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Telecom. IT: Over a third of Romanian households own tablet
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
About 36% of households in Romania own a tablet or more, 73% have at least a smart phone and 55% have laptops, according to a study made by the National Authority in Communications (ANCOM). The average per household is 1.1 tablets and 1.5 smart phones. “50% of Romanians have access to mobile internet for telephones, based on subscription, 35% through telephones based on prepaid cards and 25% have access by means of a stick ...
Cars: 2,400 new and second hand Hyundai cars registered in Romania in first 8 months
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
About 2,400 new and second hand Hyundai cars were registered in Romania in the first 8 months of the year, 1,731 being new cars, according to data from DRPCIV. According to the source, 1,731 new Hyundai cars were registered between January and August 2015, on the rise by 3.16% compared to 2014, when 1,678 units were registered. DRPCIV statistics show that 41 Hyundai i30, 39 Hyundai i20, 31 Tucson, 30 Hyundai i10, 29 Elantra, 12 Hyundai i40, 11 iX35, 4 Santa Fe and 3 Grand ...
One third of the households of Romania owned a vehicle in 2014
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Approximately one third of the households of Romania owned a vehicle in 2014, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) ...
Healthcare: 14pct of Romanians suffer from asthma
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
About 14pct of the persons beyond 40 years of age in Romania suffer from obstructive disease (COPD, asthma), Professor Florin Mihaltan, MD, President of the Romanian Pulmonology Society said on Friday at the 4th Pulmonary Disease Management ...
Tourism : THE TOURISTS’ OVERNIGHT STAYS IN THE ESTABLISHMENTS OF TOURISTS’ RECEPTION INCREASED BY 14.3%
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
• In August 2015, 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’ accommodation increased by 18.1 % and by 14.3 %, respectively. • Compared to August 2014, in August 2015, customs registered an increase of 10.0% in the arrivals of foreign visitors and a decrease of 5.3 % in the departures ...
Romania looks to re-launch its tourism industry
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
In the Romanian tourism industry, 2015 started with a cut in the Value Added Tax from 24% to 9% for accommodation services (with breakfast included, at the minimum), a measure meant to contain tax evasion. That was followed by the enforcement of the Law on granting holiday vouchers, which is expected to contribute to re-launching the Romanian tourism ...
Tourism Exchange, Spa Tourism Forum
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Holding the 11th edition of the Tourism Exchange simultaneously with the Spa Tourism Forum is an occasion to learn the industry's new trends and concerns, from Romanian and foreign specialists, the Employers' Organisation of Spa Tourism in Romania (OPTBR) President Nicu Radulescu told AGERPRES."Our idea was to do two things simultaneously. In the Exchange, tour operators meet spa tourism companies' representatives and discuss contracts, rates, ...
Infrastructure : Wizz Air launches new route from Romania to UK
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Wiz Air, a low cost air company operating across Central and Eastern Europe, announced it would open a new flight route between Bucharest and Birmingham starting May 2016. The flight, set to be made twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays, adds a 39th route with Bucharest as a starting point to the company’s portfolio covering 14 countries. Tickets are expected to start at RON 179 and can be reserved starting today. Wizz ...
Ambassador Brummel: Companies in the UK should focus on the infrastructure sector in Romania
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Companies in the manufacturing sector wanting to invest identify infrastructure as one of the challenges Romania must overcome, UK Ambassador in Bucharest Paul Brummell told a conference on investment opportunities. According to Brummell, companies in the UK should focus on the infrastructure sector in Romania. There are high amounts of money available in terms of ...
Agriculture : The volume of exploited wood in 2014
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The business operators licensed to cut wood posted, at end-2014, a volume of 16.972 million cubic meters of cut wood, up 1.2pct, or 194,000 cubic meters year on year, according to the data released on Monday by the National Institute of ...
