06.26.2012

Apartment prices in six of Romania’s largest cities dropped by up to 4.5% in the first six months of the year, and the decline was sharper on the new flat segment, which fell up to 6.7%, according more

06.22.2012

The prices of consumer goods and services in Romania are 60% of the European Union average, but Romanians pay more for electronics and about the same as the EU average for clothing and personal more

06.13.2012

New apartment prices in capital city Bucharest are, in some cases, even double the prices of new apartments in other big cities in Romania, although Bucharest has seen the highest decline in housing more

05.29.2012

The short deadlines set for the deregulation of electricity prices in Romania are not credible and authorities have all the necessary means to delay the process, Stefan Botezatu, managing partner with more

05.28.2012

Romania’s new government has pledged to increase by 5% the administered prices for electricity by the end of June, according to a memorandum signed with the International Monetary Fund. more

05.25.2012

Romanians pay almost twice as much for electricity when adjusted for purchasing power as the Finns or the French, official data showed Friday. more

05.17.2012

Fruit, vegetables and meat imported to Romania are sold in stores and marketplaces at prices almost two, three and even ten times higher than entry prices and, in some cases, a buyer pays for a food more

05.06.2012

Food prices in Romania nearly double from the time they leave producers until they reach supermarkets and price hikes occur throughout the supply chain, former agriculture minister Stelian Fuia said more

05.05.2012

Romania will keep gas prices unchanged this year both for household and non-household consumers, Economy Minister-designate Daniel Chitoiu told International Monetary Fund and European Commission more

05.03.2012

Romania's largest oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) on Thursday increased pump prices for gasoline and diesel oil by RON0.06 (EUR0.0135) per liter. more

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