The Foreign Ministry (MAE) welcomes the approval by the Senate, as a decision-making chamber, of the draft law for the ratification of the Agreement on the implementation of the technical and financial assistance program based on a non-reimbursable financial aid of 100 million euros granted by Romania to the Republic of Moldova.According to the MAE, the agreement signed by the Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca, and the Republic of Moldova's Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita, on February 11, in Chisinau, during the joint meeting of those two governments, will be a main instrument through which Romania will grant, during the following seven years, support to the Republic of Moldova in its efforts for sustainable development and advancement on the path of reforms and integration into the European Union.Based on the projects financed by the agreement, Romania will participate in strengthening the resilience of the Republic of Moldova in sectors essential to society such as energy, transport and transport infrastructure, environmental protection and combating climate change, public works and infrastructure, small and medium enterprises, independent media, public administration reform, home affairs, health, education, culture and heritage, research, tourism, competitiveness and industry.The MAE states that the agreement signed on February 11 will take over and amplify the functions of the agreement between the two governments on the technical and financial assistance program based on a non-reimbursable financial aid of 100 million euros granted by Romania to the Republic of Moldova, signed on April 27, 2010 and expired on March 28, 2021. The 2010 agreement allowed Romania to finance some emblematic projects, such as the rehabilitation and modernization of over 1,000 kindergartens and schools in the Republic of Moldova or to ensure a contribution to the development of the Iasi-Chisinau gas pipeline, a strategic energy interconnection project between Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
Turkish-Spanish car parts supplier Gestamp announced the opening of a new factory in Darmanesti, Arges county, where 200 will be employed. The investment is conducted by the Turkish-Spanish international company Beyçelik Gestamp. The factory will produce components for the Romanian car producers Dacia and Ford Otosan,
Romanian video game developer Amber Studio announced that it gave up a EUR 2.7 million state grant as it found the creation of 120 workplaces in Botosani and Craiova was not sustainable, Ziarul Financiar reported. "As a result of the global economic situation regarding the industry in which the company...
Mitoc Partners, indirectly owned by Italian investors (75%) and Romanian lawyer Edward Dobre (25%), is developing a major wind generation project in Botosani county, northeastern Romania, composed of three wind farms with an installed capacity of 305MW,
The April headline inflation, to be published on May 14, was expected to decrease towards 6% y/y, but the hopes for entering the 2.5% +/-1pp were further delayed amid slightly higher inflationary pressures this year and an inflationary shock expected with the fiscal corrective package in 2025. The central bank has a yearend target of […]
Exim Banca Românească Continues to provide loans under the IMM PLUS program this year as well, facilitating small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small businesses with medium market capitalization to access special financing conditions to ensure the liquidity needed for current operations or investments. The main characteristics of the financing are: The maximum value of […]
Romania’s central bank on May 13 opted to keep the policy rate at 7%, despite a fragile majority of analysts (4 of 6, under a Bloomberg survey) expecting the first rate cut of the policy easing cycle. The decision marks not only a mere deferral of the easing cycle - but a deeper change in […]
