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Cars: Dacia, Volkswagen and Skoda, on the top of new car makes registered in September
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Dacia, Volkswagen and Skoda top the rankings of new car makes registered in September, with a total volume of 2,816 units, show the provisional statistics made public by the Driving Licenses and Vehicle Registration Department /DRPCIV/. According to provisional data, the total number of new car registrations stood in September at 5,547 units, for now down by 13.46% from the previous month, when 6,410 units were registered. Of a ...
Infrastructure : Romania on the 3rd spot in the EU regarding the quota occupied by freight transport on internal waters
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Freight transport on internal waters has recorded a significant increase in Romania, in the 2009-2012 period, growing from 24.5 percent of the total in 2009 up to 29.2 in 2012, placing Romania on the 3rd spot in the EU, after the Netherlands (46.5 percent) and Bulgaria (30.5 percent), in what regards the quota occupied by freight transport on internal waters, according to data published on Wednesday by the Eurostat. On the other hand, Romania is among the 15 ...
Henri Coanda International Airport of Bucharest obtained the renewal of ACI Europe Airport Carbon Accreditation certification
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
The National Airports Company of Bucharest (CNAB) has obtained the renewal of the certification of the Henri Coanda International Airport of Bucharest (AIHCB) under the ACI Europe Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, following a specialized audit carried out by international experts, CNAB informed in a release. AIHCB is the first Romanian airport that obtained the first level of this certification (Mapping) in 2013, and one of the top 90 world airports to ...
Mihail Kogalniceanu International Airport is coming back on the market freight delivery
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
The newest investment of the Mihail Kogalniceanu International Airport National Society (southeast Romania), the freight terminal, is included as of this month in the permanent offer of the IATA (International Air Transport Association) Manual for rates and air-cargo destinations. Managing Director of Mihail Kogalniceanu International Airport, Cristian Moldovanu told Agerpres on Wednesday that following Turkish Airlines' launch of air parcel services, in both ...
Tourism : Tourist accommodation, up by 5.5 pct during January 1 to August 31, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
The arrivals in tourist accommodation structures during January 1 to August 31, 2014 exceeded 5.743 million, up by 5.5 pct from the period January 1 to August 31, 2013, according to the data released by the National Statistics Institute (INS) on Wednesday. Of the total arrivals, Romanian tourists' ones represented, in the first eight months of 2014, 77.9 pct, whilst foreign tourists' arrivals stood at 22.1 pct, shares close to those in the period January 1 to ...
Real Estate: Policolor to sell the terrain on Theodor Pallady, nr 51 in Romania
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Policolor, one of the largest players on the Romanian paints and lacquers market, announced on Thursday it initiated procedures to sell the terrain on Theodor Pallady, nr 51, in the south-western part of the Capital, where it currently operates its industrial platform.“Policolor agreed to sell its property on Thodor Pallady to a real estate developer. The sale will run over the next three years, during which Policolor will continue to operate in its ...
Agriculture: Dutch ambassador: Romania should take advantage of farming potential
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Romania has a huge development potential in agriculture, but the field needs new technologies, infrastructure, education and a clear strategy, with investments and a reform of the legislative system, with the clarification of property titles, said the Dutch Ambassador to Romania, Johannes Hendrik Mattheus Van Bonzel, at Forbes CEE Forum. He showed that another important aspect to improve competitiveness in Romania is the ...
Federation: EU will not support Romanian agriculture which might create problems
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
EU will not support Romanian agriculture which could cover many European markets if developed to its true potential, creating social problems, said Viorel Matei, the president of the National Federation of Farm Producers in Romania on Friday. “The Romanians cannot enter other countries with ecological agriculture as every market protects its own producers. EU does not want to back this Romanian agriculture because ...
Romanian wood exports doubled in five years
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Romanian exports of wood and wood products, except furniture, doubled between 2008-2013, reaching EUR 1.9 billion. This represents a level five times higher than imports, according to a report issued by the Romanian magazine Business Construct, which has compiled official data from the Romanian National Statistics Institute (INS). Holzindustrie Schweighofer is Romania's largest exporter in the wood industry; the Austrians ...
24 gold and silver medals for Budureasca wines
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Romanian Budureasca wines have garnered, this year, 24 gold and silver medals in the international specialty competitions in which they participated. Budureasca portfolio has 130 medals garnered for gaining one of the three top spots in world renowned international competitions. "For the 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon dry of the Origini series we received gold this year as well, two gold medals in the Mondial de Bruxelles in Belgium and the Berlin Wine Trophy in ...
