Business services to enterprises in Romania increased in unadjusted terms by 16.3% in H1 2021 as against the same period in 2020, according to data published on Wednesday by National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the statistics, June 1 - 30, 2021, an increase of the turnover of business services in unadjusted terms led to positive results in production of cinema, video and television programmes; broadcasting and transmission of programmes (+ 28.6%), information and information technology activities (+ 23.4%), transport activities (+ 16.8%), other services provided mainly to enterprises (+15. 4%) and communications activities (+ 7.3%).Over the reference period, the turnover of business services provided mainly to enterprises in nominal terms and adjusted for working days and seasonality increased as a whole, by 14.9%.INS data show that in June 2021 as against June 2020, the business services provided to enterprises increased both when unadjusted, and as adjusted series (+ 25.2%). In the case of the first category, there were increases in production, video, television programmes; broadcasting and transmission of programmes (+ 43.8%), IT services and information technology, and transport activities (+ 29.9%) each, other services provided mainly to enterprises (+ 25.3%) and communications (+ 9.7%).At the same time, the business services turnover increased by 7.2% in nominal terms, unadjusted terms, in June vs. May 2021, due to the information services and information technology activities (+ 11%), other services provided mainly to enterprises (+ 9.5%) and transport activities (+ 5.8%). On the other hand, communication activities decreased by 0.7%, while the activities of production of cinema, video and television programmes; broadcasting and transmission of programmes remained at the same level comparatively.The turnover of business services provided mainly to enterprises, adjusted for working days and seasonality, advanced 2.1 overall.
FEPRA has opened new PET and glass recycling facilities in Brad, Hunedoara county, an initiative expected to boost the recycling capacity of both the region and Romania. The two units, inaugurated on December 1 in the presence of local authorities, come as Brad–Hunedoara continues to search for long-term economic alternatives after years of industrial decline. […]
Rescuers part of the Brașov County Salvamont Service spent the night in the Bucegi Mountains on Wednesday to Thursday, December 3-4, to continue searches for missing 18-year-old British citizen George Smyth. In the morning, the team of 17 mountain rescuers who slept in a chalet resumed the search in the Țigănești area despite difficult conditions […]
Roughly nine in ten Romanian employers plan to award Christmas benefits to their staff this year, according to a new survey conducted by leading online recruitment platform eJobs. The findings show that 89.7% of employers have prepared holiday perks for December, while 10.3% reported having no budget available for this purpose. As in previous years, […]
Authorities in Romania, such as the Environment Ministry, the Romanian Waters, and the Prahova local water authority Exploatare Sistem Zonal Prahova, have passed responsibility to each other for the ongoing water crisis that has left over 100,000 people without clean drinking water in the counties of Prahova and Dâmboviţa, as well as schools and hospitals in […]
Google has released its annual report on Romania’s most popular search trends, showing how politics and pop culture shaped online behaviour in 2025. Queries about Nicușor Dan, Ion Iliescu, and the viral toy Labubu stood out among the fastest-rising searches of the year, alongside major entertainment moments and high-profile public events. The spring presidential election […]
Romanians celebrate Saint Nicholas (Sfântul Nicolae) on December 6, a tradition that has grown far beyond its religious roots and signals the official start of the holiday season. The day is especially beloved by children, who eagerly prepare their freshly polished boots in hopes of finding small gifts in the morning. Many Romanians also celebrate […]
