Social/Politics
20,000 Public Sector Jobs Put on the Market in Romania in 2024
Romania public sector registered a job boom in 2024, with almost 20,000 jobs put on the market since the start of the year.
Deloitte: Back-to-school Spending Likely To Remain Unchanged In 2024
Back-to-school spending is likely to remain unchanged this year, as 73 percent of parents are concerned about rising prices for everyday purchases, so low and middle-income ones are planning...
Genesis Property: Nearly 80% Of Gen Z Employees Spend Their Free Time With Their Co-workers At Least Once A Month
Eight out of ten Gen Z employees spend their free time with their teammates, with social relationships in the office being a key factor for many of them in choosing or keeping a job, as per...
Deloitte: Romanian Millennials and GenZs Still Concerned By Cost Of Living
The cost of living remains the top concern for young Romanians (43% of Millennials and 29% of Gen Zs), but the share is slightly lower compared to 44% of Millennials and 33% of Gen Zs, respe...
Romania Registers Highest Proportion of Early Leavers from Education or Training among EU Countries
Romania has the highest proportion of early leavers from education or training among EU countries, of 16.6%, against a European average of 9.5%, being also the state with the lowest weight o...
Romania, 15th Largest Market For Italian Agri-food Products
Romania has become the 15th largest market for Italian agri-food products worldwide, being outranked only by Poland and Greece, in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Mandatory Private Pension Funds In Romania Register 7.8% Average Yield Per Annum in Past 16 Years
Mandatory private pension funds (Pillar II) have in the past 16 years, since their launch in 2008, registered an average yield of 7.8% per annum, among the highest in Europe and OECD during...
Romania Pillar III Pension Funds Overshoot RON5B Net Asset Mark In March 2024
Voluntary private pension funds in Romania (Pillar III) exceeded the threshold of EUR5 billion in net assets managed in March 2024, up 3.1% compared to February 2024, in line with calculatio...
Statistics Board: Annual Average Job Vacancy Rate At 0.78% In 2023, Lower By 0.12 Percentage Points vs 2022
The annual average job vacancy rate was 0.78% in 2023, decreasing by 0.12 percentage points against the previous year, data from Romania's statistics board INS showed on Monday (April 1, 202...