The price hike worries Romanians the most, and this is followed by the fear of war, according to an opinion poll conducted by IRES in March.According to the survey, 38 pct of the respondents said that they are currently most concerned about rising prices, 34 pct said fear of war, 6 pct - the political situation, and 6 pct - the fear of disease.The rise in prices was also the main concern of Romanians last year, but in second place was the fear of disease. Thus, 30 pct of those surveyed said that in 2021 they were most concerned about the increase in prices, 27 pct - fear of disease, 7 pct - political situation, 6 pct - fear of war, 6 pct - job insecurity, 6 pct - lack of jobs.The IRES (Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy) survey was conducted between March 11 and 17, on a sample of 1,051 people over the age of 18 and has a maximum tolerated error of 3.1 pct.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
