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Romania, Down One Position In Economic Freedom Classification, Ranks 68th
Romania ranks 68th, down one position from 2007, among the 157 countries included in the classification regarding the degree of economic freedom, which was drawn up by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal.…
Car tax to turn green by end-January
During its last sitting in January, the government will reach the necessary decision for turning the car first registration tax from a fiscal into an environmental measure, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development (MMDD) Attila Korodi on Monday told Rompres.…
Volkswagen: top second-hand car in 2007
Volkswagen was the most popular car on the local second-hand market in 2007, with 33,398 imported used cars registered, and 40,824 cars re-registered following their resale in Romania, according to data supplied by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration (MIRA).…
German retailer Kaufland will spend EUR 75m to open ten units in Romania this year on expansion plan
Germany-based discount retailer Kaufland intends to open at least ten stores on the Romanian market this year, following 75 million euros investment, according to the company's representatives.…
Ministry of Labour modifies norms on social security contributions
Author's ownership, travel allowance and employee participation in profits will no longer be included in the calculation base from which the employers have the obligation to retain and pay contributions to the unemployment security, reads a draft Government Decision initiated by the Ministry of Labour.…
Romanian taxation system, unattractive for investors
The Czech Republic, Romania and Greece are the European countries with the least attractive taxation system, while fiscal systems in Cyprus, Ireland and Switzerland are the most encouraging, according to an opinion poll carried out last summer by KPMG International, a consulting and audit company, the Czech news agency CTK reports, quoted by Rompres.…
Apple introduces MacBook Air - the world's thinnest notebook
Apple today introduced the world's thinnest notebook: MacBook Air. It measures an unprecedented 0.4 cm at its thinnest point while its maximum height of 1.9 cm inches is less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks.…