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272 new electric and hybrid motor vehicles sold in Romania in the first eight months of 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The number of new electric and hybrid motor vehicles sold in Romania in the first eight months of this year reached 272 units, up by 97.10pct year on year, show the statistics of the Car Makers and Importers Association ...
Motor vehicle sales rose in the first eight months of 2015 by 16.8pct year-on-year
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Motor vehicle sales in Romania rose in the first eight months of this year by 16.8pct year-on-year to 75,288 units. This trend was further supported by the purchases made by businesses, which accounted for 74pct of total sales, according to the data released on Tuesday by the Association of Car Makers and Importers ...
Registrations of used cars recorded in Romania an increase of 12.67pct in the first eight months of 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The registrations of used cars recorded in Romania an increase of 12.67pct in the first eight months of 2015, up to 156,885 units from 139,244 units in the same period of last year, according to the statistics released by the Driving Licences and Vehicle Registration Directorate (DRPCIV) ...
Real estate: Study: Cluj apartments became the most expensive in the country
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Apartments in Cluj Napoca became the most expensive in August, exceeding those in Bucharest, after an annual price increase of 11%, according to a study which shows that prices have been growing for three months at national level. On the overall, the owners’ present demands are 4.7% higher than the price of 907 euros per square metre registered 12 months ago. Cluj exceeds Bucharest by 0.5% and 1.2% in June and July, Imobiliare.ro showing an ...
Housing prices will go up in the next months by 5pct
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Housing prices will go up in the next months by 5pct, after having risen with percentages of 5 to 10pct last year, Adina Patilea, brand manager of the Project Expo Real Estate Fair, ...
Romania's upcoming rise in the VAT limitation offers positive perspectives for the real estate market
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Romania's new Fiscal Code which comes into force starting January 2016 contains a provision that has escaped most real estate players, but will have major effects on the market, states Ilias Papageorgiadis, CEO of More Group Companies, on his blog. The mentioned provision modifies the limit on apartments which will have a 5 percent VAT, taking it from RON 385,000 (about EUR 85,500) to RON 450,000 (about EUR 100,000). Property that goes above this ...
Telecom.IT: Average monthly fee for Romania fixed internet is RON 34
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Romanian users pay on average RON 34 per month for their individually purchased fixed internet service at home, according to a market survey conducted by Mercury Research on behalf of telecommunications authority Ancom. The data shows that 47 percent of the respondents pay an invoice amounting from RON 31 ...
Trade: First Apple Shop in Romania launched in presence of hundreds of people
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The first Apple Shop in Romania opened Friday morning at eMag Crangasi showroom in the presence of 400 persons. People started gathering in front of the showroom which hosts the first Apple Shop in Romania at 9.00 a.m. The first customer of the new Apple Shop was a young man from Bucharest who came with his father at 5.00 a.m. to be among the first to purchase a Mac at a promotional price. He received a price from eMAG ...
Healthcare: 1,332 medicines disappeared between 2011-2014, 534 in the last 14 months alone
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The use of generic medicines is dropping in Romania. 1,332 medicines disappeared between 2011-2014, of which 534 in the last 14 months, said the president of APMGR, Dagos Damian at the conference “International Health Forum 2015” on Tuesday. The president of APMGR said that the pharmaceutical industry in Romania missed investments of 50 million euros and had to fire personnel in certain areas, like that of generic medicines where there is ...
Infrastructure : Softronic inaugurates its second Hyperion train
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Softronic Craiova inaugurated on Monday morning its second multi-unit Hyperion train through a maiden voyage that left the railway station of Craiova, at 7:30 am, and is scheduled to arrive in Bucharest's Northern Railway Station at 10:30 am. Radu Zlatian, a Softronic consultant said that the second train produced by the Craiova-based train maker will run as of September 21 on the route Craiova — Bucharest — Brasov, with departure from Craiova at 7:30 am, and the ...
Wizz Air announced 2016 summer schedule for Romania
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Wizz Air announced its 2016 summer schedule for Romania. The airline also announced three new routes from Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest commencing in March and May 2016, respectively. The new route from Cluj-Napoca to Munich Memmingen will start on 28 March 2016 and will be operated with two weekly flights, on Mondays and Fridays. The new Bucharest service to Hamburg Lubeck will commence on 20 May with two weekly flights on Mondays and Fridays, while the ...
Cars: Turnover of the trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles rose bothby 7.6pct in July 2015 year on year
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The turnover of the trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles rose both as unadjusted series by 7.6pct in July 2015 year on year, as well as series adjusted to the number of working days and seasonality, by 7.7pct, show the data released on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics ...
Telecom. IT: Windows XP still running on a third of business, public sector PCs in some Eastern European countries
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Security company Bitdefenders says many of its clients in Ukraine, Hungary, and Romania continue to rely on the outdated operating system. A year and a half after Microsoft stopped supporting it, Windows XP is still heavily used by both small and mid-sized companies across Eastern Europe, as well as by the public sector, an analysis conducted by security company Bitdefender ...
Vodafone Romania traffic up 30-35% during LTE weekend promo
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Vodafone Romania saw its data traffic increase considerably during the 12-13 September weekend 4G/LTE promotion, writes local paper Ziarul Financiar citing the company's representatives. Traffic rose 30-35 percent during the first half of the day on 12 September. Traffic generated by customers living in the capital Bucuresti (Ilfov) rose by 42 percent to 47 percent on 12 September compared to the 5-6 September weekend. Also, Timisoara and Brasov cities saw traffic increases ...
Orange Romania retouches brand identity, simplifies offer
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Orange Romania retouches its brand identity by launching on 14 September a new brand promise, a simplified offer of tariff plans as well as other benefits to respond to the new group strategy called 'Essentials 2020'. 4G calls through VoLTE technology will be available from the same date. Orange promises to connect customers to what matters to them according to the current reality of the digital world. The new brand positioning is centered around ...
Healthcare: Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis : Vaccination in Romania is increasingly lower
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Vaccination in Romania is increasingly lower and there is action against immunisation, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis told a meeting on Thursday in Bucharest with NGO representatives as part of an official visit to ...
Agriculture: China, Serbia and Romania, world’s largest plum producers
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
According to the latest data corresponding to the year 2013, world production of plums amounted to 11.528 million tonnes, compared to 10.708 million tonnes a year earlier. The largest global producer was China, with a total of 6.123 million tonnes, reports FAMMU / FAPA. Other important producers in 2013 were Serbia, with 738 thousand tonnes; Romania, with 512 thousand tonnes and Chile, with 306 thousand tonnes, Turkey and Iran follow, with 305 thousand ...
In July 2015, the number of slaughtered cattle increased by 23.7%
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The cattle slaughter decreased in July 2015, as compared to the previous month, both in number, by 8.7pct, and in carcass weight by 10pct, while the slaughter of swine, poultry, sheep and goats recorded growths, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INS) on ...
ANPA has earmarked 11.02 million lei for research and development
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Romania's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Agency (ANPA) has earmarked 11.02 million lei, VAT excluded, for research and development under a contract to be concluded for 48 months, according to an invitation to tender filed with the Electronic Public Procurement System ...
Milk production decreased by 13.4pct year-on-year in July
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Romania's milk production decreased by 13.4pct (2,588 tonnes) year-on-year in July, and by 10.5pct (1,954 tonnes) from June, according to data released on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics ...