The IT industry is affected by one of the biggest personnel fluctuations in history. Approximately 40% of the employees in the IT industry in Romania have changed their workplace in 2022, as a result of the deficit in IT specialists, at a moment when there is high demand for workforce and through the perspective of the easier access to the offers of the companies from abroad, as the possibility for remote work has increased, according to the analysis of TARA Interactive, a Romanian company for software development. According to the National Institute for Statistics (INS), this September the number of employees in this sector was 137,500 with 44% higher than in September 2019. 'In two years of pandemics, there was a drifting away of the people, and as we get used to the new normality, we need validation, both professionally and personally, belonging to a group of people, to a company, to its values, we want to feel that our work is important and that we change for the better other people and the society we live in' said Vlad Lepadatu, managing partner wih TARA Interactive. TARA Interactive is a Romanian innovative company, set up in 1991as an IT company oriented to the implementation of new technologies.At present, TARA Interactive has over 50 employees in the offices in Bucharest and Kishinev and develops international projects in the US, the UK, Europe, Romania, etc. in domains such as fintech, sport, consultancy, transport, logistics, eCommerce and retail.
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 […]
