06.01.2016

One in four Romanians drinks alcohol on regular days, preferring beer in the summer and homemade wine in the cold season, according to a GfK study. more

05.25.2016

Around 60% of software programs installed in Romania are unlicensed, down by two percent points compared with 2013, despite the tight connection between unlicensed software and cyber-attacks, more

04.27.2016

The latest forecasts for 2016 show there is an upward trend for the consolidation of retail businesses in the European Union, mainly in Romania where the growth is estimated at 7%, according to a more

04.20.2016

Romanians got the urge to buy in the first quarter of 2016, despite their pessimism regarding economic perspectives, according to a study by market research company GfK Romania. more

04.12.2016

The market of non-performing loan (NPL) portfolios in the region gained ground in 2015 and Romania is included in a Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) ranking with sales (including deals ongoing at the more

04.07.2016

The current version of the law on debt discharge brings no alternative for vulnerable social groups whose dwelling conditions could by highly affected, according to a study by Public Policies more

03.29.2016

The number of Romanians making card payments on a daily basis rose 45% between March and December 2015. One in two Romanians use the card to pay for purchases priced below RON10 and the most common more

03.23.2016

Romanians need two-three months to find a new home, similar with the European average, as more and more new homes have been delivered lately, said Razvan Cuc, RE/MAX Romania president. more

03.11.2016

Nearly 50% of the over 10 million Romanians with internet access get product information online, then shop offline, according to “Consumer Barometer” instrument, developed by Google. more

03.09.2016

Romanians are much more affected than people in other countries by the changes over the last three years, which impacted the balance between their personal and professional lives and they work more

03.09.2016

The cigarette black market in Romania increased to 17.8% in January, from 17.5% in November 2015, according to research company Novel Research. more

03.04.2016

Machines will generate 20% of a company’s business content in two years without additional costs, robots will efficiently replace human workforce, while cyber-attacks will be more and more complex more

03.02.2016

Prices of apartments put up for sale across Romania increased by 4.5% on the month in February 2016 and by 9.8% on the year, with the average price reaching EUR1,015/sqm and exceeding the more

02.24.2016

Cigarette producers will significantly increase prices and will look for alternative solutions, such as the sale of e-cigarettes and other types of devices to avoid bankruptcy after smoking will be more

02.17.2016

Romanian Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are optimistic about the economic growth in 2016 and are considering the expansion into new or existing markets, according to Deloitte CFO Survey, which also more

02.08.2016

The number of clients eligible for mortgage loans will decrease by 60% in the next five years, given that only one in ten would afford a 30% down payment, which will be asked by the banks if the law more

02.04.2016

Most Romanians seeking jobs would like to work in the IT, automotive, energy and industry sectors, and the entry-level candidates’ salary expectations exceed RON1,400, according to a study released more

01.25.2016

The biggest challenges for foreign companies in Romania are the frequent changes in legislation, obtaining proper support from Romanian authorities and the implementation of legislative requirements, more

01.25.2016

More and more Romanians in IT, design, translation or writing sectors are registering on the global freelance platforms, while the interest in such jobs is facing an upward trend in Romania as well, more

01.22.2016

Nearly 14,300 of the companies established after the Revolution in 1989 are still active on the Romanian market, according to a study by credit risk management agency KeysFin. more

01.19.2016

Two in ten Romanians want to buy a home and, for nearly 40% of them, it is the first purchase of this type, 41% already have a home but would like to move to a new one and the rest of them plan to buy more

01.12.2016

Nearly half of the families in Romania live in one or two-room apartments while 40% of them have three members, one third of the families have four members and 20% of them have five or six members. more

01.12.2016

The employee absenteeism rate in Romania for 2015, reflecting the percentage of days of absence out of the total working days in a year, reached 2.2% in 2015, a slight decrease compared to 2.4% in more

11.23.2015

The standard VAT rate in Romania is among the highest in the world and will still be placed in the first fifth of the global ranking even after its planned cut to 20% starting January 1, 2016, more

11.18.2015

The office market in large Romanian cities, except capital Bucharest, rose 46% on the year in January-September 2015, to 37,417 leasable square meters, and the largest traded areas are in the cities more