Year's wheat production totals 7.37 million tonnes
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
This year's wheat production totals 7.37 million tonnes, thus placing Romania on the top positions among the European countries for the second consecutive year, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Daniel Constantin told a specialised conference on Friday. "The agricultural production is good and places Romania on the top positions among the countries of Europe. We speak of 7.37 million tonnes of wheat production this year, out of more than eight ...
Romania has drawn over 6.43 billion euros of EU funds for rural development up to this September
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Romania has drawn over 6.43 billion euros of EU funds for rural development up to September 22, 2014, which represents an uptake degree of some 72% of the total amount allocated through the National Rural Development Programme (PNDR) 2007-2013, according to the data provided by the Agency for Rural Investment Funding (AFIR), the former APDRP, during a visit to Crete to 10 EU-funded good practice projects. The amount of 6.43 billion euros has already been paid ...
Healthcare: 25 million euros available in the area of healthcare
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
The Ministry for European Funds (MFE) on Thursday announced launching calls for projects through the management authority of the operational programme economic competitiveness, priority axis 2. There will be 25 million euros available for the development of existing research and development infrastructure and creating new infrastructure such as research labs and centres. MFE reports in a press release issued on Thursday that the projects can be submitted ...
Tourism: Bucharest attracts 1.3 million tourists a year
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Bucharest attracted 1.32 million tourists last year, of whom 600,000 foreigners, as much as Constanta (436,500 tourists), Brasov (396,300 tourists), Timisoara (224,400) and Sibiu (222,800) put together and twice as many tourists as the littoral. Mangalia ranks 6th in the top of localities which attract tourists (214,000), and is followed by Sinaia (197,000), Predeal (148,000), Targu Mures (147,000), Arad (144,000), Cluj ...
Trade: 34% increase of Romanian buyers influenced by information from the Internet (GfK study)
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
The number of people buying products influenced by information found on the Internet has grown by a third in Romania in 2014, compared to the previous year, according to a GfK FutureBuy study about the influence of technology on buyers, released on Monday. The new generation of buyers, called Xtreme Shoppers, use any resources, technologies or information to find the best offers, researchers ...
Real estate: Logistic and industrial area stock reaches 1.8 million sq.m in semester I, 2014 (study)
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
The modern stock of logistic and industrial areas reached 1.8 million square meters at the end of the first semester, 2014, about 53% of these areas (950,000 sq.m) being in Bucharest, according to the DTZ Research study. Other towns with important industrial and logistic areas are Ploiesti, Timisoara, Brasov, Pitesti, Arad and Cluj Napoca. The overall volume of rentals in the first 6 months was 89,000 sq.m, the new demand ...
Infrastructure: European Commission approves General Transport Master plan for Romania
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
After a year of delays EC approved the General Transport Master plan for Romania, according to Europa FM radio station quoting official sources from Brussels. The strategic document mentions what transport project proposed by Bucharest authorities will be financed by EC until 2030, when Romania suggested the Commission to finance projects of road, railway and naval infrastructure of 37 billion ...
Romanian Infrastructure 2014 for Romanian Statutory Contract Users
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
*The new particular conditions of contracts rebuild balance between entrepreneurs and beneficiaries The effects of introducing the new particular conditions related to the contracts designed for investment in transport infrastructure projects as proposed by the joint initiative of the Ministry of Transport, ARIC (the Romanian Association of Consulting Engineers), the Romanian ...
Cars: Timis: First edition of Automotive Forum Romania gathers 100 East European companies
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Over 100 companies from Romania and other East European countries will participate in the first edition of Automotive Forum Romania, the biggest business event devoted to the automotive industry, to be held at Timisoara over 20-21 October. Automotive Forum Romania brings together at this event, partners and leaders from the car industry, service suppliers, certification bodies, financial consulting companies and state ...
Agriculture : Topoloveni plum jam, at the international exhibition World Food Moscow
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Romania has been represented at the international exhibition World Food Moscow by the Topoloveni plum jam, the only product benefiting from European funds for its promotion on non-EU markets, Romanian producer, Sonimpex Topoloveni, informed on Monday. 'The Topoloveni plum jam has successfully participated in the international exhibition World Food Moscow, hosted by the capital city of the Russian Federation. The plum jam produced by Sonimpex Topoloveni has ...