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Romania on top of 2015 EU rankings by maize crop area, second by harvested production

April 1, 2016

Romania came first in the European Union in 2015 by the area cultivated with maize, and second by maize production after France, because of lower crop yields, according to provisional data released on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Romania’s maize production dropped in 2015 by 26 percent to 8.87 million tons, because […]

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Statistics office: Romania spent 1.9% of GDP on environmental protection in 2024

Romania allocated 1.9% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to environmental protection in 2024, the equivalent of RON 28 billion (some EUR 5.6 billion), according to data published on Friday, October 24, by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) and quoted by Agerpres. The largest share of spending went to waste recovery,...

Romania’s SocDem leader gets radical against PM Ilie Bolojan on magistrates’ pensions

Sorin Grindeanu, the interim leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the largest in Romania’s ruling coalition, has attacked prime minister Ilie Bolojan whose resignation he asked unless a committee is set up with the participation of the Supreme Magistracy Council (CSM) and the High Court (ICCJ) on re-writing the magistrates’ pensions law recently rejected […]

Romania, Moldova go ahead with construction of new bridge over Prut river

The government of Romania approved the signing of an agreement and the establishment of a joint commission with the Republic of Moldova to coordinate all activities related to the construction of the new road bridge over the Prut river, in the Bumbata - Leova area, Profit.ro announced. Earlier this year, in April, the construction of […]

Cris-Tim IPO heavily oversubscribed on retail segment

After the IPO conducted by Romanian cold-cuts producer Cris-Tim was heavily oversubscribed on the retail segment during the first days (when a discount applied), the institutional investors have already covered their segment with offers - while the price has still not increased significantly above the lower-end bound, according to

Romania's telco Digi ups refinancing bond issue to EUR 600 mln

Romania's telecom operator Digi Communications (BVB: DIGI) announced on October 23 in a note to investors that it has increased the bond issue initially announced at EUR 500 million to EUR 600 million, setting an interest rate of 4.625% per year and maturity in 2031. Most of the money will be used for refinancing. The […]

European Commission allows Romania to replace VAT gap milestone under PNRR

The Ministry of Finance confirmed in a press release that Romania has obtained the agreement of the European Commission to replace the milestone in the PNRR regarding the reduction of the VAT gap and has avoided a loss of up to EUR 1 billion in grants in 2026. Following negotiations between Alexandru Nazare, minister of […]