2023 – a new, atypical year for the labour market. What can companies and employees expect and what does the future bring? ian. 16 Claudia Indreica 0 comentarii
ANALYSIS Romania’s accession to the OECD, a “success” 20 years overdue. What benefits it will bring: ‘The hard work is just beginning’ ian. 27 Carmen Radu 0 comentarii
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance to have 35 new electric models by 2030 produced on common platforms ian. 27 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
The picture of Russian-Romanian “friendship” in Economy: Russians manage, control or finance businesses worth billions in our country ian. 27 Kristina Reștea 0 comentarii
The government has approved a quota of 100,000 foreign workers newly admitted to the labor market in 2022 ian. 27 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
Betting on “green” in Energy: Enel Green Power built 5,120 MW of generation capacity in 2021 ian. 26 Redacția 0 comentarii
PSD Spokesperson: We wanted the Energy Ordinance adopted by the Government to apply to January bills. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Justice took a different view ian. 26 G4Media 0 comentarii
National Energy Regulator ANRE adopts a regulation that allows switching energy supplier within 24 hours. The regulation will apply from August 2022 ian. 26 Redacția 0 comentarii
Romanian startup Humans.ai enters the UAE market, following a partnership with Deca4, a blockchain consulting studio ian. 26 Redacția 0 comentarii
EY report: the value of mergers and acquisitions in Romania in 2021 was €5.2 billion, 32% more than the previous year. Top deals ian. 26 Redacția 0 comentarii
ANALYSIS What would happen to Romania if the Russians cut off our gas ian. 26 Matei Ionescu 0 comentarii
Putin scares investors. Markets are starting to price in the risk of war ian. 25 Redacția 0 comentarii
Government sets up inter-ministerial energy committee to find out why energy has become expensive and possible solutions ian. 25 Redacția 0 comentarii
€1.5 billion infrastructure projects expected to be completed this year in Romania’s regional cities ian. 25 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE Metair, the owner of Rombat, could cancel the investment in the electric car battery factory in Cernica, which might be moved to Turkey ian. 25 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
The economic dimension of the Little Union and the merits of Alexandru Ioan Cuza ian. 24 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
Mobile phones were the most purchased product on credit in 2021. Romanians buy the latest phones, TVs or new furniture ian. 24 Redacția 0 comentarii
Competition Council: Number of electricity and gas connections not increasing, even though number of connection requests up 170% higher for gas ian. 24 Carmen Radu 0 comentarii
Romania’s coal production increased by 17.5% in the first 11 months of 2021 ian. 24 Redacția 0 comentarii
Analysis: IT companies offering the highest salaries for Romanian employees/ Microsoft, Endava and Cognizant Solution in the top three. Surprisingly, Amazon’s Romanian division offers the least money ian. 24 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
Cristian Secoșan, currently CEO of Siemens Romania, takes over as CEO of Delgaz, the network division of E.ON Group ian. 20 Redacția 0 comentarii
ANALYSIS The Romanian government is borrowing at the highest interest rates in the EU. Long-term borrowing costs at the highest level in nine years ian. 20 Elena Deacu 0 comentarii
The 15 minimum tax rate for multinationals enters final stretch. What can Romanian companies expect? ian. 19 Redacția 0 comentarii
Romania, through Transgaz, opens a gas export route to Ukraine. It will be ready when the first gas from the Black Sea is expected to be extracted ian. 19 Matei Ionescu 0 comentarii
ANALYSIS An overview of the economic relations between Romania and Ukraine. Which Romanian-Ukrainian businesses would be affected by a Russian invasion ian. 19 Redacția 0 comentarii
The government is forcing companies to recalculate incorrectly issued energy bills. Disconnections forbidden ian. 19 Carmen Radu 0 comentarii
E.ON chief: Energy and gas producers, importers and the Romanian state stand to gain from higher bills, while suppliers have no extra benefit ian. 18 Redacția 0 comentarii
Târgu Mureș “Transilvania” Airport: €30 million European funding for modernisation works ian. 18 Mădălina Podaru 0 comentarii
Unions: Dozens of coal-fired plants being replaced by renewable energy has caused the energy crisis ian. 18 Ovidiu Harfaș 0 comentarii
The government is offering €500 million for semiconductor production. Ministry of Economy launches call for projects ian. 17 Redacția 0 comentarii
Kia sold 2.8 million cars in 2021. For this year, the South Koreans are counting on sales growth of 13.4% ian. 17 Redacția 0 comentarii
Market for service businesses increased in the first 11 months of 2021 by more than 40%. ian. 17 Ionuț Ardeleanu 0 comentarii
