05.03.2012

Romania’s industrial producer price index inched up 1% in March from a month earlier, largely fueled by a 1.3% increase in manufacturing prices, the country’s statistics institute INS said more

05.01.2012

Average prices of old three-room apartments in Bucharest went up slightly in April for the second month in a row, to EUR78,400, an increase of 0.6% on the previous month, according to ZF’s real more

04.25.2012

Software applications for mobile terminals available in Romania are not expensive, but the prices charged by mobile telephony operators for data services are not adjusted to household income, said more

04.20.2012

Although at least in theory all electricity consumers have been able to change their supplier since 2007, with the exception of large companies, few have given up the comfort of regulated prices to more

04.10.2012

Romanian Rompetrol Downstream on Tuesday increased pump priced for gasoline by 0.14 lei (EUR0.03) per liter, which means that one liter of Efix 95 costs RON5.94 and premium Alto 101 costs RON6.58 per more

04.03.2012

Romania’s industrial producer price index inched up 0.8% in February from a month earlier, fueled by growth in most sectors, the country’s statistics institute INS said Tuesday. more

03.22.2012

The price of a cigarette pack in Romania will rise by RON0.15-RON0.20 on July 1, while the total excise duty will be increased to EUR79.19 per 1000 cigarettes from the current EUR76.6 per 1000 more

03.20.2012

The gradual removal of electricity price regulation will only involve one stage for this year, as the market is 15% deregulated for industrial consumers in September, according to Economy Minister more

03.20.2012

The bill on electricity and the organization and operation of the energy market watchdog, ANRE, approved by the government at the end of last week and sent to the Parliament, includes some new things more

03.16.2012

Romanian authorities plan to maintain the tariffs for the natural gas delivered to household clients unchanged until end-March 2013, according to a joint draft order from the energy watchdog ANRE, the more

03.08.2012

Land prices in Bucharest will remain at levels seen at the end of 2010, with the only areas to see declines in prices and demand being the ones in the outskirts and those without infrastructure, more

03.05.2012

The number of houses built last year on the local market fell by 9%, to 44,456 units, with the Bucharest-Ilfov area recording the biggest decline, of 23%. more

03.02.2012

Romania’s industrial producer price index inched up 0.7% in January from a month earlier, fueled by growth in most sectors, the country’s statistics institute INS said Friday. more

02.29.2012

The liberalization of gas prices, requested by the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission, will not result in a strong increase of fees, to import levels, since purchase power is low more

02.28.2012

Romania’s low tariffs for energy consumers are taking a toll on companies’ financial resources, limiting new investments, said Adrian Borotea, corporate affairs manager with Czech utility CEZ. more

02.28.2012

The government will express a point of view on the liberalization of electricity and gas prices by March 21, the date of the next board meeting held by the International Monetary Fund board, Tuesday more

02.24.2012

Bucharest and Kiev are the only Central and Eastern Europe capitals that saw new flat prices go up in the final quarter of 2011, with apartment prices in Bucharest going up 5% according to a survey by more

02.23.2012

One liter of diesel oil costs 6 lei (almost EUR1.4) at Petrom’s filling stations as of Thursday, a record high level, after the company raised the price by RON0.09 per liter. The gasoline liter is more

02.22.2012

Current gas prices in Romania create an unsustainable situation that could impact investment on this segment, including the activity of the thermal power producer built by OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) in more

02.20.2012

Companies holding bilateral contracts with Romanian state-owned hydropower producer Hidroelectrica accepted price increases and a 10% to 20% reduction of delivered quantities, as well as a shorter more

02.02.2012

Romanian industrial producer prices inched up 0.5% on the month in December, the highest increase in the European Union, official data showed Thursday. more

02.02.2012

Romania’s industrial producer price index inched up 0.4% in December from the previous month, backed by increases in most sectors, the country’s statistics institute INS said Thursday. more

01.29.2012

Romania will try to negotiate with the International Monetary Fund a later date to liberalize its energy market, President Traian Basescu told a news conference Sunday. more

01.19.2012

Romanian aluminum producer Alro Slatina (ALR.RO) Thursday said it is reconsidering all its investments and expenditure, because of the cheap energy deficit, which increased electricity costs. more

01.18.2012

Apartment developers have a few thousand homes unsold in Bucharest almost four years since the start of the decline in real estate, with starting prices of EUR30,000 plus VAT for a studio in Militari, more