Net investments in the national economy amounted to 189.3 billion lei in 2023, an increase of 16.6% compared to the previous year, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Tuesday.The increase was recorded in all structural items: machinery (including means of transport) by 20.6%, new construction works by 16.8% and other expenditure by 4%.Most investments were in new construction works, with a total of 114.2 billion lei in the first ten months. An amount of 58.5 billion lei went to machinery and means of transport and 16.5 billion lei to other expenditure.In the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, net investment in the national economy increased 22.1%, with an increase of 37.1% in structural items: machinery (including transport equipment) and 23.8% in new construction works. Other expenditure decreased 16.4%.Net investments represent the expenses for the creation of new fixed assets, development, modernisation and reconstruction of existing ones, as well as the value of services related to the transfer of ownership of existing fixed assets and land taken over with payment from other units or from the population (notary fees, commissions, transport and handling expenses, etc.), says INS.
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
