07.24.2017

16% of Romanians would use their savings if they had no money left, compared with 29% of Germans and 27% of Italians, according to a comparative social research by Kruk Group. more

07.21.2017

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04.18.2017

2016 was another good year for the industry of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), both from retailers and producers’ perspective. It was the second consecutive year when Romanians had an increased more

04.12.2017

Romania’s toy and games market is valued at approximately EUR160 million, without considering the figures generated by computer games or consoles, a continuously growing field, with a strong more

09.20.2016

Romanian consumers focus on both price and quality when choosing the products they use and the products made by Farmec are adapted to each market on which the company operates, in terms of both more

08.01.2016

Romania's national guarantee fund for SMEs (FNGCIMM) has granted over 21,000 guarantees under the government-backed mortgage lending First Home program in the first half of 2016, up 40% from the same more

07.18.2016

Romanians travelling abroad made card payments worth RON5.3 billion (EUR1.2 billion), while ATM cash withdrawals totaled RON3 billion (EUR674 million) in 2015, according to a Visa study. more

03.30.2016

Romanians spend on average RON87 per year on postal services, with an average of RON106 in towns, while companies earmark RON3,400 annually for the same services, said Catalin Marinescu, president of more

02.08.2016

Romanians Alexandru Popescu and Doru Rusanescu started to run the operations of Dutch company Philips in Romania on February, 1, 2016. more

12.03.2015

Nearly three quarters of Romanians said they would take money out of their savings accounts if interest rates went negative, of which over 17% would switch into alternative assets (such as the stock more

01.28.2015

Romanians grew more concerned about job security, debts and the economy in the last three months of 2014, compared with the previous quarters, according to a survey from market researcher Nielsen. more

01.27.2015

The year 2014 was the best since the start of the economic crisis as regards Romanians’ confidence in the economic and financial perspectives, income was stable and fewer people said their more

10.06.2014

Romanians living abroad on work and residency permits will be able to buy homes in Romania through the state-guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program, under a guarantee budget of RON25 million more

09.16.2014

Over two thirds of Romanians (70%) pay their bills on time, down from 81%, compared to an eastern European average of 72% and a European average of 75%, a survey by market research company TNS more

06.10.2014

Romanians internet users spend nearly 5.5 hours online every day, mostly reading e-mails, news, and product information, according to a study conducted by UPC and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants more

05.19.2014

Two out of three Romanians have debts and half of them owe more than RON5,000, according to a survey ordered by debt collection firm Kruk Romania. more

12.31.2013

Romanians spent almost 4.3 billion lei on cosmetics - personal care and beauty products - in 2013, with the bulk of the amount going to fragrances (RON885 million) and skincare products (RON890 more

10.24.2013

The use of online video content will continue to increase in the future, due to the rising Internet speed and the increasing number of interconnected mobile devices. more

07.23.2013

A survey from Eurobarometer shows that 90% of Romanians think the country’s economic situation is bad, while 31% believe the situation will deteriorate further over the next 12 months. more

06.14.2013

Romanians’ stock market investments have reached 18.1 billion lei (EUR4.1 billion) and the bulk mainly target financial instruments like stocks and bonds, while around RON300 million are held in more

04.18.2013

Alexandru Vlad, head of Selgros Romania, said Romanians spend more money on food than Germans do. more

04.16.2013

Romania’s smartphones and tablets market will continue its fast growth in 2013, but when it comes to paying for online content or for applications, Romanians are rather reluctant to spend money, more

10.09.2012

BCR has brokered transactions with more than 500 kilograms of gold since the beginning of the year, worth over 100 million lei (EUR22 million), the biggest of them involving 40 kilograms of gold each. more

08.16.2012

French government officials are to meet next week to decide whether to lift the barriers to the labor market for Bulgarians and Romanians in a move to provide legal status for some 15,000 ethnic Roma more

04.03.2012

Romanians’ confidence in the European Union fell 14% to 46% in 2011, the lowest level since Romania joined the EU in 2007, according to a Eurobarometer poll presented Tuesday at the European more