Dacia, sales up 3.1% in 2021. Sandero, the second best-selling model in Europe ian. 17 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
Marcel Ciolacu proposes capping energy prices for state-owned companies, as France did / “It is not acceptable to deregulate prices in the middle of a pandemic” ian. 17 Redacția 0 comentarii
Holland & Barrett wellness retail chain to open 120 stores in partnership in Romania, Greece and Bulgaria ian. 17 Redacția 0 comentarii
The government coalition is meeting in Parliament on Monday/ Discussions on energy measures to lower energy bills for citizens, companies and public institutions ian. 17 G4Media 0 comentarii
Ford Puma, the best-selling hybrid in Romania. The company is preparing the arrival in showrooms of the electrified Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus in February and March. ian. 14 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
Salrom is listing on the Stock Exchange. Fondul Proprietatea to list its stake in salt producer ian. 14 Redacția 0 comentarii
More than half of Enel’s customers have met the legal conditions for having their energy bills lowered ian. 14 Redacția 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE Răzvan Nicolescu on the energy bills scandal: almost 70% of price increases go to the state, the government has money to help consumers / State-controlled Electrica, the company that sent wrong bills to consumers ian. 14 Cristian Pantazi 0 comentarii
Hidroelectrica joins the Stock Exchange. The Property Fund will list “at least 15%, as soon as possible” / Energy Minister: “We will vote in favour!” ian. 14 Redacția 0 comentarii
Consumer protection agency to sets up Energy Command to check whether suppliers apply capping and compensation ian. 13 Redacția 0 comentarii
Developer Forty Management wants to authorize the tallest residential tower in Bucharest, a 122 meters tall building near the Miorița Fountain ian. 13 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE Government discusses zero VAT on basic foods and over-taxation of profits of gas and electricity providers ian. 13 Cristian Pantazi 0 comentarii
Only 1 in 10 Romanians check their online private Pillar II pension account ian. 12 Redacția 0 comentarii
NRRP: EUR 1.9 billion enters Romania’s accounts on Thursday as pre-financing of the loan ian. 12 Redacția 0 comentarii
The “mirage” of houses for sale for only 250 euros: a “ghost village” built for disaster victims and abandoned, with no road, electricity or sewerage ian. 12 Redacția 0 comentarii
ANRE has started checks on energy suppliers to see if they are applying capping and offsetting on their energy bills ian. 12 Redacția 0 comentarii
BestJobs: In 2022, competition for talent will increase and employees will change jobs more often ian. 11 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
One United Properties estimates revenues of 1.5 billion lei and net profit of 548.7 million lei in 2022 ian. 11 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
CryptoCoin.PRO analysis: over 30 Romanian startups wanted to launch their own cryptocurrency, a quarter of which are Romanian companies ian. 11 Redacția 0 comentarii
The Petromidia Năvodari refinery was not affected by the conflict in Kazakhstan. KMG International: Crude oil supply on track / Group does not comment on allegations of price fixing with other producers ian. 11 Carmen Radu 0 comentarii
Market for builders: dozens of hotel, sports and cultural centre projects are getting ready for construction this year ian. 11 Kristina Reștea 0 comentarii
BREAKING Government announces new support measures in the face of energy price hikes: VAT cut to 5% on electricity from April / Agriculture and food industry helped with gas bills / New scheme for SMEs ian. 11 Redacția 0 comentarii
Highest paying jobs in 2022: IT is still the star / e-commerce, online marketing and retail to continue to shine this year ian. 11 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE The end of a factory founded in 1864. Timpuri Noi, in insolvency, also sells its 15,000 sq.m. site in Jilava ian. 10 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
National Council for SMEs launches project for students who want to become entrepreneurs ian. 10 Redacția 0 comentarii
Romania’s wind turbines were generating as much electricity as three nuclear reactors on Monday ian. 10 Redacția 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE How the state wants to take 250,000 old cars off the streets. It will pay 3,000 lei to owners who ditch their cars without the need to buy a new one ian. 10 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
The National Bank raised the key interest rate to 2%, below analysts’ expectations. Possible reason: Stagnation in economic activity in the fourth quarter of 2021 due to wave 4 of the pandemic, the energy crisis and bottlenecks in production and supply chains ian. 10 Redacția 0 comentarii
