1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) – indicator for determining inflation at national level - Consumer prices were up 3.7% in April 2022 from March 2022. - The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (April 2022 compared to December 2021) is 7.9%. - The annual inflation rate in April 2022 compared to April 2021 is 13.8%. - The average consumer price rate over the last 12 months (May 2021-April 2022) as compared to the previous 12 months (May 2020-April 2021) is 7.4%. 2. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) – indicator for determining inflation across the EU - The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in April 2022 compared to March 2022 is 102.37%. - The HICP-based annual inflation rate in April 2022 compared to April 2021 is 11.7%. - The HICP-based average consumer price rate over the last 12 months (May 2021-April 2022) as compared to the previous 12 months (May 2020-April 2021) is 6.4%. The annual inflation rate in Romania rose to 13.76% in April 2022, from 10.15% in March, as prices for non-foods rose by 16.35%, for foods by 13.54%, and for services by 7.11%, according to data published on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Consumer prices in April 2022, as against March 2022, increased by 3.7%. The inflation rate at the beginning of the year (April 2022 against December 2021) is 7.9%. The annual inflation rate in April 2022 against April 2021 is 13.8%. Consumer prices in the last 12 months (May 2021 - April 2022) as against the previous 12 months (May 2020 - April 2021) advanced 7.4%.According to INS, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in April 2022 compared with March 2022 is 102.37%. The annual inflation rate in April 2022 against the HICP is 11.7%. The average increase rate in consumer prices in the last 12 months (May 2021 - April 2022) as against the previous 12 months (May 2020 - April 2021) against HICP is 6.4%.The National Bank of Romania (BNR) expects inflation to reach 11.2% at the end of the second quarter of 2022, 10.2% at the end of the third quarter of this year and of 9.6% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the BNR Quarterly Inflation Report.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
