The Macroeconomic Confidence Indicator of CFA Romania Association went up by 0.4 points in November, to 33.7 points. “This situation was due, on one hand by the increase by 2.2 points of the current condition aspect, and on the other hand, the drop by 0.5 points of the anticipation aspect. The anticipated inflation rate for 12 months went up to an average value of 10.68%. “Inflation anticipations returned to the growing trend, showing a two figure inflation for 2023. The drop of the purchase power due to inflation will influence consumption next year. In these conditions, 2023 economic growth anticipations dropped to a value of 1.3%”, says Adrian Codirlasu, CFA – vicepresident of the CFA Romania Association. As for the euro/leu exchange rate, over 90% of participants anticipate a depreciation of the leu in the nexy 12 months (compared to the present value). Thus, the average anticipation value for 6 months is 5.0279 lei for 1 euro, while for 12 months the average value is 5.1021 lei for one euro. The state budget deficit anticipated for 2022: the average anticipation value dropped to 6.6% and for 2023the estimated value is 6.2%. For 2023 the anticipate GDP increase is 1.3%. The public debt in GDP grows to 56% in the next 12 months.
Romania registered the third lowest employment rate in the EU in 2023, following Italy and Greece, according to recent Eurostat data. Only 69% of Romanians aged between 20 and 64 are employed, meaning nearly one-third of Romanians are not working. Certain factors influence these figures. Romania makes use of a category of special pensions applied […]
Authorities are looking into the case of a Romanian minor who was allegedly sold for RON 8,000 (EUR 1,600) and arrived in Germany with false documents. Romanian authorities were notified by those in Germany regarding the case, but investigations are still ongoing. The minor is currently in the care of the German state. The boy […]
The residential market had a strong start in 2024, with the first quarter ending with an 18% increase in the number of residential transactions in Bucharest compared to the same period last year, according to Colliers data. In the rest of the country, the increase was slightly higher - 19%. According to Colliers consultants, buying […]
Siemens Healthineers, the medical technology branch of the German multinational, recently launched its newest MRI scanner, the MAGNETOM Flow, during an event held in Bucharest on April 24. Featured in one of the panels during the event, Sonja Wehsely, executive vice president CEECA Siemens Healthineers, highlighted the strengths of the new scanner. Wehsely, who has […]
The Romanian General Prosecutor's Office officially announced the indictment of former president Ion Iliescu, former prime minister Petre Roman, and former deputy prime minister Gelu-Voican Voiculescu for crimes against humanity, in the case of the Mineriada (miners' riot) of June 1990. Along with the three, the former director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), Virgil […]
Uber launched its Green service in the popular mountain city of Brașov, in central Romania, on April 25, with a fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles such as Toyota Prius, Hyundai Ioniq, Tesla Model Y, and Volkswagen ID.3. Previously, the Uber Green option was made available to residents and tourists of Cluj-Napoca in November 2023. “We […]
