Social/Politics
Bucharest Attracts One In Three Tourists Visiting Romania; But Still Lags Behind Budapest And Prague
Bucharest is annually visited by 2.44 million tourists, who come to Romania’s capital city either on business or on holiday.
Romania Forex Reserves Stable At EUR30.9B In August
Romanian foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR30.87 billion at the end of August, little changed from EUR30.9 billion in July, central bank data showed Monday.
Tourist Arrivals In Romania Up 4% On Year In July
Arrivals at Romanian tourism accommodation establishments rose 3.7% in July from the year-earlier month, while overnight staying increased 4.1% on the year, data from the statistics institut...
Funds Left Unused By National Housing Agency To Be Reassigned Within First Home Program
Romania's government will redistribute funding left unused from the RON500 million guarantee budget for housing built by the National Housing Agency (ANL) under the "First Home" mortgage len...
INS: Romania Unemployment Rate Down To 7% In July
Romania's unemployment rate went down to 7% in July, from 7.1% in the previous month, seasonally adjusted data from the statistics institute INS showed Friday.
Romanian Companies Interested In Enel’s Units - Energy Minister
Romanian energy minister Razvan Nicolescu told Enel representatives in a meeting Thursday that several Romanian companies are interested in buying some of the Italian group’s operations in t...
INS: Romania Housing Permits Down To 3,807 In July
Romanian housing permits inched down 0.4% to 3,807 units in July, from 3,824 units a month earlier, the country’s statistics institute INS said Thursday.
Romania Executives Expect Growth In Retail and Services
Romanian managers forecast activity in the retail and services sectors will grow in the August-October period compared with the previous three months, the statistics institute INS said in a...
Food Prices Kept Rising Even While Romanians' Income Faltered
Ziarul Financiar tracked the prices of ten core items in Romanians' baskets over the past six years and analyzed their trend in the May 2008-August 2014 period, when the consumer price index...