Annual inflation in Romania rose to 6.3% in September 2021, from 5.3% in August, as prices for non-food goods rose by 8.71%, by 4.26% for food, and by 3.75% for services, according to data published on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to INS, consumer prices in September 2021 increased by 0.8% on a monthly basis. Inflation at the beginning of the year (September 2021 versus December 2020) is 5.6%, while the September 2021 annual inflation rate reached 6.3%.Average consumer prices in the last 12 months (October 2020 - September 2021) as against the previous 12 months (October 2019 - September 2020) were up 3.6%.Also, the harmonised index of consumer prices in September 2021 versus August 2021 is 100.83%.According to the INS, the September 2021 annual inflation rate calculated against the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is 5.2%. The average rate of consumer prices in the last 12 months (October 2020 - September 2021) as against the previous 12 months (October 2019 - September 2020) on the basis of the HICP is 2.9%.The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has upwardly adjusted its inflation forecast to 5.6% by the end of 2021, according to a presentation made in August by BNR Governor Mugur Isarescu.
Artiss Gallery is set to open a new exhibition, Temporal Harmonies: From Classical to Contemporary in Visual Art, at the Noblesse Palace in Bucharest on March 26. The event will feature a diverse selection of works from iconic classical painters like Theodor Aman to internationally recognized contemporary artists such as Adrian Ghenie. The exhibition highlights […]
Romania is assisting North Macedonia after the deadly nightclub fire on Sunday, March 16, by transporting four patients to hospitals abroad. The fire that broke out at a club in Kočani claimed the lives of at least 59 people and injured 155 others. The four young people in critical condition are being flown to Lithuania […]
Romania’s Constitutional Court (CCR) cleared the main candidacies for president of Romania, including that of far-right politician and leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) George Simion. Former Social Democratic Party (PSD) prime minister Victor Ponta, now an independent, Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan, also an independent, and the ruling coalition candidate Crin […]
The White Symphony Orchestra, Romania's only all-female orchestra, will perform at Sala Palatului in Bucharest on April 29 to mark the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss II's birth. Under the baton of the talented conductor Donna Bianca and concertmaster Monica Calofir, the orchestra will enchant the audience with some of the most beloved waltzes, polkas, […]
Romania’s tax agency ANAF announced on Monday, March 17, that it uncovered tax evasion exceeding RON 2.41 million in the ride-sharing sector following an anti-fraud inspection at a company based in Ilfov county. The firm, which operates transport services through Uber and Bolt, generated revenues of RON 5.23 million between January 2023 and June...
Tensions are reportedly rising between the two founders of Romanian far-right party AUR (the second-largest in parliament and reportedly the largest one in the recent polls), George Simion and Claudiu Tarziu – who claims that his authoritarian colleague is pressing him to resign. MEP Tarziu currently serves as the head of the AUR leading body […]
