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Statistics: Construction of dwellings in Quarter IV and year 2014
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
In 2014, 42589 dwellings were completed, 998 dwellings less compared to 2013. In Quarter IV 2014, 14034 dwellings went into use, 2960 dwellings less compared to Quarter IV 2013, the National institute of statistics says.. Quarter IV 2014 compared to Quarter IV 2013 By residential area, the number of dwellings built in the rural area ...
Telecom.IT : Telekom Romania develops digital projects with three online agencies
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Starting October 2014, Telekom Romania has been developing digital marketing projects and campaigns together with three online agencies – iLeo, Interactions and Kinecto. The three agencies will provide online creative services, ensure technical development and execution, performance optimization, development of online campaigns tailored to Telekom’s digital communication strategy, ...
Romanian employees rank last in the EU in IT skills
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Romania needs to gap the digital divide among the members of its population since the Romanian labor force has the lowest IT skills in Europe, according to the country report 2015 published by the European Commission, according to ECDL Romania. Under the National Strategy The Digital Agenda for Romania, the country will need to develop its digital skills, but it lacks the concrete ...
Telecom operator Orange Romania launches TV stick on the market
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Romania is the first country in the Orange group where the telecom operator will be launching the Orange TV stick, a small device that connects the TV to the smartphone or tablet to allow users to watch files, series, shows and TV channels on the big screen, using the mobile device as a remote. “Orange TV stick continues the tradition we started when we launched the TV as a multiscreen service. It is an innovating ...
Lycamobile Launches in Romania to Target Millions of Pre-Paid Mobile Users
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Lycamobile, the world's biggest international mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), has launched its service in Romania, the 18th country in its international network, as it looks to grow its global user base by 25% over the next 12 months. Romanians will now be able to make international calls for just 1 euro cent per minute thanks to Lycamobile's pre-paid SIMs, a particularly attractive proposition ...
Infrastructure : Avram Iancu International Airport of Cluj-Napoca reported a 31-per cent increase in its air traffic in February 2015
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The Avram Iancu International Airport of Cluj-Napoca, central Romania, has reported a 31-per cent increase in its air traffic in February 2015 from the same month a year before, as well as an increase by 19 per cent in its arrivals and departures. "The increase in the air traffic continues a rising trend of the airport in early 2015 in terms of passengers and aircraft movements. Thus, the number of passengers advanced more than 30 per cent in January 2015 ...
Romania requests over EUR 890 million for the modernisation of railway lines under CEF programme
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Romania has submitted 14 transport projects worth over EUR 1.18 billion to be financed under the “Connecting Europe Facility” (CEF) programme, a statement from the Ministry of European Funds (MFE) informs. In the railway sector, EUR 890 million have been requested for the modernisation of Bra?ov-Apata and Cata-Sighi?oara railway sections, part of Brasov – Sighisoara railway line, ...
Agriculture : Cow's milk collected by processing units decreased in January 2015 by 8.5%
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The quantity of cow's milk collected by processing units decreased in January 2015 by 8.5% compared to the same period of last year, and the quantity of imported raw milk decreased by almost 28%, according to the data released on Monday by the National Statistics Institute /INS/. According to the statistics, in the first month of this year, compared to the same month of 2014, processing units collected less cow's milk by 5,922 tonnes (8.5%). At the same time, ...
Trade: Eurostat: January 2015 compared with December 2014 : Volume of retail trade up by 1.1% in euro area - Up by 0.8% in EU28
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
In January 2015 compared with December 2014, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade1 rose by 1.1% in the euro area2 (EA19) and by 0.8% in the EU282 , according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December3 retail trade rose by 0.4% in both zones. In January 2015 compared with January 2014 4 the retail sales index increased by 3.7% in the euro area and by 4.0% in the ...
Infrastructure: Investments of 70 million lei to modernize three Danube ports
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Giurgiu port complex, next to Bechet and Corabia ports, administered by the Administration of Danube River Ports will be modernized with investments of 70 million lei.Technical-economic indicators financed with money from the budget and foreign funds are included in three projects elaborated by the Transport Ministry. The first investment has in view hydro-technical works in Giurgiu port complex, has an estimated value of ...
