Romanian Economy Most Likely To Stay In Recession In 3rd Quarter
The Romanian economy will most likely stay in recession in the third quarter of the year, according to economists’ estimations, after the country’s statistics institute INS published last week the industrial production data for July.
Romanian adjusted industrial production inched down 0.1% in July compared with a month earlier, on lower output in the manufacturing sector, INS said Thursday. Manufacturing production decreased 0.7% on the month in July, while output in the mining and energy sectors advanced 8.4% and 3%, respectively. The data are adjusted for the number of working days and seasonal factors. (Romania Libera)
Romanians Use One Toothpaste Tube A Year – Study
Romanians use the same toothbrush for two years while the toothpaste consumption is the lowest in the European Union, according to specialists.
Specialists, who warn that 8 of 10 Romanians have cavities, are also concerned that Romanians only use one toothpaste tube per capita every year, while the European average is five toothpaste tubes per capita, according to “Smile, Romania” study. (Adevarul)
Adrian Vasilescu: Romania Has Not Given Up Recovery Of Treasure From Moscow
Adrian Vasilescu, counselor of Romanian central bank’s governor, stated that Romania has not given up the recovery of its national treasure from Moscow, representing over 93 tons of gold and important documents.
Vasilescu told Digi 24 TV that the treasure included, besides the central bank’s gold, important documents and the jewels of the royal family and other families. (Puterea)
Job Financing Scheme For Youth, Operational Since January 1, 2014
After President Traian Basescu stated that the government is not using the financing resources for the project “Guarantees for the Youth”, the European Funds Ministry said that the job financing scheme for youth has been operational since January 1, 2014.
According to a release of the European Funds Ministry, the measures to guarantee jobs for youth “are currently financed from the social insurance budget and the state budget, while the amounts spent will be deducted by the European Union after the approval of the Operational Programme Human Capital 2014 – 2020″. Thus, the financing scheme in Romania registers no delay. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Over 5,800 Physicians Loaded Data In Electronic Health Record
Over 5,800 physicians loaded the data in the Electronic Health Record, while almost 4,000 patients studied their medical record, according to Marius Filip, in charge with the Electronic Health Record program, which was launched in March 2013, with EU funds.
“According to the statistic report, on September 8, 2014, over 2 million electronic health records were initiated. At the same time, 4,813 institutions or medical service providers already sent the medical documents related to the patient’s file, out of which 4,741 are family physicians and only 72 are ambulatory units or hospitals. At the moment, there is no legal obligation to send this data,” Filip said, justifying the low number of providers in the program. (Gandul)