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Telecom. IT: Sixty-one percent of Romanians say they have been the target of online fraud attempts

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

 As many as 61% of Romanians say they have been the target of online fraud attempts, although 68% of Romanians in urban areas consider themselves well informed and aware of the risks related to online scams, according to a recent survey.According to Reveal Marketing Research, the most common consequences of online fraud are infection of the device with malware or viruses (42%) and loss of money (30%)."Among the most popular types of online ...

Trade: Draft beer consumption low in Romania as local purchasing power hinders it

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

  Draft beer consumption in Romania increased the most in 2024, by 13%, from 2023, but Romania is still below its heyday pick of 2008, with a declining local purchasing power being one of the factors that led to this situation.In fact, in 2024, after three years of consecutive decline, Romania's beer market stabilised slightly above the threshold of 15 million hectolitres, according to data with the Brewers of Romania Association. While between ...

Brewers of Romania Association: Beer market, somewhere at critical threshold of 15 million hectoliters

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

 The Romanian beer market is at the critical threshold of 15 million hectoliters, having stabilized after two consecutive years of aggressive decline, but it is difficult to work with inflation, fiscal unpredictability, with elements that generate distrust, something that can be seen among consumers, said Mihai Voicu, president of the Brewers of Romania Association, on Tuesday."Obviously, we have been going through less easy times in the last period at ...

Amstel  to be produced in Romania

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

The Dutch beer Amstel, part of the HEINEKEN group, is launching in Romania in March of this year. Amstel® will become the first international brand from the current portfolio of mainstream beers in Romania, offering consumers an affordable alternative, but with a consolidated reputation globally. Made from 100% malt, without the addition of unmalted grains, Amstel offers a balanced, light taste, but at the same time full of flavor. Amstel beer will be also ...

Agriculture: Romania's chicken meat production exceeds by 100pct national demand

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

 Romania is producing chicken meat on farms that exceeds by 100% national demand, and so there are export possibilities, said Ioan Popa, chairman and founder of Transavia agricultural company, on Monday."It is the only area - I mean in terms of food, food products - where we produce 100% over the domestic demand. We also have export possibilities. That does not mean that we do not import, but imports and exports are somewhere close to the same level. On ...

Additional financing of almost 60 million euros for investments in agricultural machinery

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

The Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) will allocate money, in a first stage, by supplementing funds from Package 4.1.1. of sub-measure 4.1 ''Investments in agricultural holdings'', to a number of 189 projects worth almost 60 million euros, declared eligible and left without financing, informs a press release from the institution."By supplementing the funds allocated to Package 4.1.1. from sub-measure 4.1 'Investments in agricultural holdings', ...

Romania recorded, last year, a decrease in areas and yields of main crops 

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Last year, Romania recorded a decrease in areas and yields (average production per hectare) for the main crops, and at the European Union level, the country ranked first in the area cultivated with sunflower and corn and third in production, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, published on Monday.Last year, crop production decreased in all crops, namely cereals for grains, oilseeds, vegetables, potatoes and legumes for grains, and ...

Infrastructure: Wizz Air celebrates 100 million passengers in Romania

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

  In over 18 years of activity on the market, the airline already transported over five times Romania’s population 100 Romanian passengers flying this week will be randomly selected as the lucky winners of EUR 30 travel vouchers, on some of the airline’s flights from all seven bases across the ...

Real Estate: Romania’s construction market faces a wave of insolvencies

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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Romania’s construction market is facing big problems: the volume of work fell by almost 6% last year and the number of insolvencies topped 1,500 companies. The current challenges and possible solutions to overcome them were discussed and analyzed during the second edition of FORECAST Brunch, an event recently organized by the platform Vindem-Ieftin.ro, which brought together major players in this ...

Agriculture: EU cereal exports dropping , Romania the biggest exporter

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Soft wheat exports in EU since the beginning of 2024/2025 season until March 23, 2025 have reached 15.46 million tons, on the drop by 35% compared to 23.75 million tons in the same period of 2024, according to data released by the European Commission.   According to these data, over July 1, 2025- March 23, 2025, Romania was by far the biggest soft wheat exporter in EU, with a quantity of 4.367 million ...

