Industrial production prices in total (domestic and foreign markets) decreased in November 2023 2.6% compared to the same month last year, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) released on Thursday.Also, in November 2023, industrial production prices in total (domestic and foreign market) increased 0.2% compared to October 2023.By major industrial groups, year-on-year increases were recorded by the current goods industry - 6.07%, the capital goods industry - 5.49% and the durable goods industry - 3.9%.On the other hand, decreases were recorded in November 2023, compared to November 2022, in the energy industry - 7.96% and in the intermediate goods industry - 4.93%.INS data show that, in terms of the industrial production price index for the total (domestic and foreign market), by CAEN sections and divisions, the largest increase in November 2023, compared to November 2022, was recorded in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations - 21.73%.There were also increases in the following sectors: water collection, treatment and distribution - 18.17%; repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment - 12.90%; service activities incidental to mining and quarrying - 12.32%; manufacture of clothes - 9.49%; manufacture of beverages - 8.62%.Decreases were recorded in manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products - 20.18%; manufacture of paper and paper products - 14.51%; manufacture of chemicals and chemical products - 16.08%, manufacture of basic metals - 14.26%; manufacture of tobacco products – 4.61%.
The number of people in Romania at risk of poverty stood at 3.59 million people in 2024, 375,000 fewer than in 2023, representing a 9.4% decrease, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, or INS. Despite the improvement, nearly one in five Romanians was affected by poverty last year. According to INS, 19% […]
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca carried out multiple searches on Tuesday, July 1, at the Sibiu International Airport and the Sibiu County Council as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving a EUR 54 million EU-funded infrastructure project. A total of 24 locations were searched across Bucharest, Brașov, and Sibiu county, […]
A Romanian taxi driver who scammed 90-year-old Nigerian Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka was detained by police on Sunday, June 29, according to media reports. On Friday, June 27, the venerable Nigerian arrived at Bucharest's Otopeni Airport. He got into a taxi and asked to be taken to a hotel downtown. At the destination, the […]
Costin Șerban, a Romanian entrepreneur, is digitalizing the construction sector in the United Kingdom with an ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution developed over 12 years and an investment of GBP 1.6 million (EUR 1.86 million). Șerban’s cloud-based ERP platform is called Abilo, was developed by the Romanian IT company Obi Systems, and is dedicated to […]
Border checks between Bulgaria and Romania have officially been lifted on July 1, as part of the implementation of the Schengen Agreement. The lifting marks the end of the transitional period of heightened control at the internal border, which had remained in place for six months following their accession to the Schengen area by land […]
Remus Vulpescu became CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Tuesday, July 1, taking over from Adrian Tănase as the stock exchange grapples with a market dominated by government bonds. Vulpescu, 53, is a graduate in political and legal sciences from the University of Bucharest and holder of an EMBA obtained in 2017. He […]
