Romania's resident population increased by 9,900 people on January 1, 2024, compared to the beginning of the previous year, and reached 19,064,409 people, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).INS data reveal that, during the assessed period, the urban and female populations are in the majority (51.9% and 51.4% respectively).At the same time, the phenomenon of demographic ageing is still accentuated, with a rate of 123.8 elderly people for every 100 young people under 15 years of age.The gap between the elderly population aged 65 and over and the young population aged 0-14 reached 736,000 people (3.822 million compared to 3.086 million), up from 669,000 on January 1, 2023.Also, the demographic dependency ratio has increased from 56 to 56.8 young and elderly people per hundred adults.In addition, the balance of long-term temporary international migration was positive at 81,988 persons.During 2023, women were in the majority among emigrants (52.4%), while in the category of immigrants, men were the most numerous (57.4%).The resident population includes all persons (Romanian, foreign or without citizenship) who have their usual residence in Romania for at least 12 months.
By teaming up with CC Tax, APTIQ Tax will offer specialized financial solutions for SMEs APTIQ Global has announced the consolidation of its tax advisory division by expanding its integrated services for SMEs, following the affiliation of CC Tax to the APTIQ Tax brand. APTIQ Tax will continue to offer comprehensive accounting, auditing and tax […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 200 million loan to Romanian energy distributor Delgaz Grid to modernize its electricity grid in northeastern Romania. The financing is part of a EUR 630 million investment program by Delgaz Grid, which aims to improve the energy system serving more than 1.5 million households and businesses. […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced Wednesday, November 20, that Romania's embassy in Kyiv has reduced its operations to emergency actions due to escalating security concerns in Ukraine. "Given the security developments in Ukraine, in coordination with allied and EU member state missions, the Romanian embassy in Kyiv has taken additional measures to ensure […]
The Oriental Art Gallery, a new permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR), is scheduled to open starting November 22. Located on the third floor of the museum’s HQ on Calea Victoriei, the gallery includes close to 600 items from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Dagestan, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Japan, Syria, Turkey, […]
Entrepreneurs in Romania correctly perceive business opportunities in the market but fear failure and see difficult access to financing as a significant barrier to business development. These are two main findings included in the country report on entrepreneurship - research conducted by the Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB)-FSEGA team within the international project Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). […]
When it comes to saving, Romanians prefer bank deposits, while the level of participation in the capital market is low, according to a research project carried out by Raiffeisen Bank and the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies. Bank deposits are the main form of savings Romanians resort to. Still, their level is the lowest compared […]