Telecom.IT : WhatsApp is used by half of Romanians owning a smartphone
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
About half of Romanian smartphone users access the application WhatsApp in Romania at least once a week, and 27 percent use it daily, according to a study by iSense Solutions quoted by business-review.eu. The application has a higher popularity in Bucharest, where it is used daily by 40 percent of smartphone owners. According to the study, the main reason for using WhatsApp is the free access, 43 percent of ...
Evolio launches first Romanian smartwatch
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Televoice Group, operating under the Evolio brand, has launched on Wednesday xWatch, the first smartwatch, made of steel, having a 1.44 inches screen and a resolution of 240/204 pixels, and a battery autonomy of 2-5 days, hotnews.ro informs. The watch, developed by Mediatek, has applications related to health communication and can be connected to any smartphone with Android or iOS operating systems and will be available in stores by half of October at ...
Real estate: CBRE analysis : Romania is logistics investment hotspot
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Interest in the industrial sector remained firm throughout the first 8 months in 2015, the Romanian investment market’s enthusiasm for warehouse and logistics properties resulting in a total investment volume of EUR 260.6 million, according to a CBRE analysis. This was a national record reaching seven times higher compared to last year’s total industrial investment volume. Within the region, industrial investment has also picked up speed, ...
Cars: Minister Gavrilescu is against any retroactive taxation of owners of Volkswagen cars
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Minister for Environment, Waters and Forests Gratiela Gavrilescu is against any retroactive taxation of owners of Volkswagen cars, if systems that infringe the EU regulations are found. "It seems abnormal to me that a bona-fide citizen who paid a lot for ...
Infrastructure : European Commission approves EUR 40 mln financing for DN 14 rehabilitation
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The European Commission has approved the payment of EUR 40.7 million to Romania, representing funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund project of rehabilitation of DN 14 – part of the Transport Operational Programme. According to the project 80 kilometers of the national road linking the cities of Sibiu and Sighisoara were rehabilitated. The Medias-Sibiu section of the DN-14 is part of the trans-European ...
Trade: H&M sales in Romania increase by 47 percent in nine months
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Swedish clothing retailer H&M rose in the first nine months of fiscal year ended on August 31 by 47 percent to SEK 1.27 billion (EUR 135 million) from SEK 843 million last year, according to data released by the company. Calculated in the local currency, sales went up by 41 percent, business-review.eu informs. The company opened three stores in Romania during the period under review, the total number of ...
Tourism : Tourists on the seaside increased in 2015 by some 18 to 20pct
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The number of tourists who chose the Romanian seaside as holiday destination increased in 2015 by some 18 to 20pct, representatives of hotel employers' associations said on Tuesday at the opening of the Tourism Exchange in ...
In H1 of 2015, non-resident tourists arrived in Romania spent on average 2650 lei/per person
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
• In Quarter II 2015, the total number of non-residents in collective tourist accommodation was 619.5 thousand and their expenditure amounted per total to 1531.5 million lei. • In Semester I 2015, the total number of non-residents in collective tourist accommodation was 975.4 thousand and their expenditure amounted per total to 2585.1 million lei. Quarter ...
Agriculture : Farmers submitted 2,722 projects for grants totalling 319,9 million euros
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Farmers submitted 2,722 projects for grants totalling 319,9 million euros under all the financing sub-measures opened in 2015 within the 2014-2020 National Rural Development Programme, the Rural Investments Financing Agency (AFIR) informed on ...
Cars: Logan, Duster and Sandero best sold cars in Russia
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Logan, Duster and Sandero were in the top of the best sold 25 models in Russia, according to data published by the Association of European Businesses (AEB) in August, but deliveries of automobiles and commercial vehicles recorded a decline of 19.4%, Reuters informs. Last month Solaris from Hyundai ranked first in the top of best sold cars in Russia (10,581 units), followed by Lada Granta (9,070 units), manufactured by AvtoVAZ. Duster and Logan ranked 4th and 5th ...