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Telecom.IT: Eurostat: Romania ranks last in EU for Internet purchases
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Romania ranks last in EU for online purchases, while the share of EU citizens aged between 16 and 74 who ordered goods or services online has constantly grown from 30% in 2007 to 53% in 2015, according to data published by Eurostat on Friday. The highest number of online buyers was registered in Great Britain (81%), Denmark (79%), Luxembourg (78%), Germany (73%), Holland, Finland and Sweden (71% each) and the lowest was in Romania (11%), Bulgaria ...
Software and IT services' market, 14pct growth in 2015
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
The software and IT services' market of Romania will grow in an annual rhythm of 11pct in the next three years, the provisions for end- 2015 being 14pct, according to the outcome of the 'Software and IT Services in Romania' research released by ANIS - the Employers' Association of Software and Services Industry and carried by PAC - Pierre Audoin Consultants. According to the source, the incomes of the Romanian IT and services' companies have increased by ...
Infrastructure: Ciolos: budget priorities for Lugoj-Deva, Sebes-Sibiu, Campia Turzii- Targu Mures, Transylvania,highways M4 and M5 underground lines
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Premier Dacian Ciolos declared on Wednesday that M5 line Drumul Taberei-Eroilor and M4 Parc Bazilescu-Straulesti are budget priorities in 2016, while projects in execution Lugoj-Deva, Sebes-Sibiu, Campia Turzii- Targu Mures and Transylvania will continue. “Budget allocations for transports have in view a few projects which we would like to continue, projects in execution which need funds. They include the highways Lugoj-Deva, Sebes-Sibiu, Campia ...
CFR signs financing contracts of 700 million euros with EC
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
The National Railway Company (CFR) signed a financing contract with the European Commission (INEA- Innovation and Networks Executive Agency) for four railway projects of 686 million euros, as part of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Programme, CFR informs in a press release. National co-financing of 15% will be made from the state budget. The most important project approved and financed 85% by the European Commission is modernizing the railway ...
Tourism : Romania and Austria, Romanians' main options for winter holidays
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Romania and Austria are Romanians' main options for winter holidays, according to a survey by a Romanian tour operator specializing in the destination of Austria, on Romanian tourists' preferences for winter holidays. As types of tourist packages, the highest demand was for Christmas Markets, followed by the city breaks, stays with Christmas customs, New Year's Eve tourist packages, ski holidays and tour packages to exotic destinations. As ...
Valea Prahovei, Transylvania and Bucovina top winter holidays destinations
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Romanian tourists were more inclined to spend their winter holidays at Romanian tourist destinations, compared to previous years, a statement by the Federation of Associations for the Promotion of Tourism (FAPT) informs. According to FAPT, Valea Prahovei, Transylvania and Bucovina were the top three destinations of Romanian tourists. Although not all of them bought holiday packages for the Christmas minibreak, encouraged ...
Statistics: Capacity of tourist accommodation in operation in first 9 months of 2015, up by 5pct year-on-year
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
The capacity of tourist accommodation in operation in the first nine months of 2015 went up by 5pct year-on-year to 62.66 million beds, with hotels owning the largest share (61.3pct), according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INS).In the first nine months of 2015, out of the total tourist accommodation capacity in operation in hotels there were over 38.409 million beds. Out of them, almost 17.305 million were recorded in Bucharest and county ...
Cars: Romanians prefer white, gray and blue cars
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Romanians' preferences in regards to car color have gone towards white, in over 35 percent of cases, while approximately 22 percent of buyers chose gray vehicles, show the statistics of the Association of Car Producers and Importers (APIA).According to the quoted data, in the January - November interval, most new cars sold were white (35.3 percent), followed by gray (22.1 percent) and blue (17.4 percent). Depending on country of origin of cars ...
Agriculture: Drought and VAT reduction for food, contracts in 2015 agriculture
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
The farming sector was marked in 2015 by two major events: VAT reduction for food and drought. While VAT reduction for food from 24% to 9% offered a new chance to the development of local food industry, which generated more than 6% of GDP, drought present in spring and summer created serious problems in agriculture with direct impact on economic growth. 2015 also represented the debut of the new National Rural Development Program (PNDR) 2014-2020, ...
