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.
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
