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Telecom.IT : ANCOM: 6.4 mln subscribers to must-carry services in 2013
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
The number of subscribers to must-carry TV programme services amounted to 6.4 million at the end of 2013, up 5.7 percent compared to 2012, with the large majority opting for the services provided by cable networks, shows the Annual Report on the electronic communications market in Romania, released on Tuesday by the National Authority for Communications Management and Regulation (ANCOM).Last year, over 85 percent of Romania's households benefited from must carry ...
Trade: Romanian organic vegetables sold as a premiere in Carrefour hypermarkets of Bucharest
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Carrefour retailer's hypermarkets in Bucharest will offer Romanian organic vegetables for the first time in April, probably starting from the Easter Week, the President of the Bio-Romania Association of Organic Farmers Marian Cioceanu told AGERPRES.'In April, as a premiere, Carrefour hypermarkets will market Romanian ecologically certified vegetables, a product range available so far only from imports. For the time being, we shall supply only the stores in ...
Real estate: Top 20 biggest office tenants in Bucharest
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
The biggest office building tenants in the Capital are HPO (32,000 square meters), Romtelecom-Cosmote (28,000 sq.m.) and UniCredit (28,000 sq.m.) according to a ZF analysis, based on data supplied by Colliers company consultants which show that 20 companies and banks have rented more than 10,000 sq.m each in Bucharest. On the overall, 20 ...
Telecom .IT: Broadband internet connections advance 7pct, to 3.8 million in 2013
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Broadband internet connections in Romania reached 3.8 million in 2013, up 7 per cent from the previous year, while 60 per cent of the individual landline internet connections allow data transfer speeds of at least 30 Mbps, according to the annual report released on Monday by the National Communications Administration and Regulatory Authority (ANCOM).Out of the total number of broadband internet connections, nearly 3.5 million belonged to individuals, up 8 per cent form 2012, ...
Number of Romanians with Facebook account reaches 7.2 million, in April
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The number of Romanians who have a Facebook account in April this year reached 7.2 million, increasing 2.85 per cent from the last report of February, show the data quantified by facebrands.ro, a website monitoring the pages created on the popular social media network, in Romania.According to Facebrands statistics, the persons aged from 25 to 34 years (29.8 per cent of the total) hold the first place in terms of frequently logging on Facebook.The following places are ...
Orange Romania launches new Butterfly tariff plans
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Orange Romania has announced its new 'Fluture (Butterfly)' range, which offer customers who opt for a rechargeable tariff lots of benefits and the flexibility they need to create a plan that best suits their communication needs. With the Orange Junior and Orange Young offering, children and young people gain access to the Orange PrePay add-ons at EUR 5 and EUR 6 which have been included in the Fluture 9 and Fluture 12 tariff plans. With this offer, customers get control over any ...
Real estate: 40-ml euros worth investment in new office building project
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The Element Development construction company is going to invest 40 million euros in a new office building project to be developed on the exact location of the former Grivita beer factory, while preserving at the same time a part of the historic buildings on this field, according to a release of the company.'We are going to invest up to 40 million euros in the new project. Our goal is to capitalise on the potential of the location, while at the same ...
Cars: Dacia, leader in car sales increase in EU in first quarter
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
New car registrations in Europe recorded in March 2014 were in tune with the current trend, March being the seventh consecutive month in which car sales increased, the Dacia car make having the highest annual increase rate (53.5 percent), said on Tuesday the European Automobile Manufacturer\'s Association (ACEA).A number of 1.449 million cars were registered last month in the European Union, a 10.6 percent recorded growth when compared to March of last year. In the first three ...
Healthcare: Gov't allots over 150 M lei to expansion works on SUUB Oncology Unit
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The Government will allot over 150 million lei to the investment in expansion works on the oncology unit of the Bucharest Emergency University Hospital (SUUB), with a radiotherapy department to be included in the ward, according to a resolution adopted on Wednesday, the Government's Press Office informs.The project is funded from the national budget, through the budget of the Health Ministry, and also from other sources legally established, according to the ...
Infrastructure : Transport Master Plan finalized; to be sent to EC after public debate
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The Transport Master Plan, comprised of 530 priority projects referring to road, rail, naval, air and intermodal transport, has been finalized and will be sent to the European Commission following the public debate stage, said Prime Minister Victor Ponta last Wednesday during the cabinet meeting.'(Transport) Minister (Dan) Sova told me today that, finally, the list of projects that are accepted as part of the Transport Master Plan, around 530 projects - road, rail, naval, air ...
