Analysis
Eurostat: Romania's Electricity Consumption Drops 11.8% in May
Electricity consumption in May 2020 showed very low levels in a number of countries, in particular in Spain and Poland (both -13.7% compared with May 2019), Slovenia (-13.4%), Croatia (-11.9...
New Car Registrations in Romania Drop 52% on Year in August
New car registrations in Romania declined 52.6% in August compared with August 2019, to 12,900 vehicles, the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) said Tuesday.
Central Bank Survey: 75% of Companies Didn't Use Bank Financing in Last 12 Months
Internal sources remained the main financing sources for Romanian companies in June 2019-May 2020 , mainly due to substantial growth in profit reinvestment and assets sale, while bank loans...
Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales Rise in January-July
Green cars, i.e. electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, are still seeing a rise in sales, despite the decline of the auto market due to the pandemic.
Number of New Homes Delivered in Bucharest and Timisoara More Than Doubled in 2019
The number of new homes delivered in Bucharest and Timisoara in 2019 more than doubled compared with 2017.
Number of Microbreweries in Romania Up from Zero To 59 In Ten Years
Oriel Beer, Bereta, Capra Noastra, Bere Grivita, Perfektum, Bere a la Cluj, Anagram are among the newest craft beer brands in Romania, on a segment that went from zero to 59 microbreweries i...
About 70% of Medium-Sized Agribusiness Companies to Remain Same Size in 5 Years
About 70% of the medium-sized agribusiness companies in Romania will remain the same size in the next five years, 25% of them will either become small businesses or microenterprises and only...
JLL: Residential Sales Down 7% in 1H in Bucharest and Ilfov
The impact of the pandemic on the residential market differs by price range but overall sales of new housing declined 7% on the year in the first half of 2020, to around 8,000 units in Bucha...
Overdue Loan Repayments Drop 8.7% on Year in July
Overdue bank loan repayments grew a slight 0.1% in July compared with June but dropped 8.7% on the year, to RON6.8 billion, central bank data showed.