Macroeconomics
Romania's Trade Deficit Widens To EUR6.3B In First 8 Months
Romania’s trade deficit widened to EUR6.3 billion in the first eight months of 2012, from EUR6.06 billion in the year-earlier period, the country’s statistics institute INS said Wednesday.
Government To Revise Budget Again In October - Minister
Romania's Government will carry out a new budget revision in October, Minister-delegate for Social Dialog Liviu Pop announced Tuesday.
Romania’s EU Fund Absorption Rate At 9.7% In September
Romania’s structural and cohesion fund absorption rate increased 0.01% in September, according to data published by the Ministry for European Affairs.
IMF Expects Romania To Exceed Poland’s Economic Growth In 2013
The International Monetary Fund estimates in its latest report that Romania could post a higher economic growth in 2013 than Poland, the only country in the European Union that has not exper...
INS: Adjusted Construction Works Up 5% On Year In August
Romanian construction works rose 5% in August from the year-earlier month, lifted by new construction activity, the statistics institute INS said Monday.
Barroso And Schulz Expected In Romania For Talks On EU Funds
Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Friday said European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Parliament President Martin Schulz will come to Bucharest for talks with R...
Romania Monthly Household Income At RON2,396, Household Spending At RON2,155 In 2Q 2012
The total monthly average income in Romania stood at 2,396 lei (EUR527) per household and at RON833 per capita, while the total monthly average household spending stood at RON2,155 in the se...
INS: Romania Spent RON2.7B In 2011 On Research-Development
Romania spent 2.7 billion lei (EUR619 million) in the research-development sector in 2011, accounting for 0.48% of the gross domestic product, up 0.01 percentage points compared to 2010, the...
Industrial New Orders Inch Up 0.8% On Month In August
Romanian industrial new orders inched up 0.8% in August, after a 12% decline a month earlier, largely supported by higher demand for capital goods, the statistics institute INS said Friday.