with ...
Infrastructure: Wizz Air will operate daily Bucharest-London flights
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Wizz Air will start operating direct flights from Henri Coanda International Airport to Gatwick London Airport as of June 18. Costs will start from 179 lei. At present Wizz Air has 114 routes from 9 Romanian airports to 16 countries. Wizz Air is the largest air company in Romania, according to the number of passengers and air planes allocated. Wizz Air continues to add capacity in Romania by the allocation of two new aircraft in ...
Low cost air companies contributed to increase of foreign tourists in Romania
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Low cost air companies have contributed to the increase of the number of foreign tourists in Romania because of the low prices practised. Moreover there is a tendency of developing weekend tourism at least on weekends. Lucian Boronea, general manager of Accent Travel agency says he has noticed an opening of low cost companies to promoting Bucharest. It is a mistake of line companies which do not see that Bucharest is growing as ...
Healthcare: First National Multi-annual Plan of Integrated Cancer Control for 2016-2020
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Health Ministry on last Wednesday presented the first National Multi-annual Plan of Integrated Cancer Control for 2016-2020 (PNCC), which is ...
Cars: 82,200 motor vehicles were registered in Romania in the first three months of 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Nearly 82,200 motor vehicles were registered in Romania in the first three months of 2016, up 19.03 percent from the first three months of 2015, nearly 17,500 of which were new and the remaining used, according to data with the Vehicle Driving Licences and Registration Department ...
Statistics: Trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles increased in the first two months of 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles in Romania increased in the first two months of 2016 from the first two months of 2015, both in unadjusted terms and when adjusted for working days and seasonality, 12.5 percent and 12.6 percent, respectively, according to data with the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The turnover of market services for ...
PwC analysis: Romania's car fleet age 4.6 years above EU average
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Romania's car fleet average age was 12.9 years in 2016, 4.6 years above the European Union figure, according to an analysis of PwC Romania. From 2008 to 2014, the total number of vehicles in Romania advanced by 21 percent to 4.9 million, but most of the growth was owed to used cars. Currently, three quarters of sold cars are ...
APIA: National motor vehicle production down 4.1pct in Q1
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Romania's motor vehicle production went down in Q1 2016 by 4.1 percent year on year to 101,866 units, while the sales increased by 17.3pct to 25,762 units show data released Friday by the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA). In the first three months of 2016, the imports of used motor vehicles increased by 25.3pct YOY, which has ...
Trade: Romania’s furniture market expecting further growth this year
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Romanian furniture market – estimated at over EUR 750 million – has resumed growth for a couple of years now and there are encouraging signs that the trend will maintain in 2016 as well, say industry representatives, quoted by business-review.eu. As in the years before, the pick-up of construction works on the residential and office segments is the main engine behind this evolution, with an additional boost coming from increased consumer ...
Agriculture : Organic Feed Boom Means U.S. Cows Feast on Romanian Corn Instead
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Imports double as Midwest farmers stick with GMO grain crops Surging organic-milk sales strain domestic feed-grain supplies America may export more grain to feed cattle, pigs and poultry than any other country, but it’s losing share in its own backyard, Bloomberg reports. Because most of the corn and soybeans harvested across the ...
Minister Irimescu: Romania could export over 4.5 million sheep to Arab countries
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Romania could export over 4.5 million sheep to Arab countries, with Jordan taking up one million, Minister of Agriculture Achim Irimescu this Thursday told a congress dedicated to the Romanian meat industry organized by the "Meat ...
Despite of lower crop, wheat exports will rise in the 2016/17 season
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
For the 2016/17 crop Romanian farmers reduced wheat planted area to 1850 Th ha due to excessive rains in October 2015, blackseagrain.net reports. Some part of wheat was sown after the optimal seeding terms. Despite rather snowless winter, weather conditions were favorable for crops wintering. Above norm air temperatures caused early resumption of vegetation and fast development of plants. In March and early April air temperature did not bring any ...
Real Estate: Liebrecht & wooD to start work on Frumusani residential project next spring
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Belgian developer Liebrecht & wooD plans to start next spring building the first houses part of its EUR 300 million residential project in Frumusani, some 30 km from Bucharest, Sorin Ioan Blaga, the general manager of Liebrecht & wooD Romania said this Tuesday during a press conference, business-review.eu reports. The first phase will consist of some 180 houses which will be delivered by the end of 2017 and will require an investment of some ...
Infrastructure : A complaint has been filed to EC against the 'Transilvania' Airport of Targu Mures
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Daniela Badila, head of the Consumer Goods Directorate with the Competition Council, said on Wednesday that a complaint has been filed to the European Commission against the 'Transilvania' Airport of Targu Mures over a state aid granted by the Mures County ...
MT prepares large-scale infrastructure project including subway, train connection to Otopeni Airport
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Ministry of Transport (MT) will launch in the next period a large-scale urban regeneration infrastructure project that will include Subway Mainline 6 that will connect the Henri Coanda International Airport in Otopeni with Bucharest's North Railway Station, as well as the completion of the railway that will provide a direct connection to Romania's most important airport, Mariana Ionita, director general with the Transport Ministry told the conference "Mechanisms for a ...
Real Estate: Office space transactions of average companies grew by 15% in Q1
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
The volume of office space transactions of average size companies grew by 15% in quarter 1 of 2016, compared to the same period of 2015, according to a study made by a real estate consulting company. The centre-northern area was chosen by 37% of average size company managers that moved to new headquarters, almost the same as the centre western and very centre area taken together (which recorded 19% each), according to a study made by ESOP Consulting. 63% of average company ...
Over 6,000 residences are under construction in central, semi-central and northern part of Bucharest
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Over 6,000 residences are under construction in the central, semi-central and northern part of Bucharest with finalisation this year, according to a study made by Coldwell Banker Affiliates of Romania. According to the study, the biggest share of these residences, 66% namely almost 2,200 units is represented by spaces destined to the middle class, placed in areas such as Aviatiei and Baneasa, while almost 25%, namely over 700 units are premium and ...