Projects under Transport Master Plan worth 14.9 billion euros, 90pct for roads, railroads
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The total worth of the projects under Romania's Transport Master Plan is 14.9 billion euros in market prices, throughout 2020, with the projects for roads and railroads making up 90 per cent of the total costs in such scenario, reads the document posted on the website of the Transport Ministry.'The railway sector makes up 45 per cent of the total updated costs, while roads have a slightly smaller weigh of just 44 per cent. The remaining 10 per cent ...
Tourism : Gorj County, perfect destination for adventure sports
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
People keen on adventure from all around the country and even abroad can quench their thirst for adrenaline in Gorj\'s mountains, possessors of an exquisite tourist potential, among the most complete and diverse in Romania, offering those interested dozens of tourist activities both in the summer and in the winter season.Gorj was blessed with mountains, valleys, hills, caves, whitewater rivers and forests, all offering adventure sports aficionados the breath of fresh air they ...
Agriculture : Romania - among the top three wine-producing countries in the world
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Romania obtained the special \'Vinitaly 2014 Nation Award\' for its Murfatlar wines in the Vinitaly International Wine competition, carried out over March 27-31 in Verona, in the end of the competition ranking among the top three wine-producing countries in the worlds, according to a release of Vinrom, the employers\' organization of Romanian wine, wine-based products and alcoholic beverages producers in Romania.Romania ended the competition ranking among the top three ...
Agri-food product trade balance registered 35 million euro surplus, in January
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The agri-food trade balance in January 2014 registered a 35 million euro surplus compared with January 2013, Vice Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin told a specialist conference on Tuesday.'The figures for January are encouraging, because the trend of the surplus growth registered in 2013 on the agri-food trade balance continues. Thus, in January 2014, there was a surplus of 35 million euros compared with January 2013, when things were better than in ...
Cars: Automobile industry grows by 19% in first three months
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
New car registrations in Romania grew by 19% in the first quarter to 13,300 units compared to the similar period of 2013, when 9,679 units were registered, as a result of a 10% increase against January –March 2012, according to DRPCIV data. March was a very good month for the industry with 4,577 new cars registered, an increase of ...
Dacia production capacity can no longer be increased; third carmaker could set up locally
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
The production capacity of Romanian Dacia carmaker can no longer be developed, since it is at its upper limit, but a third producer can set up in Romania, provided the circumstances are beneficial, Dacia Administration Board vice president Constantin Stroe, who also chairs the Romanian Automobile Builders Association (ACAROM) said.'Dacia's capacity can no longer be developed. Firstly, a capacity that can be profitably managed stands ...
Infrastructure: German ambassador: Suceava needs a highway to the west
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Hans Werner Lauk, the German ambassador to Bucharest declared in Suceava recently that the development of the area needs transport infrastructure connecting Suceava to the central European network, attracting investors, Mediafax informs. The ambassador added that the area should be connected by highway both to corridor IX north-south which ...
Bulgaria, Greece and Romania rank low for transport infastructure
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
The European Commission has published for the first time a scoreboard on transport infrastructure ranking the EU's 28 member states. It finds a wide deviation between countries.The Netherlands and Germany top the scoreboard with high scores in 11 categories, followed by Sweden, the UK and Denmark.Poland, Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia, and Romania rank at the bottom of the ...
A total of 1,400 km in ongoing and new highway projects scheduled to commence in 2015
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Ongoing and new highway projects that will commence in 2015 total over 1,400 kilometers, divided into 17 sections, the longest of which is the Brasov - Bacau stretch, with 170 kilometers, Minister of Transport Dan Sova told a workshop held as part of the Infrastructure Business Summit Conference organized by the National Union of Romanian County Councils.The Minister said that 242.356 km of highway were opened to traffic between 2012 ...
Tourism: Germany ranks second in Romanian tourists’ preferences
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Germany ranks second among preferences of Romanian tourists in Europe. It has become an important holiday destination in the Romanian market, according to the German Travel Organization DZT, present in Romania. At the same time in 2013 Germany recorded 637,882 night accommodations of Romanian tourists and visitors, on the rise by 14.6% ...