Why an NGO is getting ready to build a “school of trades” in Cluj? Beard Brothers: “We want to tell young people that you can do a cool job, that it can be cool to have a trade” dec. 30 Kristina Reștea 0 comentarii
Around 1,300 employees at Alro Slatina could be laid off as aluminium production is cut amid energy crisis dec. 30 Redacția 0 comentarii
Non-resident business tourists to Romania spent 791.5 million lei in the first 9 months of the year dec. 30 Ionuț Ardeleanu 0 comentarii
Frames analysis: 2022, the year of contrasts. Pandemic, inflation and labour crisis risk deepening imbalances in Romania dec. 30 Ionuț Ardeleanu 0 comentarii
Electric batteries: Northvolt launches production on its first ‘mega-factory’ built in Sweden dec. 30 Ionuț Ardeleanu 0 comentarii
The Constitutional Court rejected the USR challenge on the draft state budget for 2022, the law proceeds to enactment dec. 28 Ionuț Ardeleanu 0 comentarii
Lukoil wants to produce green hydrogen at the Petrotel refinery in Ploiesti, in partnership with Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom dec. 28 Ionuț Ardeleanu 0 comentarii
Nicolae Ciucă promises that the targets assumed in the NRRP for the fourth quarter will be met dec. 28 Ionuț Ardeleanu 0 comentarii
The Authority for the Digitalization of Romania wants to develop new IT systems, with a budget of 161 million lei dec. 28 Redacția 0 comentarii
OMV Petrom employees take to the streets again. What the employees demand: “Wages that do not lag behind the work we do and the rising costs of living” dec. 28 Redacția 0 comentarii
Electric car registrations in Romania have doubled in 2021 compared to 2020 dec. 27 Redacția 0 comentarii
Major change in the EU: France and Italy call for an increase in the 3% deficit limit and changes to the debt criteria: “We need a new strategy for investment and growth” dec. 27 G4Media 0 comentarii
Ministry of Finance: Budget deficit of 4.7% of GDP and total expenditure of 33.4% of GDP in the 11 months to 2021 dec. 27 Redacția 0 comentarii
Gas prices fall for the fourth day in a row. US gas deliveries further calmed the market dec. 27 Redacția 0 comentarii
Christmas and New Year’s holidays: in Romania or abroad? Egypt, the main destination of choice for Romanians dec. 24 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
Romania, the only EU country where the number of researchers has decreased in the last ten years (Eurostat data) dec. 24 Redacția 0 comentarii
The human resource problem will become more acute among IT&C and automotive companies present in the West. The three major challenges 2022 will bring dec. 24 Redacția 0 comentarii
What Romanians want for Christmas: Household appliances, holidays, phones dec. 24 Kristina Reștea 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE The Government could use almost 8 billion lei from the PNRR to finance the budget deficit and public debt dec. 23 Elena Deacu 0 comentarii
End of year economic outlook. Analysis by researchers at Babeș-Bolyai University: The country’s GDP returned to pre-pandemic levels in 1.5 years/ In previous crises, the economy recovered in 5-6 years. What are the explanations and forecasts for 2022? dec. 23 Kristina Reștea 0 comentarii
POLL: 80% of Romanians will spend Christmas with their family this year / 50% will spend 500 lei or less on gifts / Only 21% of those surveyed are afraid they might get sick from Covid dec. 21 Redacția 0 comentarii
The price of gas on the Romanian Commodity Exchange reached today a historical record 833,533 lei/MWh. More than 50% increase in the last week dec. 21 Redacția 0 comentarii
ANALYSIS The government wants to make it a criminal offence to withhold contributions at source without paying them to the budget. What do tax experts say? ‘Ambiguous and dangerous’ provisions dec. 21 Kristina Reștea 0 comentarii
Glovo buys Foodpanda. Competition Council gives green light to deal, but with conditions, concerned about Glovo’s market share dec. 18 Redacția 0 comentarii
Azomures stops fertilizer production. The company says it will resume production “if and when market conditions allow”. dec. 18 Redacția 0 comentarii
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă presents the main measures taken by the Government in 2022: lowering the threshold for micro-enterprises, reduced VAT on heating and housing / Prison for withholding and non-payment of contributions / National Anti-Corruption Strategy adopted dec. 18 Carmen Radu 0 comentarii
The Government abandons the reduction of the tax threshold for micro-enterprises / PM Ciucă: We will not approve such an initiative dec. 18 Ionuț Ardeleanu 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE Draft budget 2022: Strong growth for Transport as NRRP-funded infrastructure projects get underway dec. 18 Dania Marcu 0 comentarii
What are the obligations of persons earning income from virtual currency transactions? ANAF publishes a guide after the amounts declared have dropped considerably dec. 18 Kristina Reștea 0 comentarii
Tax consultant: Tax changes announced at the end of the year destroy any trace of predictability for businesses dec. 16 Redacția 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE Competition Council: European Commission considers that the transfer of Romexpo land to CCIR constitutes State aid in its current form dec. 16 Elena Deacu 0 comentarii
PREMIERE Dacia Spring, the first electric car voted in 21 years the best and most affordable vehicle in Autobest 2022 dec. 16 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
Budget for 2022 could be adopted by Parliament before Christmas (sources) dec. 16 Redacția 0 comentarii
Government discusses on Wednesday the increase of pensions and allowances from 1 January 2022 dec. 14 Redacția 0 comentarii
Engie Romania director: a cold winter will empty the gas storage, which could lead to price increases in 2022 as well dec. 14 Redacția 0 comentarii
The 9.3 hectare platform of Technosteel Iasi, a company in judicial reorganization, put up for auction dec. 14 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
Economy Minister announces €500 million programme for microelectronics from 2022: “We are looking in particular at the automotive industry, but we also need semiconductors in agriculture” / Programmes also for the manufacturing industry dec. 14 Redacția 0 comentarii
Highway to Moldova postponed: CNAIR will designate next year the constructors of the three lots between Ploiesti and Buzău / PNRR foresees that by 2024 half of the motorway will already be built dec. 14 Mădălina Podaru 0 comentarii
In October, the net salary reached 3,544 lei. Highest earnings – in IT, lowest in Hospitality dec. 13 Kristina Reștea 0 comentarii
The inflation rate reached 7.4%. Which products saw the biggest price increases? dec. 13 Redacția 0 comentarii
Army buys 1,000 armoured vehicles for internal and external interventions dec. 13 Matei Ionescu 0 comentarii
Transport company: Foreign freight prices set to skyrocket starting this week dec. 13 Redacția 0 comentarii
ANALYSIS Income reporting from crypto transactions has collapsed after Romania introduced crypto taxation. Only 1,300 Romanians declared income from virtual currency transactions last year, a 25-fold drop from 2019 / State revenues 20 times lower dec. 13 Elena Deacu 0 comentarii