Analysis
Retailers Opened 150 Supermarkets In January-October
Retailers in Romania have continued expansion and opened a new store every other day in the first ten months of the year, totaling 149 new units.
Romania Becomes Small Market For Dacia
Romania has fallen to fifth place among the most important European Union markets for Dacia, according to a ZF analysis based on the car registrations on its biggest markets.
Leu Loans More Expensive By The Month
Consumer and mortgage loans in Romanian leu became more expensive in September for the third month in a row and interests on euro loans went down again, making harder the shift to lending in...
PMR: Romanian Cosmetics Market Sees Highest Growth In Region, Though Far Lower Than Expected
The Romanian cosmetics market will grow by 2.2% in 2012, the highest in the region, but much lower than the initial forecasts of over 10%.
Shareholder of S+B Gruppe: Romania Is Currently Attractive Because It Still Has Homework To Do
Franz Paul Bauer, the Austrian managing director and shareholder of S+B Gruppe, which has invested around EUR120 million on the Romanian market, mainly in real estate, says Romania is curren...
Romania Keeps 72nd Spot In World Bank’s Doing Business 2013 Report
Romania has kept its 72nd position among 185 countries in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2013 report, after falling seven places in last year’s report.
Bank Deposits Increased By Nearly EUR10B Since Start Of Crisis
Romanian household and corporate bank deposits were up by 42.35 billion lei (EUR9.9 billion) since the start of the economic crisis as the balance of bank deposits has increased by 27.9% sin...
Credit Suisse: Romania Witnesses Sharpest Decline In Household Wealth
Household wealth in Romania decreased 36% between July 2011 and June 2012, mainly due to the economic problems triggered by the euro zone crisis, according to Credit Suisse’s 2012 Global Wea...
GfK: Most Romanians Think Economy Fares Worse This Year, But Expectations Are High For 2013
Nearly three quarters of Romanians believe the country’s economy is faring worse than last year, their willingness to spend is lower and have high expectations for improvement in 2013, accor...