The trade deficit (FOB/CIF) in the first seven months of this year stood at 15.604 billion euros, 3.201 billion euros lower, or 17.0%, than that recorded in the period January 1 - July 31, 2022, according to information the National Institute of Statistics (INS) released on Monday.Thus, in the period January 1 - July 31, 2023, exports increased 4.6% and imports decreased 1.1% compared to the same period last year.In the first seven months of the year, important shares in the structure of exports and imports are held by the product groups: machinery and transport equipment (44.8% for exports and 36.3% for imports) and other manufactured products (30.3% for exports and 29.2% for imports).In the first seven months of 2023, FOB exports totalled 55.085 billion euros and CIF imports 70.689 billion euros.In July 2023, FOB exports amounted to 7.656 billion euros and CIF imports to 9.938 billion euros, resulting in a deficit of 2.282 billion euros.Compared to July 2022, July 2023 exports decreased 3.0% and imports dropped 11.5%.The value of intra-EU27 trade in goods at seven months 2023 was 40.105 billion euros in dispatches and 52.007 billion euros in arrivals, representing 72.8% of total exports and 73.6% of total imports.The value of extra-EU27 trade in goods between January 1 and July 31, 2023, accounted for 14.981 billion euros in exports and 18.683 billion eurso in imports, representing 27.2% of total exports and 26.4% of total imports.
Romania achieved a new cultural milestone as UNESCO added the cobza, a traditional pear-shaped string instrument, to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The element, officially titled “Cobza, traditional knowledge, skills and music,” was jointly nominated by Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The decision, announced...
Plenty of Christmas markets and a designer gift fair are on this weekend for those looking for the right presents, while carol concerts liven the mood.
Romania, which for years ranked last in the EU for packaging waste recycling, now stands at the forefront of Europe’s circular economy, proving that a country with initially fragile infrastructure can implement, in record time, one of the most effective collection and recycling systems in Europe. This rapid transformation is taking place in a European […]
Tucked inside Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest, Ginger Sushi Bar & Lounge marks the turn of the year with an intimate New Year’s Eve dining experience built around a multi-course tasting menu. From 19:00 onwards, guests are welcomed to a carefully paced evening that blends Japanese inspiration with premium ingredients, from scallops and Wagyu to Chilean […]
Romanian non-profit Dăruiește Viață has completed a new renovation project at the “Louis Țurcanu” Emergency Children’s Hospital in Timișoara, upgrading the Pediatric Onco-Hematology Transplant Unit to modern medical standards. The investment, worth approximately EUR 150,000, was funded by Linde Gaz Romania and Atos Global Delivery Center. The organisation has been working with the Timișoara hospital […]
The multimedia exhibition Aici Se Vede Jazz (Here You Can See Jazz), set to open at SAC Berthelot in Bucharest, explores how jazz found its way in the pre-1990 Bucharest and “the contemporary ways to listen, visualize, perform and relate artistically to its world of sounds and ideas.” Bucharest had improvised studios, rehearsals with the […]