Financial support worth over 10.6 million RON for livestock breeders 

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

 The Payment and Intervention Agency for Agriculture (APIA), through the County Centers, is making the payment of state aid in the livestock sector (breed improvement) starting last Thursday, requested through payment requests for services provided in January 2025.The amount paid is worth approximately 10.62 million RON and is granted from the state budget, through the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, for applicants who have ...

Trade: Report:Luxury retail sales in Europe slowed down in 2024, while Romania has yet to reach its full potential

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The European luxury retail industry continued its growth in 2024, albeit at a more moderate pace compared with previous years. European luxury retail sales increased by 4% vs. 2023, but below the growth rates recorded in 2023 and 2022, which stood at 7% and 23%, respectively. This shows that the market has entered a phase of normalization following the post-pandemic boom, according to the latest Cushman & Wakefield European Luxury Retail ...

Cars: Employers: Shortage of skilled workers, a major challenge for car workshops in Romania

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Romania is facing an unprecedented crisis of the workforce in the car repair sector, and the effects of this problem risk paralysing the automotive service industry, warns the Employers' Association of Automotive Service Operators (POSA), in a press release.According to POSA data, over 40% of the workshops are experiencing major difficulties in recruiting skilled workers, and many are already refusing customers or significantly extending delivery times due ...

Dacia: New Bigster model enters production lines of Mioveni plant

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

 The new Bigster model is entering the production lines of the Mioveni plant, Mihai Bordeanu, managing director of Dacia Brand South Eastern Europe, announced on Tuesday."It is an important moment in Mioveni (...), because the new Bigster is entering the production lines. The new Bigster represents Dacia's entry into the C segment (...), this model is awaited by many in Europe and in Romania. We are practically waiting to write a new chapter in the ...

Tourism : ANAT: Romania needs 30 M euros annually to promote itself as tourist destination

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Romania needs 30 million euros annually for tourism promotion, and this amount could come from tourists by introducing a tax of one euro per night of accommodation and not from the state budget, the vice-president of the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT), Adrian Voican, said on last Wednesday."I said it clearly: we need 30 million euros annually and when I say that I'm not saying these money should necessarily come from the state budget, because ...

Healthcare: Study on the dental health behaviour of Romanians in the diaspora

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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The Clinic DRU announces the results of a detailed study regarding the behavior of the Romanians in the diaspora as regards oral care. The main identified issues are the high costs of treatments abroad. The study shows that Romania is last by one in the European Union regarding the frequency of the visits to the dentist. Only one out of four Romanians go to a check-up annually and eight out of ten prefer to postpone the visits even when there are dental pains, choosing ...

Real estate: Study: Housing prices may slow down growth rate this year

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Higher housing prices will be seen this year, especially in the main urban centers of the country, where demand remains at a high level, and where the growth rate will be slower, while the 2024 rate is not sustainable on a long run, according to a market analysis made by an online real estate platform.   “Apartment prices at national level went up by 13% last year. In some of the big cities they ...

Infrastructure: Private rail operators ask for urgent measures to support rail freight transport in Romania

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

   The Employers' Organization of Private Railway Companies in Romania (OPSFPR) is asking government authorities to implement urgent measures to ensure the viability and development of rail freight transport in Romania, according to a press release.Thus, OPSFPR is asking that, in the very short term, the authorities implement a system that will allow railway operators to absorb the impact of the energy crisis and to be able to compete, at ...

Romanian-Bosnian joint venture to build the longest section Unirii Motorway, Ditrau-Grinties lot

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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A Romanian-Bosnian joint venture will build the longest section of the 37.9-kilometer A8 motorway, also called Unirii (the Union) Motorway, namely the Ditrau-Grinties lot, Transport Minister Sorin Grindeanu announced on last Thursday."Today we signed the contract for the construction of a new lot of the mountain section of the A8 (Unirii Motorway). The Ditrau-Grinties lot (37.9 km), the longest of this motorway, will be built by a Romanian-Bosnian joint ...

Wizz Air expands operations in the Republic of Moldova and allocates a new aircraft

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Wizz Air airline expands its operations in the Republic of Moldova by allocating its third aircraft- Airbus A320 in October and introduction of six new routes.According to the press release of the airline sent on Wednesday, the planned development will offer over 393,000 supplementary seats for sale to and from the Republic of Moldova and the tickets are ...

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