1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) – indicator for determining inflation at national level - Consumer prices were up 1.3% in November 2022 from October 2022. - The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (November 2022 compared to December 2021) is 15.9%. -The annual inflation rate in November 2022 compared to November 2021 is 16.8%. - The average rate of change in consumer prices over the last 12 months (December 2021-November 2022) as compared to the previous 12 months (December 2020-November 2021) is 13.1%. 2. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) – indicator for determining inflation across the EU - The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in November 2022 compared to October 2022 is 101.24%. -The HICP-based annual inflation rate in November 2022 compared to November 2021 is 14.6%. - The HICP-based average rate of change in consumer prices over the last 12 months (December 2021-November 2022) as compared to the previous 12 months (December 2020-November 2021) is 11.4%. The annual inflation rate rose to 16.8% in November 2022, from 15.32% in October, due to the increase in the price of food products by 21.55%, non-food products by 16.17% and services by 9.51%, according to the data of the National Institute of Statistics, published on Tuesday.In November, consumer prices increased by 1.3% compared to the previous month, given that food products were more expensive by 1.54%, non-food products by 1.03% and services by 1.31%.The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (November 2022 compared to December 2021) is 15.9%, and the average rate of change in consumer prices in the last 12 months (December 2021 - November 2022) compared to the previous 12 months (December 2020 - November 2021) ) is 13.1%.The National Bank of Romania (BNR) increased the inflation forecast for the end of this year to 16.3% and estimates an inflation of 11.2% for the end of next year, according to the data presented in November by the BNR governor, Mugur Isarescu.
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 […]
