The National Prognosis Commission (CNP) has revised up to 3.6 percent the projection on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)'s growth for this year and maintained to 4.1 percent its estimate on the economic growth in 2016, according to the fall's variant of average term prognosis 2015 - 2019. In the preliminary fall variant, published in September, the institution was forecasting an increase of the GDP by 3.4 percent for 2015 and of 4.1 percent for 2016. This spring, the CNP prognoses were indicating an economic growth of 3.3 percent for 2015 and 3.4 percent for 2016. The nominal GDP is estimated at 704.5 billion lei in 2015 and at 746.6 billion lei in 2016. The most significant contribution to the GDP's real increment this year will be given by the services (2.2 percent), followed by the industry (0.7 percent). The domestic demand will be up by 4.6 percent, in 2015, as against 2.6 percent in 2014, and for 2016 a growth by 4.7 percent is estimated. The gross fixed capital formation (investments) is expected to go up by 7.6 percent this year and by up 6.2 percent in 2016, similar to September estimates. The economic growth will stay put in the next years, for 2017 being estimated a GDP advance of 4.2 percent, in 2018 - 4.5 percent, and in 2019 - 4.7 percent. The state budget for the next year is based on a 4.1pct economic growth, according to data by the Public Finances Ministry as presented on November 18. The DGP is estimated at 746.6 billion lei. In 2014, the Romanian economy has increased by 2.8 percent.
Romanian tennis player and women’s former world no. 1 Simona Halep said that she decided to withdraw from the Australian Open due to knee and shoulder pain felt after playing in Abu Dhabi. She had received a wild card for the qualifiers of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of 2025. “After discussing […]
Over 1.3 million visitors, including Bucharest residents and tourists from around the world, rediscovered the magic of Christmas at the Romanian capital’s main holiday event, held from November 29 to December 26 in Constituției Square. Organized by the City Hall of Bucharest through CREART – the Center for Creation, Art, and Tradition, the event was […]
Romania is set to close more than 30 border crossing points starting January 1, 2025, following its full accession to the Schengen Area, which entails the removal of internal border checks. The decision was announced in a government decision project published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and quoted by Libertatea.ro. ...
Metrorex, the operator of the subway network in Bucharest, has proposed a fare increase starting January 1, 2025. Under the new plan, the cost of a single trip would rise from the current RON 3 to RON 5, while the monthly subscription would increase from RON 80 to RON 100, according to a draft order […]
More than 500,000 Romanians are celebrating their name day on Friday, December 27, coinciding with the feast of Saint Stephen, according to data from the Directorate for Personal Records quoted by News.ro. Among them, 364,444 men and 155,791 women...
On Monday, December 23, Romanian police brought Nica Robert Florin back to the country. The man convicted of possession of high-risk drugs, bodily harm, and driving under the influence of alcohol, is listed among Romania’s Most Wanted category and was also wanted internationally. Romanian authorities revealed at the beginning of October that they had indications […]
