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Eurostat: retail trade in Romania advanced 1.7 per cent in June 2015
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
The volume of retail trade in Romania advanced 1.7 per cent in June 2015, on a monthly basis, being the most significant rise in the European Union, show data released on Wednesday by the Eurostat statistics office of the European ...
Retail turnover increased 4.8 percent in H1 2015
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
The retail turnover increased 4.8 percent in H1 2015 from the same period of the year before, with sales of of food, beverages and tobacco, as well as fuel sales having significantly contributed to this trend, shows data released on Tuesday by the National Institute of statistics ...
Real Estate: Immofinanz Group to build 140,000 m2 project
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
LOG.IQ is an Immofinanz Group project in Mogosoaia, offering a gross leasable area (GLA) of 140,000 square meters, say company representatives. Construction works have been started on the first project phase with a GLA of 40,000 sqm and will end in Q4 of 2015 (Building B) and Q1 of 2016 (Building A). Phases two and three of the project will add 100,000 sqm more. The project is in Mogosoaia, close to A1, A2 and A3 highways, the Bucharest International Airport Henri Coanda ...
Statistics: 4,114 residential building permits were issued in June
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
As many as 4,114 residential building permits were issued in June, on the rise by 12.6 percent from May and by 7.6pct compared to June 2014, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS); 61.3pct of these permits were for rural areas. Compared to May, the number of permits rose in the development regions ...
Pre-rental offers accounted for 64 pct of the total transactions on the office spaces market
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Approximately 18,000 sq m of office spaces were subject to renting in the first six months of 2015, worth 15.1 million euros, shows a study by CBRE real estate company released on ...
National average of selling prices of old apartments was 674 euros/square meter in H1 of 2015
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The national average of selling prices of old apartments was 674 euros/square meter in the first half of 2015, representing a slight increase compared to the previous six months, according to a study by real estate evaluation company Darian sent on ...
Telecom.IT : Eight million Romanians have Facebook accounts
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Eight million Romanians have Facebook accounts, 11.11 percent more compared with the first six months of 2014, when there were 7.2 million accounts, shows data analyzed by Facebrands.ro, the monitoring service of pages by Romanian users on this social network. Out of the total number of users, 93.45pct (7,475,900 users) have set their city of residence: most ...
Healthcare: DNA investigates drug manufacturers' practices aimed at influencing doctors
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The Romanian Ministry of Health condemned on last Tuesday the measures through which doctors can be influenced by the pharmaceutical companies when prescribing drugs. National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutors are currently investigating a case regarding corruption acts perpetrated between 2012-2015. The ...
Eight blood transfusion centres, renovated on nearly 350,000 euros
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Eight blood transfusion centres that provide for one third of blood donors in Romania have been renovated on nearly 350,000 euros, project initiators said ...
The first hybrid orthopedic and neurosurgical intervention at the Monza Hospital in Bucharest
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
A rare case of double scoliosis underwent an orthopedic and neurosurgical intervention at the Monza Hospital in Bucharest. According to a release, ...
Cancer Patients Associations ask a National Registry of Oncology
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The Federation of the Romanian Cancer Patients Associations (FABC) says tensions mounted among cancer patients following recent corruption charges against several oncologists. FABC asserts that setting up a National Registry of Oncology would have avoided the ...
Cars: Leasing market came to administrate 52,000 vehicles at end-H1
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The operational leasing market came to administrate 52,000 vehicles at end-H1, 2015, by keeping a 16pct growth as compared to the same period of 2014, on Friday informs the Operational Leasing Companies' Association (ASLO). From January to June, the operational leasing companies have registered over 7,500 vehicles, namely 19pct of the new registrations, ...
Infrastructure : The number of passengers in transit through the Romanian capital airports recorded 12.58 percent rise in H1 2015
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The number of passengers having been in transit through the Romanian capital's airports by this mid-year recorded 12.58 percent rise to more than 4.217 million passengers as compared to last Jan.-June, thus setting the prerequisites for hitting the 9-million passenger mark this year, the National Bucharest Airports Company (CNAB) announced ...
Wizz Air to introduce the option to bring aboard a small item of personal luggage
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Wizz Air, the largest budget airline in Central and Eastern Europe, has improved the Priority Boarding service by introducing the option to bring aboard a small item of personal luggage, representatives of Wizz Air announced on Thursday in a release.The passengers using Priority Boarding, bought individually or as part of the Plus Fare or Wizz ...
Manager of the 'Avram Iancu' International Airport of Cluj-Napoca dismissed the European Commission accusations
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The manager of the 'Avram Iancu' International Airport of Cluj-Napoca, David Ciceo says he will produce all the available documents to the European Commission investigators, after a complaint emerged that the airport allegedly granted an illegal state aid to the Wizz Air Company, while the airport itself received a state aid from the Cluj County Council, in the form of public ...
Agriculture: Wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower crops, lower than in 2014 because of the drought
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower crops this year will be far lower than in 2014 because of the drought; the situation is the grimmest in the counties of Vaslui, Bacau, Botosani, Olt and in the south-east of Banat region, Laurentiu Baciu, president of the League of Romanian Agricultural Producers' Associations (LAPAR) told ...
Tourism : The first Sheraton hotel in Romania opens at the end of August after an investment of 6 mil.euro
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Sheraton Bucharest Hotel,of five stars, will be led by Daniel Ben-Yehuda (45 ) manager of ‘ the house’ working for the Sheraton brand in Israel and Tahiti. The transformation of the hotel Howard Johnson in Piata Romania in the first Sheraton hotel in the country will be finalised on 28 August when the new hotel will be opened after an investment of approximately 6 million euro, according to Daniel Ben-Yehuda, the executive being at the ...
Government approved the regulations on the enforcement of the law on the award of holiday vouchers to private sector and public employees
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The Government approved on Tuesday by a resolution the regulations on the enforcement of the law on the award of holiday vouchers to private sector and public employees; under the new regulations, holiday vouchers are available on paper or in electronic format, the Government's Press Office ...
June arrivals recorded in tourist reception structures in Romania was 947,900
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The number of June arrivals recorded in tourist reception structures in Romania was 947,900, up by 17.3pct from that recorded in the same month of 2014, more than a quarter of these - 25.3pct - having been arrivals of foreign tourists, according to the data released on Monday by the National Statistics Institute ...
London, Barcelona and Milan, cities preferred by Romanians’ travels in September 2015
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The Romanians chose mainly Europe as destination for their end of summer vacation this year. London, Barcelona and Milan are preferred for trips in September 2015, according to a study made by an online travel agency. Romanians’ vacations vary between European cities with rich history and culture (48.64%) and beach destinations (17.24%). For September travels, London ranks first in the top (9.40% of preferences), followed by Barcelona (4.36%) ...