The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) worsened the estimates regarding the evolution of the Romanian economy in 2023 and 2024, according to a report published on Wednesday by the international financial institution. According to the latest forecasts of the EBRD, Romania’s GDP should register an advance of 1.8% this year, after the May forecast indicated an expansion of 2.5% in 2023. Growth should accelerate to 3 .2% next year, compared to a level of 3.5% estimated in May, the report states. The EBRD expects the economy to grow by 2.4% in 2023 and 3.2% in 2024 in its region of activity The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects the advance of the economy in its region of activity – which covers about 40 economies – to be 2.4% in 2023 and 3.2% in 2024. Gas consumption in emerging Europe fell by more than 20% in the winter of 2022/2023, after reduced supplies from Russia pushed up energy prices. But even if the price of gas in Europe has returned to the level of the beginning of 2021, it remains almost four times higher than the price of gas in the US, according to the EBRD report published on Wednesday. “Countries are on a disinflationary trend, but it will take longer until they return to their inflation targets,” Beata Javorcik, EBRD’s chief economist, told Reuters. European industry has reduced activity in gas-intensive sectors such as construction materials, chemicals, metals and paper, while increasing activity in sectors with less CO2-intensive production. carbon, such as electrical equipment, car manufacturing and medicine production.
TEKUNI, a program dedicated to students and young entrepreneurs, was launched in Timișoara through a pilot project, with a future goal of nationwide expansion. The program offers a complete training path, structured into 7 modules that cover all stages of building a startup: from idea validation and MVP development to branding, marketing, legislation, finance, leadership, […]
The Romanian capital will be in the spotlight at the festival Un Week-end à l'Est, which runs in Paris until December 1. The event, which aims to present the artistic, literary, and intellectual richness of an Eastern European city, has previously focused on Warsaw, Odessa, Kyiv, Sofia, or Budapest. At its ninth edition, it is […]
Romanian tax agency ANAF has sued former president Klaus Iohannis in order to recover the loss of use of half of a property in the center of Sibiu. “The action represents a continuation of the steps that ANAF has taken for the recognition of the state’s ownership right and the recovery of compensation determined by […]
Romania will face Turkey in the semi-final of the World Cup qualifying play-offs, with the match scheduled to take place away from home on March 26 next year, Biziday.ro reported. A win would send the national team into the play-off final on March 31, where it would meet the winner of the Slovakia–Kosovo match. Romania […]
An exhibition showcasing various depictions of the traditional Romanian blouse ia, including Henri Matisse’s iconic La Blouse Roumaine, is opening this weekend in Bucharest, while Cluj is entering festive mode with...
Mercenary Horațiu Potra, who faces charges of attempting to undermine constitutional order in Romania, is being flown back to Bucharest under police escort after authorities in the United Arab Emirates approved his extradition,
