Managers estimate the growth of activity in retail, a relative stability of the number of employees in the manufacturing industry, constructions and services and growth of the prices in the manufacturing industry, constructions and retail, show the data published on Friday by the National Institute for Statistics (INS). ‘During the conjuncture investigation of August2021, the managers in the manufacturing industry estimate for the next three months, moderate growth of the volume of production (season balance +6%).For the activity of fabrication of electrical equipment the biggest increase is estimated (season balance +20%), followed by the activities of pharma and pharma products (season balance _16%). When referring to the number of employees it is estimated a relative stability, the season balance being _1% on the whole manufacturing industry’ the INS data say. For the prices of industrial products it is estimated growth over the next three months (season balance +22%). According to the estimates of August 2021, the activity of constructions will have a moderate growth of the volume of production over the next three months (season balance +11%). The managers estimate a relative stability of the number of employees (season balance +3%). As regards the prices of construction works it is estimated growth (season balance +38%). In the sector retail, the managers estimated for the next three months, a trend of growth of the economic activity (season balance +17%). The volume of orders for suppliers made by the commercial units will have a moderate growth (season balance +15%). The employers estimate for the next three months a moderate growth of the number of employees (season balance +13%). The managers of the commercial units estimate the growth of selling prices (season balance +32%). According to the estimates of August 2021, the demand for services (turnover) will have a moderate growth over the next three months (season balance +1- %). In the services sector it is estimated the relative stability of the number of employees (season balance +4%). According to the opinion of the managers, the selling or billing points of the services will have the trend to increase moderately (season balance +9%).
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
