ECONOMICS
Romanian insurance sector doubles profit in 2017 2018-06-15 11:58:45
The insurance sector in Romania doubled its net profit last year to 508 million RON (110 million Euro) from 251 million RON in 2016, according to profit.ro.
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IMF criticizes Romania's low level of public investments 2018-06-07 11:00:09
A document published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after consultations with Romania says that a more cautious fiscal discipline would help rebalance Romania’s economy and lessen the...
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ECONOMICS
Vienna Insurance Group posts growing profit in Q1 2018 2018-05-23 15:22:22
Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) reports further improvement in all key figures for the 1st quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in the previous year.
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ECONOMICS
Romania's new cars sales hit 10-year record 2018-05-21 14:08:29
Sales of new cars in Romania rose by 27.8 per cent in the first four months of this year, to 51,853 units, a 10-year high, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (AP...
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ECONOMICS
Employees in Bucharest, Cluj, Timis and Ilfov best paid in 2018 2018-05-21 14:03:49
Employees in Bucharest and the counties of Cluj, Timis and Ilfov are the best paid this year in terms of net average monthly earnings. At the opposite end are employees in the counties of Bistri...
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ECONOMICS
Deloitte Romania and Reff & Associates advised MAS in acquiring Militari Shopping Center 2018-05-16 14:05:34
Deloitte Romania and Reff & Associates, member of Deloitte Legal in Romania, have advised MAS Real Estate in the acquisition of Militari Shopping Center from Atrium European Real Estate in a tra...
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ECONOMICS
Pillar 2 is a fundamental tool for pension savings, says Foreign Investors Council 2018-05-16 12:44:59
The Foreign Investors Council (FIC), which brings together companies hiring approximately 200.000 people, is worried by possible policy measures affecting the three-pillar pension savings system...
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ECONOMICS
OTP Bank Romania's profit increased 18 per cent in Q1 2018 2018-05-15 14:05:19
OTP Group announces the financial results for the first quarter of 2018. According to the report published in Budapest, which presents the consolidated result adjusted in accordance with the Gro...
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ECONOMICS
Vodafone Romania posts 723 million Euro services revenues in 2017, up 2.5 per cent compared to last year 2018-05-15 12:43:02
Vodafone Romania announces the key performance indicators for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 2018, as reported by Vodafone Group Plc.
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ECONOMICS
Romania surpasses Greece as 16th economy in the EU 2018-05-14 11:42:20
Romania went up one place to become the 16th largest economy in the European Union (EU) in 2017. With the highest economic growth rate in the EU, of 7 per cent, Romania surpassed Greece last yea...
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ECONOMICS
Romania may be the biggest EU fund loser in 2021-2027, says Erste 2018-05-14 11:38:45
Romania will be the Central and Easter European (CEE) country most severely hit by the EU funds cut in the 2021-2027 financial exercise, according to estimates by Austrian group Erste.
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ECONOMICS
Romania's inflation rate hits 5-year record high of 5.2 per cent in April 2018-05-14 11:30:06
Romania's annual inflation rate rose to 5.2 per cent in April, a new record level since June 2013, energy prices increases having a large contribution to the evolution of consumer prices, Nation...
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ECONOMICS
CFA Romania analysts say EUR/RON average exchange rate to reach 4,71 RON in next six months  2018-05-14 11:26:00
Eight out of ten Chartered Financial Analyst Romania (CFA) Romania analysts say that the EUR/RON average exchange rate will reach 4,71 RON in the next six months and 4,75 RON in April 2019.
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ECONOMICS
Goodyear reports net income of 75 million USD in Q1 2018-05-10 13:24:54
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today reported results for the first quarter of 2018.
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ECONOMICS
Romania's average net wage hit all-time high in March 2018-05-09 11:49:08
Romania's average net monthly earnings growth rate accelerated to 15.5 per cent year-on-year in March, from 11.2 per cent in February, due mainly to granting of Easter bonuses, National Institut...
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ECONOMICS
Austrian group buys industrial laundry business in Romania for five million Euro 2018-05-09 11:36:17
Austrian group Salesianer Miettex, which provides industrial laundry services, has taken over a division of local group Promar Textil from Brasov and its brand, Kromatic, according to Romania In...
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ECONOMICS
Vodafone to boost converged services by acquiring UPC Romania 2018-05-09 10:30:58
Vodafone Group Plc has agreed to acquire Liberty Global's operations in Romania, Germany, Czech Republic and Hungary, for a total enterprise value of 18.4 billion Euro as part of a major investm...
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ECONOMICS
World Bank sees Bucharest on par with Western Europe capitals 2018-05-08 13:45:11
Capitals in Eastern Europe, such as Bucharest, Sofia, Budapest and Warsaw compete with almost any major city in Western Europe in terms of economic development, according to a World Bank report....
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ECONOMICS
Nissan to stop sale of diesel cars in Europe 2018-05-08 11:30:22
Japanese carmaker Nissan has announced that it will gradually withdraw from the diesel vehicle market in Europe, in the context of weaker demand for diesel as customers worry about tax rises and...
