Analysis
First Quarter Review: Consumption, Drugs And Mall Sales Up, Energy And Beer Sales Down
The start of the year came with different signals from the main sectors of Romania's economy, so a clear trend cannot be outlined for the first quarter of the year, according to data release...
Romania Faces Energy Shortage As Many Power Plants Are Obsolete
Major energy groups operating in Romania say the local market might be faced with an electricity shortage as of 2016 because most of the country’s thermoelectric or hydroelectric power plant...
Romania Has The Advantage Of The Flat Rate, But Loses Attractiveness Because Of Social Contributions – Survey
Romania remains attractive for Western European employers in terms of salary costs thanks to its 16% flat-rate income tax, but loses ground in terms of social security contributions, which a...
New Government To Free Up EUR400M For Consumer Spending And Drive Deficit To 2.2% Of GDP
The gradual restoration of public sector wages and paying back health insurance contributions collected from pensioners could have a negative impact of about 1.7 billion lei (about EUR400 mi...
GfK: Romanian Economic Expectations Improve, But Consumer Spending Falters
Romanian economic expectations have improved slightly in the first three months of 2012 from a quarter earlier, but consumers are more restrained with their money, a survey from market resea...
ZF Index: Three-Room Apartment Prices Up For Second Month In A Row
Average prices of old three-room apartments in Bucharest went up slightly in April for the second month in a row, to EUR78,400, an increase of 0.6% on the previous month, according to ZF’s r...
Opinion: The Government Change Doesn’t Bring More Money To The Budget Overnight
In 10 days, new ministers will come to the Victoria Palace - the headquarters of the Romanian government, but Romania’s economic parameters remain the same: budget revenues were at an all-ti...
Nearly Half Of Romania’s Public Roads Are Obsolete
Nearly half of Romania’s public roads upgraded or lightly paved, as distinguished from stone-covered roads or dirt roads, have become obsolete, Romania’s statistics institute INS said in a p...
Deloitte: Romanian Firms Stay Prudent Amid Economic Uncertainty
Increasing revenues on existing markets and improving cash flow are the main priorities for Romanian chief financial officers (CFOs) over the next 12 months, as few of them are currently con...