BCR Turns 28 Branches Into Cashless Units
Romania’s largest bank by assets Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR), owned by Austria’s Erste, said it will turn 28 branches in the country into cashless units that will process all operations electronically.
BCR’s cashless unit network will thus grow to 41 and the bank plans to reach up to 125 cashless units throughout 2018. (jurnalul.ro)
Hungarian Political Parties In Romania Take Joint Stance On Autonomy
The three Hungarian political parties in Romania, namely UDMR, PPMT and PCM, will sign a joint statement on Monday, in Cluj-Napoca, regarding the alignment of autonomy concepts.
PPMT head Szilagyi Zsolt said the statement to be signed will establish some common principles.
The document will be signed by the leaders of the three political parties, namely, by Kelemen Hunor (UDMR), Szilagyi Zsolt (PPMT) and Biro Zsolt (PCM). (cotidianul.ro)
Weather Gets Cold This Week
After a weekend with spring temperatures, the weather will get cold in the coming days and there will be precipitation.
On Monday, January 8, the weather will stay warm, even extremely warm in western Romania. Maximum temperatures will range between 4 degrees Celsius in northern Moldavia and 15 degrees in Dealurile de Vest, and minimum temperatures will range between -2 and 7 degrees.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, temperatures will fall slightly, with maximum temperatures ranging between 0 degrees in northern Moldavia and 12 degrees in western and north-western Romania, and minimum temperatures ranging between -3 and 5 degrees. (puterea.ro)
Romania Exported Nearly 8 Million Tons Of Grain In First Nine Months Of 2017
Romania exported 7.87 million tons of cereals in the first nine months of 2017, down by 5.6% compared to the same period in 2016, while the receipts recorded a decrease of 2.5%, to EUR 1.421 billion, according to Agriculture Ministry data.
By comparison, in the first nine months of 2016, 8.4 million tons of cereals, worth EUR 1.458 billion, were exported to intra-Community and non-EU countries.
According to the trade balance with agri-food products, wheat is in the top of deliveries on foreign markets, from 1 January to 30 September 2017, with a quantity of 4.8 million tons and receipts of EUR 833.98 million, followed by grain corn with 1,695 million tons, worth EUR 384.31 million. EUR 187.66 million were earned from the barley exports (1.27 million tons). (puterea.ro)