07.05.2012

Romania’s European fund absorption rate is alarming as the country has contracted a little over 60% of the sum allotted by the EU for the 2007-2013 interval and refunded less than 15% to more

06.28.2012

Tax uncertainty in Romania, especially as a result of frequent changes in legislation and a poor relationship with tax authorities, is among the highest in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), more

06.28.2012

Romania ranked on the 40th position in a Global Real Estate Transparency classification, from 32 in 2010, according to a survey of consultancy company Jones Lang LaSalle. more

06.27.2012

Romanian households are cautious with expenses and are willing to cut costs for garments, domestic appliances and vacations, but still consume alcohol, tobacco, according to a survey of 360insights. more

06.27.2012

Romanians got used to the economic crisis, but are still personally affected by its effects lasting for more than three years, according to a survey of 360insights. more

06.25.2012

The Romanian central bank is likely to leave its key rate unchanged at a historic low of 5.25% for a second straight time at its monetary policy meeting due June 27, banking analysts said Monday. more

06.22.2012

Less than 30% of Romanians believe that the financial situation of their household will worsen in the next 12 months, and almost a quarter of them expect the situation will improve, according to a more

06.22.2012

The Romanian IT&C industry reached EUR9.4 billion in sales last year, 2% higher than in 2010, and exports exceeded EUR4.7 billion, up 55% compared to the level of 2008, according to a survey by the more

06.19.2012

The estimated value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) closed in the first five months in Romania stands at around $800 million, almost double compared with the figure in the same period of 2011, more

05.31.2012

About 16% of employers in Romania offer voluntary private pension and other savings plans as benefits to their employees last year, down 8 percentage points compared with 2010, according to a survey more

05.28.2012

The value of Romanian online advertising market stood at 91.8 million lei (some EUR21.7 million) in 2011, according to Romanian Online Advertising Study (ROADS) conducted by IAB Romania and PwC more

05.23.2012

Businesspeople expect Romania’s economy will deteriorate in the next twelve months, impacted mainly by the lack of financing sources and investments, by corruption and delays in developing EU-fund more

05.22.2012

Over 40% of Romania's general public and more than 36% of local authority officials say they are worse off than last year, and one third of the public expect things to get worse next year, says a more

05.15.2012

The Romanian durable consumer goods market shrank 1% on the year to EUR299 million in the first quarter of 2012, according to a GfK Romania survey released Tuesday. more

05.07.2012

Romania remains attractive for Western European employers in terms of salary costs thanks to its 16% flat-rate income tax, but loses ground in terms of social security contributions, which are much more

04.27.2012

Romanian companies estimate economic activity will pick up in the second quarter of 2012 from a quarter before, the statistics institute INS said in a survey Friday. more

04.26.2012

Almost 190,000 Romanians were earning more than 5,000 lei (over EUR1,140) in gross salary in October 2011, almost as many as in October 2008, even though the total number of employees went down by more

04.25.2012

Romanian smartphone users paid for about 12% of the software applications they downloaded and stored on terminals, GfK Romania Business Development director Simona Dan said Wednesday. more

04.19.2012

Bucharest home demand has halved since the end of 2007, the beginning of the economic crisis, although prices have dropped by 50% in the meantime, according to real estate brokers. more

04.17.2012

Increasing revenues on existing markets and improving cash flow are the main priorities for Romanian chief financial officers (CFOs) over the next 12 months, as few of them are currently contemplating more

04.16.2012

Cigarette contraband remained constant in the first quarter of the year, accounting for 13% of the market in March, but dropped 1.4 percentage points compared to March 2010, according to a research more

03.27.2012

Romania's central bank is likely to cut its key rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% a year at its next monetary policy meeting March 29, amid a declining inflation and subdued domestic demand, the more

03.21.2012

Bucharest’s shopping center floor-space per thousand people stands at 185 square meters, one of the lowest rankings in Europe, after Paris with 141 sqm and Vilnius with 130 sqm, according to a more

03.20.2012

A recent survey by market research company GfK Romania shows that 2012 brings feeble, yet encouraging signs of restoring people's optimism, as Romanians consider their personal financial situation and more

03.19.2012

Pedersen&Partners, Leadership Development Solutions and K.M.Trust&Partners are the largest executive search firms on the Romanian market, with cumulated turnovers worth over a third of the market, more