Gov't approves memorandum on the General Transport Master Plan: investments estimated at 45.45 billion euros
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
The government on Wednesday passed a memorandum regarding Romania's General Transport Master Plan, a document establishing that the total investments needed will reach up to 45.45 billion euros until 2030 for such road, rail, maritime and air infrastructure projects, Minister of Transportation, Ioan Rus, made the announcement at the Victoria ...
Healthcare: Government approves TB National Control Strategy in Romania 2015-2020
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
The government approved by decision the TB National Contro, Strategy for 2015-2020, meant to reduce the incidence and mortality provoked by tuberculosis by prevention services, diagnosis, treatment and increase of treatment according to WHO recommendations. According to a government press release Romania is the EU country with the highest incidence of TB, four times over the European average and has one of the lowest ...
Governments asks updating of medicine prices by March 10, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Premier Victor Ponta asked health minister Nicolae Banicioiu to inform medicine producing companies that the request to update prices is based on the Romanians’ right to pay the same prices as the ones paid by other EU citizens. “Please explain that we are the last in EU and that Romanians are entitled to pay medicines at the same prices as other European citizens : Bulgarians, Hungarians, Germans and not 25% higher prices. I understand it will be a difficult ...
Grigore Alexandrescu Children Hospital has been nominated to Best Hospital Award
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Grigore Alexandrescu Children Hospital of Bucharest, represented by Professor Dan Mircea Enescu, PhD, as manager, has been nominated to Best Hospital Award, by the UK-based Europe Business Assembly (EBA), the awarding ceremony going to take place on April 21, in London, within the Achievement ...
Trade: E-commerce market in Romania will reach 650 million euros in 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
The value of the e-commerce market in Romania will reach about 650 million euros in 2015, a fact generating an improtant increase of programming services, according to specialists in the field. According to a specialised study, over 74% of adults in the urban area own a smart phone, specialists anticipating an evolution of 650 million euros of the e-commerce market in 2015. An iVox investigation shows that 40% of people ...
167,000 sqm of modern retail space to be delivered in 2015 in Romania, says JLL
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Three shopping malls will be delivered this year in Romania totaling some 167,000 sqm (GLA) according to a market report from real estate services firm JLL Romania. The first opening will take place in March when Immochan will complete the first phase of Coresi Shopping Resort (45,000 sqm) in Brasov. In April Bucharest will see the opening of a new shopping center, Mega Mall (72,000 sqm) which is developed by New Europe Property Investments ...
Tourism: Bulgaria, Romania to Attract Asian Tourists with Common Product
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Bulgaria and Romania are to attract tourists from the more distant Asian countries through the development of a common tourist product. This was announced by Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova, BGNES news agency reports. Angelkova also revealed that the two countries plan to open a joint tourist office until the end of the year. The minister added that Bulgaria will also develop joint tourist products with ...
Real Estate: Real estate market in 2015: Big investments and new buildings
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
The consulting and audit company PwC Romania expects significant investments this year in the real estate field and the sustained resuming of new constructions especially in Bucharest, Timisoara and Cluj Napoca after the 2014 increase of investors’ appetite for the real estate field. “In Romania we could see in 2014 an increase of the investors’ appetite for the real estate sector, a series of ...
Trade: Survey: Just 2 percent of Romanians dine out on a daily basis
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Just 2 percent of the Romanians dine out on a daily basis, whereas most of them, specifically some 20 percent, eat ready meals once to three times a week, found a recent GfK Romania survey on the out of home eating habits. The young and very young, aged between 15 and 24, are most often in ...
Coca-Cola sales in Romania drop by 6 pct in 2014
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Coca-Cola’s sales volume in Romania went down by 6 percent last year to 139.2 million bottle packs from 148.5 million bottle packs in 2013, amid higher competitiveness on the market and negative evolution of Coca-Cola carbonated beverages sales. “The sales evolution in Romania, as per volume, continued its negative trend and registered a decline of over 5 percent in the ...