Employers In Textile Industry Looking To Hire Staff
Employers in Romania’s apparel industry are looking to hire people, namely medium-level and vocational education graduates.
Employers in the local textile industry target unskilled people included in the registry of the National Employment Agency. (Gandul)
Romania’s Budget Deficit Widens To RON9.8B In November
Romania’s consolidated budget posted a deficit of RON9.8 billion in November 2013, equal to 1.56% of the gross domestic product.
Romania has agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a 2.5% budget gap in 2013.
The country’s budget ran a deficit of RON9.8 billion in November, up from RON7.6 billion in October and equal to 1.56% of the GDP, which is nearly one percentage point below the 2.5% target for 2013 agreed upon with the IMF.
Romania’s consolidated budget posted a deficit of RON7.6 billion in the first 10 months of 2013, equal to 1.21% of the GDP, according to Finance Ministry data. (Curierul National)
RON500M Funds For 2013 SME De Minimis Aid Scheme Left Unspent
The RON500 million funds allocated in 2013 for a de minimis state aid scheme targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Romania were left unspent.
After two failed attempts to launch the de minimis aid available to SMEs that make investments and create new jobs, RON500 million worth of funds earmarked for SME financing in 2013 were left unspent and thus remained in the hands of the government. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Roads Authority Awards Highway Construction Contracts To Highest Bidders
Romania’s national roads CNADNR has awarded the contracts for the construction of the Cernavoda-Medgidia-Constanta highway to the highest bidders, according to the latest public report of the country’s Court of Accounts.
The report shows the authority favored the companies which were awarded the contracts for the construction of the Cernavoda-Medgidia and Medgidia-Constanta highway sections, although they submitted the highest bids.
Works were financed from a loan taken out from the European Investment Bank (EIB). (Adevarul)
Romanian Foreign Minister’s Official Visit To Israel
Romania’s Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlatean was on official visit to the State of Israel between 23 and 26 December 2013.
Corltean met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and talked about the possibility of a joint reunion between the Romanian and Israeli governments in 2014, in capital city Bucharest, according to Agerpres.
The two officials also talked about Israeli researchers’ participation in the “Extreme Light Infrastructure – Nuclear Physics” (ELI-NP) project developed in Romania’s southern town of Magurele. The project involves 40 research and academic institutions from 13 member states and is part of a wider initiative with the Czech Republic and Hungary to make up a pioneering European research consortium. (Adevarul)