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Tourism : ANAT to present Romania in Moscow as a tourist destination on the spa segment or tours to Bucovina and Maramures area
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Romania will officially present itself in Moscow as a tourist destination counting on the spa segment, tours to Bucovina and Maramures area, but also on a mixed seaside-Danube Delta offer, Chairman of the National Association of Travel Agencies in Romania (ANAT), Aurelian Marin told ...
Foreign tour operators, interested in Romania's offer: city breaks, the Bran Castle, the narrow-gauge train, the salt mine of Turda and the Parliament Palace
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The representatives of foreign tour operators present in the international travel fair FITUR in Madrid are very interested in Romania's offer, particularly in tourism products related to nature, active and adventure tourism, city breaks in major cities, the Bran Castle, the narrow-gauge train, the salt mine of Turda and the Parliament Palace, Raluca Anghel, director at the National ...
Creating tourism cluster focused on tourist regions online promotion is essential
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The creation of a Tourism Cluster Romania 3.0. to focus more on the online promotion of Romanian tourist regions, cities and counties, of domestic and incoming tourism in general is essential at this time, tourist marketing consultant Razvan Pascu told Agerpres. "I feel that we have missed the train, there are tens of countries worldwide developing such online promotion projects. I don't believe it is too late and I think we can still do some ...
Telecom .IT: Ro-Net project under which 783 rural communities to receive broadband internet service by the end of 2016
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The Ro-Net project under which 783 rural communities are supposed to receive broadband internet service will be completed by the end of 2016 and next, solutions must be found to cover the areas left blank, Catalin Marinescu, president of the National Authority for Communications Management and Regulation (ANCOM) told ...
Samsung launches Galaxy A5, A3 2016 smartphones in Romania
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Samsung launched Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 smartphones from the Galaxy A 2016 series. The Galaxy A5 and A3 (2016) smartphones are available in the Black and Gold colours from Samsung's partner stores. The Galaxy A (2016) series continues the line of smartphones inaugurated in 2015 through the launch of Series A smartphone models made of glass and metal. The new smartphones come with a larger screen and a bezel of only 2.7 millimeters and a more ...
Cars: New electric, hybrid vehicles sold in 2015 more than doubled to 495 units
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The number of new electric, hybrid vehicles sold in 2015 more than doubled (110pct) to 495 units, as compared to 2014, when 236 units were sold, say the data of the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association ...
Car fleet totaled approximately 6.60 million units at end-2015
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Romania's car fleet totaled approximately 6.60 million units at end-2015, up by 5.27pct year-on-year, from 6.27 million copies, according to data with the Driving Licenses and Vehicle Registration Department (DRPCIV) released on Tuesday. According to ...
APIA: Automotive sales increased 20.1 percent in 2015
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Automotive sales increased 20.1 percent in 2015 to 120,591 units, while the national automobile production saw a setback of 1.1 percent from the previous year, declining to 387,177 units, shows data provided by the Association of Automotive Manufacturers and Importers ...
Agriculture : Minister Irimescu: Romania will have its first agricultural attaché in Jordan until the end of March
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Romania will have its first agricultural attaché in Jordan until the end of March, with the total amount allocated for the ten to eleven attachés being estimated at 500,000 euros, Minister of Agriculture Achim Irimescu told a Wednesday's press ...
Real estate: Office rental market may grow by 25% this year
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
The office rental market may grow by 20-25% in 2016 as a result of legislative changes and big consolidation of multinational company headquarters, said Alexandru Petrescu, managing partner ESOP Consulting. According to Petrescu, 2016 may be the first in the stage of giving up low quality offices in Bucharest. Fewer company headquarters will be located in old communist apartment houses, in unsafe areas in case of earthquake or in buildings not ...
CEE region sees new real estate record
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
*Investment was up 19 percent compared with the previous year Real estate investment into Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, excluding Russia, for 2015 reached a record level of over €9.55 billion, representing a 19 percent increase year on year. The Czech Republic and Poland put in strong performance, recording investment volumes of €2.7 billion and €4 billion respectively. Most of the ...
Agriculture: APMR : The wood industry is in its worst condition in 25 years
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
The Romanian wood industry is in its worst condition in 25 years, and the timber sales regulation allows the state-owned company Romsilva to amend prices only upwards, the Romanian Furniture Producer Producers Association (APMR) President Aurica Sereny asserted in a press conference on ...
Timber prices have increased in Romania over the past years
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Timber prices have increased in Romania over the past years to the point that producers consider them to be among the highest in Europe at the moment, said industry representatives at a press conference organized by the Romanian Association of Furniture Producers (APMAR). A regulation from RNP Romsilva, the Romanian Forestry Agency, has led to an increase in starting prices at the auctions they organized in December 2015, and sparked fear among ...
Telecom.IT: PM Ciolos: before the end of this year all 750 rural settlements included in the Ro-Net Programme will have access to internet
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
The running of the Ro-Net Programme encountered certain dysfunctions, but before the end of this year all 750 rural settlements included in the programme will have access to internet, Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos stated on Friday at the end of a meeting with Minister of Communications and Informational Society (MSI) Marius ...
Vector Watch offered by more retailers in Romania
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Smart watch start-up Vector Watch entered into a distribution agreement with Network One Distribution (NOD) Romania. Under the terms of the deal, Vector Watch smart watches can be purchased in both the street and online stores of the most important retailers in the country. At preent, Vector Watch smart watches are already sold by eMag, Flanco, Altex, Media Galaxy, Evomag.ro, F64.ro, Cel.ro, PCGarage.ro and Vexio.ro. In the coming days, stores like ...
Dell's 'Latitude 12 Rugged' tablet available in Romania
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Dell launched the new 'Latitude 12 Rugged' IP65-certified tablet in Romania. The tablet comes with a HD Direct-View 11.6-inch screen, a QuadCool thermal management system, Intel Core M dual-core ...
Cars: Dacia models, among the 25 best-selling car in Russia in 2015
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Logan, Duster, and Sandero, the top brands of the Romanian car manufacturer Dacia, were among the 25 best-selling car models in Russia last year. Duster and Logan ranked fifth and sixth, with about 43,900, respectively 41,300 units sold last year. Sandero ranked 11th with about 30,220 cars sold, reports local Agerpres. In Russia, these models are selling under the Renault brand. The best-selling car model ...
Turnover of motor vehicles and motorcycles in January-November 2015 advanced by 9.4 percent year-on-year
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
The turnover of motor vehicles and motorcycles in January-November 2015 advanced by 9.4 percent year-on-year as gross series and by 9.7pct in the adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality, the National Institute of Statistics announced on Thursday. Over the same period, the market services provided to the population have grown by ...
Infrastructure: Sibiu-Pitesti highway could be ready in 2023 for a total of 1.67 billion euros
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Sibiu-Pitesti highway could be ready at the end of 2023 and the total value of the investment will exceed 1.67 billion euros, according to a document of the Ministry of European Funds (MFE). The investment will be financed from the Large Infrastructure Operational Program (LIOP), the financing contract being probably signed in quarter 3, 2017. The investment will be implemented as of quarter 4, 2017 and the first work contracts will be signed in early ...
Contract with Salini Impregilo to build segment no.3 of the Orastie - Sibiu Motorway has been cancelled
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
The contract with Salini Impregilo to build segment no.3 of the Orastie - Sibiu Motorway has been cancelled, and a process to select a new company to remedy the deficiencies in that area will be started, with works to be completed in August, said Transport Minister Dan ...