Education Minister Backs Pupils’ Vaccination
Education Minister Pavel Nastase on Thursday said he backs pupils’ vaccination, adding, however, that he did not talk to the Health minister as regards showing the names of vaccinated and unvaccinated pupils.
Nastase said some countries ban children from going to school unless they get vaccinated.
Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu recently said vaccination has become an emergency, adding he is determined to solve this problem, together with vaccine producers. (mediafax.ro)
SMEs In Romania Can Access EUR177M Loans Based On EIF- Raiffeisen Bank Agreement
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Raiffeisen Bank have signed a COSME agreement whereby the latter can grant RON800 million (nearly EUR177 million) in loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania.
The agreement allows Raiffeisen Bank to grant loans with low guarantees to SMEs, on longer terms, and to offer support to start-up businesses, which usually have limited access to loans. Some 2,000 Romanian SMEs can benefit from these loans, Raiffeisen Bank said in a statement.
The agreement was possible with the support of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), which is the central pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe (IPE), known as the “Juncker Plan.” (mediafax.ro)
Study: Number Of Firms With Over EUR1M Revenue From Growing Grains Tripled
The number of firms with revenue higher than EUR1 million from growing grains rose constantly from 215 in 2008 to 679 in 2015.
The weight of consolidated market share among these firms grew from 60%, in 2008, to nearly 70% in 2015, according to a Coface study.
According to financial statements for 2015, submitted at the Finance Ministry, the number of companies operating in the grain growing sector (CAEN 0111) reaches 8,056, of which 1,438 (18%) were engaged in no activity, while 2,692 (33%) reported revenue lower than EUR100,000. (mediafax.ro)
Romania Allots Over RON11M To Rebuild Flood-Hit Infrastructure
The Romanian Government on Thursday decided to allocate over RON11 million, from the intervention fund, in order to rebuild the infrastructure in five counties, which was affected by calamities caused lately by massive precipitation.
The bulk of money (RON9 million) target Gorj County.
The funds are necessary to restore the infrastructure affected by natural calamities caused by floods and will be distributed as such: Alba County– RON94,000, Gorj County– RON9,000,000, Iasi County– RON441,000, Maramures County –RON1,347,000, Vaslui County– RON701,000. (mediafax.ro)