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Real Estate: Romania's stock of modern retail space hits 4.23 ml sqm
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Romania's stock of modern retail space totals 4.23 million square meters, placing it as the third market in Central and Eastern Europe after Poland and the Czech Republic, shows data published on Monday by real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.According to the report, in the first half of the current year, developers handed over four modern retail projects accounting for a total area of 30,000 sqm in Giurgiu, Calarasi, Dej and ...
Healthcare: HealthMin Rafila: There are therapeutic, financial resources for 200 spinal muscular atrophy patients
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Health Minister Alexandru Rafila on Monday said that there are therapeutic and financial resources for 200 spinal muscular atrophy patients, and the early detection of this disease can improve the development and life expectancy of children with this pathology."Early diagnosis of this disease is accessible at the moment from a technological point of view. A reduced incidence of between 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 4,000 cases will not have a huge impact in terms of ...
Government approves National Cancer Registry setting up
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
The Government approved on Thursday the decision on setting up the National Cancer Registry, government spokesman Mihai Constantin announced."The Government Decision on the establishment of the National Cancer Registry was approved, which will shortly lead to a unitary collection of information on all types of cancer, in order to monitor the incidence of cancers at national level, assess and control the impact of this disease and substantiate public health ...
Tourism : Arrivals at Romania's tourist accommodation establishments, up 17.3pct in H1 2023
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Arrivals at Romania's tourist accommodation establishments including apartments and rooms for rent in H1 2023 totalled 5.616 million people, up 17.3% y-o-y, according to data with the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Thursday.Of the total number of arrivals, the arrivals of Romanian tourists at tourist accommodation establishments made up 83.4%, while the arrivals of foreign tourists made up 16.6%.Overnight stays at tourist ...
Trade: eMAG Launches Dermato Shop, a New Online Shop-in-Shop Concept
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
eMAG is simplifying the way customers can find and order products for their entire family’s skincare routine and is launching the first shop-in-shop dedicated to dermato-cosmetic products. Under the umbrella of eMAG Dermato Shop, customers can easily discover a range of over 3,000 products for the whole family from top international and local companies in the cosmetic and beauty industry, such as L’Oreal, ...
Report: Romanians bought almost 7 billion euros online in 2022
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Romanians shopped online for almost 7 billion euros in 2022, of which more than half was allocated to clothing and electronics, according to eBook eCommerce Growth Strategies data, the largest data and growth strategy report for online stores in Romania, made by Limitless Agency, a digital marketing agency. Thus, the average revenue per user generated in the e-commerce industry was 467 euros. The ...
Study: 83% Of Millennials And 93% Of GenZ Shop Online At Least Once A Month
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping destination, announces the results of a study focused on GenZ and Millennials’ shopping habits. The data showcases how these two generations relate to the shopping journey, from researching their options to how they prefer to pay for ...
Air conditioner sales have doubled in first 7 months of the year
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Sales of air conditioners doubled in the first 7 months of the year compared to the same period in 2022 and prices were lower by approximately 10%, according to e-commerce industry company evoMAG."With the greater desire to buy air conditioners, the diversity in the category has also increased. At evoMAG, we have doubled the stock of products and thus manage to ensure faster delivery of orders. Currently, evoMAG lists over 150 available models, from over 20 ...
Home&Deco, The Star Segment In The First 6 Months In Ecommerce
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
The analysis conducted by MerchantPro, a local SaaS eCommerce solutions platform, based on data from active online stores in both 2023 and the first half of 2022, reveals an 8.5% increase in sales compared to the same period last year. In terms of the number of orders placed by customers this year, the growth remains moderate (+6%). According to the data analyzed by MerchantPro, the most dynamic market ...
Infrastructure: European Union Aviation Safety Agency notified with respect to Wizz Air flights in Romania
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has been informed about the issue of flights operated by Wizz Air from Romania, in order to implement the relevant legislation, Bogdan Mindrescu, secretary of state with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, posted on his Facebook page on Saturday."Today we had a series of concrete discussions regarding flight cancellations, operating delays and the situation of Wizz Air company passengers in Romania. (...) I ...