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ECONOMICS
Autonom buys BT Operational Leasing from Banca Transilvania 2018-05-07 11:42:27
The Banca Transilvania Financial Group and Autonom have closed a deal for the sale of 100 percent of shares in BT Operational Leasing. Through this deal, BT exits a field that was a secondary ni...
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ECONOMICS
New registrations of passenger cars down by 0.7 per cent in Q1 2018 2018-05-07 11:28:28
New registrations of road vehicles for passenger transport decreased by 0.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the first quarter of 2017.
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ECONOMICS
98,000 tourists spent around 6.4 million Euro in May 1 mini-holiday, says Romanian Tourism Federation 2018-05-03 13:16:36
According to the Federation of Romanian Tourism Business Owners (FPTR), around 98,000 tourists travelled to various resorts in the country during the May 1 mini-holiday, where they spent around ...
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ECONOMICS
TeraPlast Group reported 97 per cent increase in turnover in Q1 2018 2018-05-03 11:03:36
TeraPlast Group, one of the main players in the construction market, posted a 131 million RON turnover in the first quarter of 2018 (1st quarter 2017: 67 million RON). The main contributors to t...
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ECONOMICS
Fewer Romanians work from home than anywhere else in the EU, says Eurostat 2018-05-02 11:42:05
Romania has the lowest percentage of work from home employees in 2017, according to a recent Eurostat study released for Labour Day.
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ECONOMICS
Dacia generates 18.5 per cent of Groupe Renault's global sales 2018-05-02 11:31:03
In the first quarter of this year, the Dacia brand, owned by French group Renault, sold 171,577 vehicles, a 13.8 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2017. Dacia's market share in th...
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ECONOMICS
Romania to face extreme workforce crisis, KeysFin analysis finds 2018-05-02 11:24:49
According to a KeysFin analysis, Romanian companies are having difficulty finding employees who are skilled and have communication and teamwork abilities. After competing for good employees with...
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ECONOMICS
Romanians spend most of their money on food and dwelling, study says 2018-04-30 10:33:07
Food and dwelling have the highest shares in the Romanians' monthly expenses although there are some differences between generations, according to a research by Golin and iSense Solutions.
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ECONOMICS
Renault and Dacia set a new sales record for the first quarter 2018-04-27 11:50:38
In the first quarter of 2018, Group Renault increased by 5.4 per cent to 13.2 billion Euro, at constant exchange rates and perimeter.
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ECONOMICS
Facebook posts record revenues for Q1, despite data privacy scandal 2018-04-26 15:10:59
Facebook Inc. shares rose on Wednesday after the company posted a surprising 63 per cent rise in profit as well as an increase in users, despite the fact that it has been going through a difficu...
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ECONOMICS
New car sales increase by over 20 per cent in Romania in the first quarter 2018-04-25 13:28:39
New vehicle sales in Romania increased by 20.3 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period of 2017, reaching almost 36,000 units, according to data released by the Car...
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ECONOMICS
Banca Transilvania posts 366 million RON profit in Q1 2018-04-25 11:44:59
Banca Transilvania registered a net profit of 366 million RON (78.7 million Euro) in the first quarter of this year, up 48.7 percent from the same period of 2017, due to rising operating fees an...
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ECONOMICS
Contactless payments will be the norm by 2020, says Mastercard Romania 2018-04-24 11:49:46
In 2017, Romanians made 100 million contactless payments in Romania, via Mastercard and Maestro cards, representing 60-70 per cent of the total payments.
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ECONOMICS
American auto parts producer closes factory in Northern Romania 2018-04-23 12:05:31
US auto parts producer TRW Automotive will close its wheel factory in Baia Mare, Nothern Romania.
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ECONOMICS
Telekom Romania launches first loans in partnership with Alior Bank 2018-04-23 12:01:04
Telekom Romania, one of the biggest local telecom groups, has launched its first two loans in partnership with Polish lender Alior Bank.
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ECONOMICS
The state of the economy is a reflection of public policy, says FIC 2018-04-20 13:44:22
The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) considers that recent negative economic data which drew the attention of politicians are the result of legislation that was adopted without proper impact asse...
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ECONOMICS
Banca Transilvania to sell 350 million Euro worth of bonds 2018-04-20 11:23:26
Romanian lender Banca Transilvania wants to sell subordinated bonds worth 350 million Euro, with a 10-year maturity and a fixed or variable interest rate.
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ECONOMICS
Romania wants to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 2018-04-19 13:50:40
Romania wants to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and will pay a 6.12 million USD installment this year for the membership.
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ECONOMICS
Banca Transilvania launches online loans 2018-04-17 13:01:47
Banca Transilvania, the second-biggest lender in Romania, has launched an online loan that allows clients to borrow up to 5,000 Euro.
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ECONOMICS
Deloitte Romania survey: 60 per cent of the CFOs find the fiscal and regulatory framework as unstable 2018-04-17 12:45:34
On the background of a falling unemployment and highest GDP growth in Central and Eastern Europe, Romanian CFOs enjoy an overall positive business climate, yet they focus more on consolidation r...
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ECONOMICS
Unicredit estimates economic slowdown in Romania 2018-04-13 09:45:40
The economic growth rate in Romania will slow down to 4.4 per cent in 2018, from close to 7 per cent last year, and the government risks to register budget deficits exceeding 3 per cent of GDP i...
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