Infrastruture : The contract for the finalisation of the Highway Bucuresti-Ploiesti was signed: the value of the works is over 129million lei
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The contract for the drafting, execution and finalisation of the 3.3 km ‘ left over’ of the section Bucuresti –Ploiesti of the Highway Bucuresti-Brasov was signed, the value being 129.181 million lei,without VAT according to an announcement of the National Company for Highways and National Roads of Romania (CNADNR), posted on Friday night on the Facebook page of the ministry of transport (MT). According to the announcement, the contract’ Drafting and ...
EC approved 95.5 million euros for two major Romanian infrastructure projects
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The European Commission approved the phasing out of the modernization of Bucharest's Metro Line 2 Berceni - Pipera and the rehabilitation of National Road no. 6 Alexandria - Craiova, reads a release issued by the institution on Tuesday. "Following today's ...
Cars: Hybrid and electric cars sold in Romania in the first 11 months of the year reached 463 units
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The number of hybrid and electric cars sold in Romania in the first 11 months of the year reached 463 units, up by approximately 125pct year-on-year. Out of the total, 28 cars are 100pct electric, data released by the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) ...
Used motor vehicles in Romania hit 226,862 units in the 11 months of 2015
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The registration of used motor vehicles in Romania hit 226,862 units in the 11 months of the year, up almost 13 percent from 200,867 vehicles in the same period in 2014, according to statistics of the Directorate for Driving Licenses and Vehicle ...
Trade: In December, the consumption of wine grows by 50% against a normal month; The Romanians prefer red wine
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The wine consumption grows with over 50% during the period of winter festivals against a normal month, the Romanians preferring red wines in December although usually they prefer white wine, stated the general manager of the National Employers’ agency of Wine and Winery (PNVV), Ovidiu Gheorghe. ‘ During winter festivals the wine trade increases by over 50%against a normal month and especially the consumption of red wine, the Romanians preferring white wine ...
Romania got on surplus in the food trade, after the three quarters of 2015
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Romania got on surplus in the trade with food after the three quarters of 2015, exports increasing with 7.6% against the same period of 2014 up to 4.2 billion euro, while imports had as a total 4.16 billion euro, a plus of17.3%, according to the data centralised by the ministry of agriculture (MADR).’The commercial surplus of food produce exchange of the first nine months of 2015 was 31.1 million euro, dropping against the level of 349.6 million euro recorded during the ...
CARREFOUR ROMANIA OPENS CARREFOUR HYPERMARKET IN TIMISOARA
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Carrefour Romania opened its first Carrefour hypermarket in the city of Timisoara, where it features as part of Timisoara’s most recently-built shopping centre. This new opening takes the total number of Carrefour hypermarket’s in Romania up to 29. The Timisoara Carrefour hypermarket has a sales area of 7800 m² and includes all the standard butchery, delicatessen, grilled meats/pizza, bakery and confectionery counters. Customers ...
Healthcare: Health status of the population in Romania perceived in 2014
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Over three quarters of the usual resident population consider they have a good or very good health status. ? One in four persons suffers of at least one chronic disease or a longstanding illness. 19.6% of the ...
Tourism : In the period 1.I-30.IX.2015, non-resident tourists arrived in Romania spent on average 2489.5 lei/per person
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
• In Quarter III 2015, the total number of non-residents in collective tourist accommodations was 778.1 thousand and their expenditure amounted per total to 1775.8 million lei. • ...
Agriculture : Real agricultural income per worker decreased 19.2 pct in 2015
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Romania's real agricultural income per worker decreased 19.2 pct in 2015 compared to 2014, whereas in the EU-28 this parameter declined 4.3 percent, show the first estimates published on Tuesday by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat). In the EU ...
Agriculture: PM Ciolos: in 2016, the irrigation programme would be budgeted
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos said on Monday that the irrigation programme would be budgeted, given the fact that 2016 is the first year in which projects have to be ...