Bucharest Stock Exchange gained 5.28 billion lei in capitalization in the first week of 2022 ian. 10 Ionuț Ardeleanu 0 comentarii
Top franchises worth investing in 2022: HoReCa, services or niche retail / How much money you need to open a franchise business ian. 10 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
Minister for Entrepreneurship and Tourism promises 12 programmes for SMEs this year ian. 7 Redacția 0 comentarii
Analysis: which streaming platforms are available in Romania and which is the most advantageous service ian. 7 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
The Ministry of Economy is coming up with tougher rules for online consumer protection, with fines for retailers of up to 4% of turnover. New misleading practices and remedies for consumers defined ian. 7 Redacția 0 comentarii
Electrica Furnizare promises to retroactively grant customers bill compensations provided by law ian. 7 Redacția 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE Romgaz – Exxonmobil deal for Black Sea gas temporarily blocked. The blockage delays and the offshore law ian. 7 Cristian Pantazi 0 comentarii
ANALYSIS Romania could overtake Poland in GDP per capita by mid-decade ian. 6 Carmen Radu 0 comentarii
All debts of less than 40 lei are automatically cancelled at the beginning of the year by the National Tax Administration Agency ian. 6 Redacția 0 comentarii
The Government will launch the “Rabla Classic” and “Rabla Plus” programmes on 4 February ian. 6 Redacția 0 comentarii
Photovoltaic Green House: Over 45,000 applications have been submitted to validated installers ian. 6 Redacția 0 comentarii
Carbochim shareholders have decided to sell the platform of the company controlled by Iulian Dascălu for a price of at least 41.5 million euros ian. 6 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
Analysis. Developers continue investing in tourism in 2022. Constanța, the favourite destination for new construction sites ian. 6 Kristina Reștea 0 comentarii
The Romanian state definitively wins in Washington the lawsuit in which it risked damages of over two billion euros to the Micula brothers ian. 5 Redacția 0 comentarii
New ‘victims’ in the global energy crisis. Kosovo government bans cryptocurrency mining ian. 5 Redacția 0 comentarii
How to make money from home: business ideas you can start online with as little as €1,500. From content creator to photo or video production ian. 5 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
Absolute record in the labour market. Romanians submitted 12.6 million job applications in 2021 ian. 5 Redacția 0 comentarii
French giant Publicis buys Romanian company Tremend, one of the biggest players in the IT industry ian. 5 Redacția 0 comentarii
Estimates for 2022: Higher loan payments and more difficult access to credit ian. 4 Redacția 0 comentarii
Government gives assurances that there will be no problems with electricity and gas supply this winter / Some companies have stopped or slowed production, and some schools are operating online because they have no heat ian. 4 Redacția 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE Mas RE, Prime Kapital’s Romanian partner, has sold a hotel in Scotland and the money will be invested in Eastern Europe, especially in Romania ian. 4 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
Romanians are at the bottom of the European Union when it comes to fruit and vegetable consumption. Only 2% of the population eats the recommended daily portion ian. 4 Redacția 0 comentarii
Buildings considered to be at seismic risk will be reinforced exclusively with state money. Owners get 25-year ban on selling ian. 4 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
Government wants to ban apartment gas boilers in new apartment blocks. Will property prices rise? ian. 4 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
Minister for Entrepreneurship and Tourism: Romania reached a GDP of around 240 billion euros at the end of 2021, a historical record ian. 3 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
Clotilde Armand wants to turn Matache Square in Bucharest into a “cultural hub and gastronomy pole”. Craft workshops, cinema and fairs on the premises ian. 3 Matei Ionescu 0 comentarii
PwC analysis: 2022 could mark the transition of amnesty from a tax measure to a support measure. What benefits it can bring to companies ian. 3 Raluca Nicolae 0 comentarii
2021, the year when the gasoline price exceeded 7 lei a liter and Romanians got a taste for electric cars dec. 31 Redacția 0 comentarii
ANALYSIS What the housing market will look like in 2022. Analysts expect price increases of around 15%. dec. 31 Răzvan Zamfir 0 comentarii
EXCLUSIVE Electrica SA announced in the run-up to Christmas the collective layoff of a third of its 120 employees, after estimating that profits will fall by 100% in 2022. The company has not informed its shareholders dec. 31 Elena Deacu 0 comentarii
Romania remains the country with the highest percentage of homeowners in the EU dec. 30 G4Media 0 comentarii
