- As against the same quarter of 2020, the Gross Domestic Product recorded an increase by 7.2% for the unadjusted series and by 8.0% for the seasonally adjusted series; - In the period 1.I-30.IX 2021, as against the same period of the previous year, the Gross Domestic product increased by 7.1% for the unadjusted series and by 6.8% for the seasonally adjusted series; - The seasonally adjusted series of quarterly Gross Domestic Product was readjusted as a result of the introduction of the estimates for Q3 2021, differences being recorded as compared to the version published in the Press release no. 261 of October 11, 2021. The growth of the Romanian economy has slowed to 0.3 pct in Q3 over the previous quarter, while compared to the same period of last year the growth of the GDP stood at 7.2 pct as gross series and 8 pct as adjusted series, according to data of the National Institute for Statistics (INS) sent on Tuesday .In the first nine months of this year, the GDP increased by 7.1 pct as gross series and 6.8 pct as seasonally adjusted series, as compared to the same interval of the previous year.On the other hand, INS mentions that, following the revision of the gross series by including the estimate of the Gross Domestic Product for Q3 2021 in the quarterly series, the seasonally adjusted series was recalculated, differences being recorded for the volume indicators compared to the second provisional variant of the GDP for Q2 2021, published in the press release of October 11, 2021.Thus, the figures regarding GDP growth in Q1 2021, compared to the previous quarter, were revised downward to 2.2 pct, from 2.6 pct, while those of Q2 2021, compared to the previous quarter, were revised downward to 1.5 pct from 1.9 pct.The European Commission recently revised to 7 pct the estimates regarding the economic growth of Romania this year, after estimating a 7.4 pct increase in July.
President Nicușor Dan stated on Monday, November 10, that Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. “Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. Why? First of all, because it has a […]
Officials in the mountain resort town of Râșnov, central Romania, have issued an urban planning certificate for the transformation of a Boeing 737 airplane into a premium accommodation unit. The plane will be placed near the famous Bran Castle, and organizers expect it to become a tourist attraction. “The project is located in the Pănicel […]
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, has received the award for best film at the Tertio Millennio International Film Festival in Rome. The jury of the festival noted in its motivation the film's "ability to combine formal rigor and human […]
The Romanian Justice Ministry advanced a legislative initiative according to which femicide could be punished with life imprisonment. The proposal comes after numerous women were killed this year by former partners, despite protection orders. The debate about femicide in Romania was brought back to the fore after another tragedy took place on Saturday, November 9, […]
Cultural center Apollo111, located in downtown Bucharest’s Universul Palace, has announced the program of arthouse films Apollo111 Cinema. The performance venue of Apollo 111 has been refurbished and endowed for professional film screenings. It will run a weekly program of contemporary and classic auteur films, meetings with filmmakers, and an experimental area, meant to “explore […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi announced the official opening of its first own store in Romania, in Bucharest, inside the ParkLake shopping center, on the ground floor, on November 22. The new store will have a surface area of 150 square meters and will bring to the public the latest smartphones, accessories, and smart devices […]
