Analysis
Nielsen: FMCG Sales Grew 80% Before Lockdown, Financial Pressure Starts to Loom
Sales of fast moving consumer goods grew a spectacular 80% the week Romania announced it would enter a state of emergency but the first signs of financial pressure that will lead to changes...
Dacia Sales in Europe Down 53% in January-April
Romanian carmaker Dacia's sales in Europe dropped 53% on the year in the first four months, to 93.258 units, data from the association of automotive manufacturers in Romania (ACAROM) and the...
Moneycorp Romania: Economic Relaunch Depends on Stimulating Foreign Investments, Exports
Romania needs to focus on encouraging local production and stimulating exports, as opportunities for locally made products will be significant in the medium and long run, according to an ana...
Trandafir, ADRFR: Had It Not Been for Pandemic, We Would Have Seen More Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Retail
Pharmaceutical retail has been one of the busiest industries in the healthcare sector in the last few years as a result of acquisitions. The major retail pharmacy chains have acquired smalle...
Recipe for Underdevelopment: Romania Exports Grain and Workforce and Imports Pork
The COVID-19 revealed even better how the economic ties between Romania and the major countries of the EU work: Romania exports grain and imports finished products. First by corn production...
BestJobs: Half of Employees Think Economy Should Restart at Any Risk
One in two Romanian employees think the economy should be restarted at any risk and expect to return to the office this summer, despite uncertainties, a survey by BestJobs showed Thursday.
European Commission Sees Romania's GDP Falling 6% in 2020
The European Commission expects Romania’s economy to contract by 6% in 2020 under the impact of the coronavirus crisis, followed by 4.2% growth in 2021, according to its spring economic fore...
Housing Prices Grow in Most Major Romanian Cities in April, Despite Overall Downturn
Asking prices for housing in Romania grew on average in April in all major cities except in Constanta, where prices were lower, according to a housing market report by Imobiliare.ro.
Hair And Beauty Salon Market Almost Tripled To Some EUR300M In A Decade
President Klaus Iohannis announced that hair salons, dental practices and museums will reopen on May 15. There are some 7,000 salons with 40,000 employees in Romania, which were closed for t...