Bestjobs recruiting platform announced on Tuesday that it reached the threshold of 40 000 positions opened by companies, so that the job offer in March exceeding all data recorded until now, at least since the sanitary crisis appeared in Romania. “Moreover, statistics in quarter 1, 2022 show that the job offer grew by 50% compared to the same period of 2021 and show a significant growth of activity in the labor market, on the background of lifting restrictions and returning to the work rate specific of the pre-pandemic period,”the platform shows. All that characterizes the post pandemic labor market, remote and hybrid jobs are to be found in company offers and record a higher share related to the total volume of jobs. Thus, in March alone, 10% of total jobs published by BestJobs were remote, while 14% allow flexible work, by dividing activities between house and office. The activity increase in March is seen by candidates too, as they explore with interest new jobs appeared in the labor market. 14% more job applications have been registered in the platform, 14% more applications to job offers compared to the previous month. The biggest interest was recorded in Sales, with over 89,000 applications in management, with over 62,000 applications in Finance/ Accounting, with over 46,000 applications. The top of counties with the highest volume of applications is kept in the same formula as since the beginning of the year: Bucharest and Ilfov, by about 232,500 applications , followed by Timis, with 59,500 applications and Cluj with over 38,000 applications.
Romanian farmers are set to benefit from improved access to financing following a EUR 25 million loan granted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to Agricover Credit IFN SA, aimed at supporting micro agricultural businesses across the country. The funding will be provided under the InvestEU mandate and is intended to boost productivity and promote […]
Romanians rank among the most satisfied homeowners in Europe, but rising housing-related costs continue to put significant pressure on household budgets, according to the RE/MAX European Housing Trend Report 2025. The study showed that 81% of Romanians are happy with their living situation, above the European average of 77%, while 83% live in owner-occupied properties, […]
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on December 15 ruled in favor of judge Cristi Danileţ in his case against Romania and ruled that the Romanian authorities had violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights that guarantees freedom of expression, which includes the right to hold opinions […]
Romanian car battery producer Rombat SA has been fined a total of EUR 20.2 million by the European Commission for breaching European Union competition rules, the Commission said in a decision announced on December 15. Rombat is a subsidiary of the South African automotive components group Metair. The Commission found that Rombat participated in anti-competitive […]
Romania’s industrial output rose by 0.3% y/y in October, despite a negative performance (-0.3% y/y) in the core manufacturing segment, thanks to a robust 6.6% y/y advance in the segment of utilities, according to data published by the statistics office INS. On a monthly basis, the seasonally-adjusted industrial output advanced by 0.4% m/m despite 0.5% […]
Romania’s gross external debt increased by EUR 22 billion in the first ten months of 2025 to reach EUR 225.5 billion at the end of October, equivalent to 61% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to data published by the National Bank (BNR). Long-term liabilities accounted for 78.7% of the total stock. BNR data showed […]
