Adrian Caciu, the minister of public finances, announced on Facebook, on Tuesday, that the draft budget for 2022 was being built and criticized the former liberal government. “We must recover many delays and things not carried out in time, and we are working on finding solutions,” Caciu said, pointing out that the government would not introduce new taxes to bring money to the budget. “I am the adept of fiscal-budget responsibility; we will keep budget deficit under control,” the minister added. The minister also said that “we will not grow taxes and will not introduce new taxes to bring money to budget.”“I am adept of fiscal-budget responsibility – we will keep budget deficit under control. We continue the fiscal policy to stimulate economy, we encourage investments, we lay accent on higher productivity and we support a national program “Buy Romanian!”. We will initiate consultations with business representatives and those of the chambers of trade in Romania, a necessary dialogue in the perspective of financing Romanian will benefit from through the National Plan of Recovery and Resilience. Next to colleagues from Finance there is much to be done, but we are motivated, we have a good plan and tight deadlines,” he said.
East Grain Group and Poultry Investment SA have acquired the 45% stake previously held by UBM Group in UBM Feed Romania, thus becoming equal shareholders in one of Romania's largest feed producers, which will now operate under the brand Protena. East Grain is controlled by Czech agri-food group Agrofert, one of the largest agribusiness groups […]
The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has appointed Ruxandra Băndilă as its executive director. Băndilă will coordinate FIC's activity and "will contribute to strengthening the dialogue with authorities, consolidating the organization's positioning as a reliable partner in promoting a stable and predictable business environment, as well as supporting Romania's becoming a competitive and attractive destination for […]
Romania’s European projects and investments minister, Dragoș Pîslaru, announced that he will notify the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) regarding the purchase of electric minibuses for students with EU funds. The minister said that “multiple dysfunctions” were noted in how the EU funds were used in the project. Aside from notifying the EPPO, the minister […]
Only about 44% of employees in Romania say they have used AI in the past year, while the average usage rate in the 48 countries included in the report was 57%, according to the PwC Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2025 report. India and Vietnam are at the top, with 84%, followed by China (78%). […]
A new four-star hotel is set to rise next to Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport, following a EUR 45.5 million investment announced by real estate developer D. GROUP. The Wyndham Garden Bucharest Airport Hotel, scheduled to open in July 2027, will introduce the Wyndham Garden brand to Romania for the first time. Located 150 metres […]
Romania ranks 3rd in a European heatwave vulnerability ranking and will experience 3 heatwave events annually, lasting 17 cumulative days with average temperatures of 36.82°C, placing it ahead of all Mediterranean countries, according to new research from climate system experts at Reinders Corporation. The study analysed climate modelling data, heatwave frequency, and average temperatures across […]
