The price for a gram of gold rose on Monday by 6.9502 RON (2.34%), reaching 303.8212 RON, from 296.8710 RON, as announced on Wednesday by the National Bank of Romania (BNR), once again recording a record value.The national currency appreciated on Monday in relation to the euro, which was calculated by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) at 4.9678 RON, down by 0.48 bani (-0.10%) compared to the previous quotation of 4,9726 RON.Compared to the dollar, the value of the RON decreased, the American currency being quoted at 4.5710 RON, up by 3.97 bani (0.88%), compared to the previous meeting, when it stood at 4.5313 RON.The national currency also depreciated against the Swiss franc, calculated by the BNR at 5.2353 RON, up by 7.19 bani (1.39%), compared to the previous quote of 5.1634 RON.
The Government of Romania may draft several separate ordinances to legislate the fiscal measures initially included in a law, part of the second package of budgetary reforms, partly rejected by the Constitutional Court. The provisions put forth by the ruling coalition in a single law initially include critical measures, such as the "tax on [foreign] […]
The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) published its detailed ruling (motivation) on the magistrates’ pensions law on November 7. This should trigger the Government’s procedures for re-launching the law, according to statements by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and Social Democrat leader Sorin Grindeanu, who argue for different strategies. While PM Bolojan wants the same bill […]
Romania’s state-controlled electricity distribution and supply company Electrica (BVB: EL) has submitted a non-binding offer for the acquisition of Distribuție Energie Oltenia (DEO), the electricity distribution company controlled by the Macquarie investment fund, according to
The Government of Romania, through its seaport company Administratia Porturilor Maritime (CNAMP), is close to buying Moldova's largest port, Giurgiulesti (PILG), from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), announced Romania's Minister of Transport, Ciprian Șerban, speaking for
Bucharest’s Grigore Antipa Museum of Natural History is now offering an audio guide in Ukrainian. The guide, made in a partnership with Ukraine’s Embassy to Romania, adds to the museum’s existing ones in Romanian, English, and Turkish. The project is part of an initiative started by Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, and rolled out in […]
The remains of Grigore Alexandru Ghica, a prince of Moldavia in the second half of the 19th century, have been brought back to Romania from France’s Le Mée-sur-Seine this past weekend. After lying in state at Cotroceni Palace, the headquarters of the Romanian Presidency, the coffin with his remains will travel to Focşani and Iaşi, […]
