The Original Blues Brothers Band Embarks On International Tour Again
The Original Blues Brothers Band has embarked on a new international tour, performing two concerts in France at the beginning of August.
The new tour will take the members of The Original Blues Brothers to various countries, and the next in line are Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Romania.
The concert in Romania will take place on October 18, at Sala Palatului (The Palace Hall). (Puterea)
Romania Central Bank Lowers Inflation Forecast For 2016
Romania’s central bank has revised down its inflation forecast for the end of 2016.
Inflation will remain in negative territory until the end of 2016, considering that in May, the central bank revised down its inflation forecast for this year to 0.6%, according to central bank governor Mugur Isarescu.
In the inflation report presented in May, the central bank estimated an inflation of 0.6% for 2016 and of 2.7% in 2017.
Inflation remained in negative territory in the first quarter of 2016, dropping to -3% in March from -0.93% in December 2015, a lingering effect of VAT cuts. The central bank expected inflation to stay negative until July 2016, a month later than previously forecast. (Romania Libera)
Imobiliare.ro: Apartment Prices In Romania Rose 1.5% In July
Prices of apartments put up for sale across Romania increased by 1.5% on the month in July, with the average price reaching EUR1,035 per sqm, and by 9.6% compared with July 2015, according to Imobiliare.ro.
In capital Bucharest, prices increased by 3.4% in July, to EUR1,131 per square meter from EUR1,094 a month before, and by 5% compared with July 2015. The upward trend was triggered by the increase of new apartment prices, as the prices of old apartments fell 0.8% in July.
In central city of Brasov, an apartment is 0.2% cheaper than in June, namely EUR898 per smq.
The average price of apartments in Cluj-Napoca inched up 1.2%, from EUR1,200 in June to EUR1,214 per sqm in July. In Constanta, considering an average price of EUR956 per sqm, apartment prices fell 1.1% on the month (EUR967 per sqm in June), and rose 5.6% compared with July 2015. In Timisoara, prices hiked 0.9% on the month in July (from EUR91 to EUR1,000 per sqm) and currently are 11.2% higher than in the same period in 2015. (Puterea)
Rompetrol Downstream Opened Two New Filling Stations In Orsova And Sibiu
KMG International, through its company Rompetrol Downstream, opened two new filling stations in Orsova and Sibiu cities and plans to expand the local network by 9 other new filling stations by the end of 2016.
“The continuation of the development of the planned projects represents a factor of stability that we want to keep within our local business, and the distribution segment is an important part due to direct interaction we have with our partners and consumers. Currently, there are averagely 60.000-80.000 of clients that visit us daily. All the measures taken during the modernization of the filling stations have ensured an increase in the number of people who visited Rompetrol filling stations – with 30% in June compared with the beginning of 2016.
The fuels, produced at Petromidia refinery, are highly appreciated by our clients, which means a lot for our colleagues from the refinery,” KMG International Vice President, Catalin Dumitru, said in a statement.
As for the modernization of its filling stations, the works were completed at 130 filling stations, of which the interior space was modernized at 91 filling stations, while 2 filling stations were entirely reconstructed. (Adevarul)
Tariceanu Says ALDE Will Never Collaborate With PMP
Calin Popescu Tariceanu, co-president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), said the party he co-chairs would never collaborate with the People’s Movement Party (PMP).
Tariceanu said the ALDE name would never be included in any political structure involving Traian Basescu, Romania’s former president and current head of PMP.
Tariceanu added that liberals would never forget the way Basescu fueled and backed the ‘mafia state’ during his two terms as Romania president. (Adevarul)