HiSky: Bucharest – Chisinau Flights from 49.99 euro, starting September
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Starting September 25th, HiSky introduces a new route that will connect Bucharest and the capital of the Republic of Moldova. The flights will be operated three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, departing from Chisinau airport at 7:30 am and returning at 6:30 pm. The ticket price starts from 49.99 euros per flight segment, and the duration of the journey is 50 minutes. Until the ...
Aeroitalia to fly on new route from Baneasa Airport, as of September 16
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
A new air route between Romania and Italy will be available from September 16 from Baneasa - Aurel Vlaicu Airport in Bucharest, Aeroitalia announced in a press release on Friday.According to the quoted source, the flights connecting Baneasa - Aurel Vlaicu Airport in Bucharest with Ancona Airport will be operated by ATR72 aircraft with 68 seats and are scheduled every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.The schedule of the new flights is as follows: ...
Cars: New passenger car registrations in Romania decline 2.8pct in Q2 2023
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
New passenger car registrations in Romania decreased by 2.8% in Q2 2023 , y-o-y, while new registrations of commercial cars declined 8.6% in the same period of time, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).In Q 2 2023, the share of new registrations of imported used passenger cars in total new car registrations further increased (67%), with a decrease of 7.2 percentage points y-o-y noticeable in used commercial ...
Tourism: Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey, countries where Romanians chose to spend holidays this summer
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Over 53% of Romanians who spend their holidays abroad this summer cose countries like Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey, and 56% chose to travel by personal car, according to an opinion poll made by CEC Bank in partnership with FinZoom.ro. Greece is the country where most Romanians chose to spend their holidays – 22% of respondents, while 17% chose Bulgaria and 14.5% will go to Turkey. At the same time, ...
Survey: Four out of ten Romanians travelled abroad in past year
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
According to MKOR and Avis study called “Romanians' Travel Habits” four out of ten Romanians travelled abroad in the past year, 43% prefer to travel for well defined purposes, with limited time and budget, according data of a specialized study released on Tuesday. At the same time, the number of epople who chose another country is lower – four out of ten Romanians, while travelling frequency is reduced to an average ...
Hilton makes EUR 11 M investment in 4-star Hotel in Targu Mures
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
In July, the inauguration of the Hampton by Hilton hotel took place in Targu Mures, an investment of 11 million euros by Multinvest Group, co-financed in proportion to 35% by the Pro Economica Foundation. The construction of the 6-story building with a usable area of 5,000 square meters began in April 2021 and lasted two years. Hampton by Hilton Targu Mures has a total capacity of 115 rooms and has been classified as 4 ...
Trade: Romanian out of home coffee market is 600 million euros, a third of which generated in Bucharest
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
The out of home coffee market in Romania is an industry amounting to 600 million euros, a third of which being generated in Bucharest, where the average coffee price is 10.5 lei, according to a Hospitality Culture Institute study. According to a press release issued on Wednesday, the study “Out of home consumption in Romania”, analyses coffee consumption behavior in ten urban centers in ...
Healthcare: telemedica, a virtual clinic software product, launched by htss following an investment of over 500,000 euros
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
High-Tech Systems & Software (htss), a company specializing in providing software services for the medical industry, with over 1,000 clients in 11 countries, has launched telemedica – a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform of virtual clinic type, following an investment of over 500,000 euros. The platform targets clinics, medical centers, and public and private hospitals in Romania. Through telemedica, medical units can open new sales channels for medical services, ...
Romania is almost at the bottom of the ranking in Europe in terms of neonatal screening
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Romania is almost at the bottom of the ranking in Europe in terms of neonatal screening, the president of the Romania National Alliance for Rare Diseases, Dorica Dan, said on last Thursday."Basically, Romania is at the bottom of the ranking in Europe regarding neonatal screening. Screening is done only for three diseases. We also have a pilot project for screening patients with spinal amyotrophy - a pilot project implemented by the Robanescu Hospital in ...
Infrastructure: AirConnect starts operating on Baneasa Airport with inaugural flight to Baia Mare
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
The Romanian-owned airline AirConnect launched its operations from Bucharest Baneasa "Aurel Vlaicu" International Airport, with four daily flights and four arrivals, at prices starting from 50 euros."This is the moment when, in fact, AirConnect consolidates its presence in Bucharest by repositioning itself to a new home, which we hope will be successful and bring our passengers the benefits they are so much looking for and for the moment we could not offer ...