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Romania's population falls to 21.53 million last year on birth rate drop, statistics show
Romania's population reduced to 21.53 million people last year as a consequence of the birth rate decline; the number of marriages also dropped and worrying death rate among babies lowered, the country's statistics body INS announced…
On-line sales in Romania hike 21% around St. Valentine's Day this year against December 2007
E-commerce in Romania rose 21 percent from mid-January to St. Valentine's Day against December last year, to 40,400 transactions according to Gecad ePayment…
Number of new car registrations in Romania climbs 34.5 percent in January this year
The number of new cars registered in Romania hiked 34.5 percent in January this year against the same month in the previous, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association…
Authorities mull building an airport and open Danube canal to hold up development in South Bucharest
Romania's Transportation Ministry plans to open the Danube-Bucharest canal for navigation and to build an airport in the south side of the capital to encourage real estate developers to invest in the area, Minister Ludovic Orban said…
Romania targets to cut power consumption by 13.5% over the next nine years
Romanian authorities plan to reduce 13.5 percent of the power consumption in nine-year time, according to the president of the Agency for Energy Conservation (ARCE), Tudor Constantinescu…
Romania's trade deficit widens to EUR 20bn y/y in 2007 on rising imports
Romania's commercial gap, or the deficit of exports versus imports, widened to 19.4 billion euros in the first eleven months of 2007, year-on-year, on hiking imports, the European statistics body Eurostat said…
EC to approve the sale of Romania's Automobile Craiova plant after rows over allegedly state-aid
The European Commission will give Romania green light for the sell-off of car maker Automobile Craiova, after concerns the state may have granted illegal aid, the president of the Authority for State Assets Recovery (AVAS), Teodor Atanasiu said…
Romanian carmaker Dacia posts 69.8% boost in sales over January this year on growing demand
Romania's carmaker Dacia, owned by France's Renault, saw 69.8 percent higher sales in January this year against the same month in the previous year, on rising demand, according to a release issued by Renault…
Romanian stocks plunge at weekend, despite interest stirred by Erste's recent listing
Romanian stocks at the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) fell on closing at the end of the week, despite significant trading with unlisted stocks and investors' interest over the Erste recently-listed shares…
Real estate company Domus Stil plans to build 1,600 apartments in Southern Bucharest next year
Romanian real estate company Domus Stil plans to build a residential complex with more than 1,600 apartments and a commercial center in Southern Bucharest next year, according to the company's general manager, Ancuta Ionescu…
Romania's Banca Carpatica posts 59% smaller net profit in 2007 on expansion expenses
Romania's Banca Comerciala Carpatica (BCC) posted a 58.6 percent lower net profit last year from the previous year undermined by investments with the expansion of its territorial network, a release reads…