Consumption, the main destination of household expenditures, accounted for an average of 61.1% of total household expenditures last year, amounting to 2,979.3 lei per month per household, according to data centralised by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The monetary expenses for the purchase of food products (including the expenses in the public catering units), non-food expenses and for the payment of the services were of 2,745.8 lei per month (56.3% of the total expenses).The other part of consumption expenditures, the value of human consumption from own resources (those food and non-food products from own resources that are consumed by household members) was equal to 233.5 lei per household and represented 4.8% of total expenditures.Expenditures for household production in 2021 accounted for 1.9% of total expenditures, of which 0.4% went to cash expenditures, and 1.5% to the equivalent value of productive consumption from own resources (fodder, seeds, etc.) used for household production. The latter amounted to, on average, 72.4 lei per month per household.
Romanians are worse off now compared to 6 months ago, and 2026 will also be difficult, but from 2027 and then on, there is hope, said president Nicusor Dan during an interview with Romania TV. The government targets a deficit of 8.4% of GDP this year, marginally below 8.65% of GDP in 2024. To tackle […]
Imran Vilcassim, Chief Commercial Officer, Digital Platforms at BPC, explores how Romania’s booming digital payments outpace merchant readiness and why mobile POS is emerging as the practical solution. Romania’s digital payments volumes are rising fast, but merchant infrastructure isn’t keeping up. Independent market models estimate total digital payments will reach nearly
The attributes needed to reach the top of the business hierarchy, how to motivate and support the teams one works with, and how to tackle the unavoidable challenges that arise along the way were among the topics discussed at the event Inspiring Women in Business, organized by La French Tech Bucharest. Making it to a […]
More than half of the elderly people in urban areas in Romania face loneliness, and almost 310,000 of them experience it at a high level, according to a study conducted by the Association Never Alone, Friends of the Elderly, in partnership with Kantar Romania. The study, carried out in August 2025 on a representative sample […]
Square 7, part of retail park investor M Core, officially inaugurated its new Bucharest office last week, marking an important milestone for the company. More than 150 guests joined the event, including partners, collaborators, and team members. M Core is a family of property investment and management companies comprising LCP, Sheet Anchor, Proudreed, and Sheet […]
Real estate developer Hagag Europe Development has expanded its Romanian operations into the energy sector with the acquisition of BTD Distribuție și Furnizare, a local company specializing in natural gas infrastructure, distribution, and supply. The company has opened a new local division - Hagag Energy - and announced plans to invest more than EUR 400 […]
