Curs BNR — 13.11.2026 EUR 5,3498 USD 4,8428 GBP 6,4023
EXCLUSIVE: Local Authorities May Raise Property Taxes For Individuals At Will
Social/Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Local Authorities May Raise Property Taxes For Individuals At Will

Romania and the International Monetary Fund agreed to give local authorities a free hand to increase taxes on property paid by individuals as much as they feel necessary.

Ioana Tudor · 14.11.2013 · 17:01 · 1 min
EXCLUSIVE: Romania To Restructure CFR Marfa “Aggressively”
Social/Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Romania To Restructure CFR Marfa “Aggressively”

Romania’s government and the International Monetary Fund have decided state-run freight railway operator CFR Marfa will be reorganized “aggressively” by cutting staff costs, scrapping old ra...

Ioana Tudor · 14.11.2013 · 16:21 · 1 min
EXCLUSIVE: Romania To Lease Or Close Some 1,600 Km Of Railway Lines In 2013, 2014
Automotive

EXCLUSIVE: Romania To Lease Or Close Some 1,600 Km Of Railway Lines In 2013, 2014

Romania’s government will decide by the end of the year whether it will lease or close 1,600 kilometers of railway lines in 2013 and 2014, aiming to save some 70 million lei (EUR15.7 million...

Ioana Tudor · 14.11.2013 · 15:38 · 1 min
ANOFM: Romania October Unemployment Rate Rises To 5.4%
Social/Politics

ANOFM: Romania October Unemployment Rate Rises To 5.4%

Romania's unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in October, from 4.73% a month earlier, the country’s employment agency ANOFM said Thursday.

Florentina Dragu · 14.11.2013 · 15:37 · 1 min
Social/Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Romania Won’t Cut Social Security Tax Rates Without Widening Taxable Income First

Romania’s government has pledged to lower social security contribution rates in the second half of 2014 without bearing down on the state budget, and widen taxable income, according to the c...

Ioana Tudor · 14.11.2013 · 15:37 · 1 min
Alro Swings To Loss In Jan-Sept On Lower Aluminum Prices
Energy

Alro Swings To Loss In Jan-Sept On Lower Aluminum Prices

Romanian Alro Slatina (ALR.RO), the largest aluminum smelter in southeast Europe, Thursday said it swung to loss after the first nine months, following a decrease in international metal pric...

Bogdan Neagu · 14.11.2013 · 11:34 · 2 min
Electrica Furnizare Sells EUR540M Worth Of Power In H1
Energy

Electrica Furnizare Sells EUR540M Worth Of Power In H1

State-owned power supply and distribution company Electrica Furnizare, posted 2.4 billion lei (EUR540 million) revenue in the first half of 2013, up 11.5% on the year-ago period, according t...

Oana Gavrila · 14.11.2013 · 00:00 · 1 min
Number of Temps In Romania Doubled To 52,000 Over Past Two Years - Survey
HR

Number of Temps In Romania Doubled To 52,000 Over Past Two Years - Survey

The number of temporary workers has doubled in Romania over the past two years to some 52,000 people, according to a survey conducted by the Romanian Association of Temporary Work Agencies,...

Ioana Tudor · 13.11.2013 · 15:35 · 1 min
Over 10% Of Romanians Willing To Start Business In Near Future - Survey
Companies

Over 10% Of Romanians Willing To Start Business In Near Future - Survey

One in five Romanians believes the current economic context is favorable to starting a business and over 10% of respondents plan to start their own business in the upcoming year, according t...

Ioana Tudor · 13.11.2013 · 14:09 · 1 min