The number of permanent dwellings completed in Romania in 2023 reached 71,454 units, down 1,878 from 2022, show data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Tuesday.By residence areas, in 2023 compared to 2022, there is a decrease in the share of dwellings completed in rural areas (from 45.3% in 2022 to 39% in 2023) and an increase in urban areas (from 54.7% in 2022 to 61% in 2023).The distribution of funds for dwellings completed reveals that in 2023, as against 2022, the number of dwellings made on private funds decreased (-2,466 dwellings), while the number of dwellings made on public funds increased (+588 dwellings).The regional distribution in 2023 compared with 2022 shows a decrease in the number of dwellings in the following development regions: Nord-Vest (-1,357 dwellings), Vest (-945), Bucharest -Ilfov (-280), Centru (-159) and Sud-Muntenia (-158).On the other hand, increases were recorded in the development regions Sud-Est (+761 dwellings), Nord-Est (+246) and Sud-Vest Oltenia (+14).According to INS data, 21,461 dwellings were put into use in Q4 2023, up 923 from Q4 2022.By residence areas, in Q4 2023 most dwellings were built in urban areas (59.3%).The distribution of funds for dwellings completed shows that, in Q4 2023, y-o-y, both the number of dwellings on private funds increased by 624 and those on public funds, by.The regional distribution indicates an increase in the number of dwellings completed in the following development regions: Bucharest-Ilfov (+662 dwellings), Nord-Est (+198), Sud-Est (+175), Centru (+125) and Sud-Muntenia (+116).On the other hand, decreases occurred in the development regions Nord-Vest (-309 dwellings), Vest (-41) and Sud-Vest Oltenia (-3).A dwelling is regarded as complete when its components, including the foundation, is built for the first time and when all the works stipulated in the technical documentation are completed and received by the beneficiary.
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The Feldioara Uranium Concentrate Processing Plant (FPCU), owned by the state-owned company Nuclearelectrica, the operator of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, will deliver nuclear fuel in the form of uranium dioxide (UO2) to Argentina, a first for the Romanian nuclear industry. The Uranium Concentrate Processing Factory (FPCU) Feldioara, a subsidiary of Nuclearelectrica (BSE: SNN), won […]
Romania’s isolationist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) has consolidated its leading position with 40% of voting intentions, according to an INSCOP Research poll conducted between October 6 and 10. The party’s support remains more than double that of the second-placed Social Democratic Party (PSD), which registered 17.6%. The governing coalition parties - PSD […]
Romania's Social Democratic Party (PSD), the largest in the ruling coalition, will hold its congress and implicitly elect a new president on November 7, announced the party's interim head, Sorin Grindeanu, who is at this moment the sole candidate for a full term, according to Ziarul Financiar. ...
