The state budget for next year is built on an economic growth of 3.4pct, an average annual inflation of 6pct and a deficit of 5pct of GDP, according to the Fiscal - Budgetary Strategy 2024 - 2026 published on Wednesday."Internal demand will be the main element through the investment component represented by the gross formation of fixed capital (+6.5pct), the effect of the development of some important public and private investment projects, simultaneously with an increase in final consumption, slightly below that of the product gross domestic product, respectively 3.3pct. On the supply side, construction will continue to be the most dynamic sector with an increase in VAB (Vertical Assembly Building) of 7.1pct, based mainly on the attraction and efficient use of European funds. The tertiary sector will have in turn, a positive contribution to the economic advance with an increase of 3.5pct. For the industry, a modest increase of the gross added value was foreseen, respectively of 1.2pct, in the conditions of maintaining an uncertain geopolitical context," the document states.The Gross Domestic Product is estimated at 1,733 billion RON at current prices, and the budget deficit at 5pct of GDP, under the conditions of revenues of over 586 billion RON and expenses of 673 billion RON. The share of total expenses in GDP is estimated at 38.8pct, and that of revenues at 33.8pct of GDP.The total number of unemployed is estimated at 215,000 people and the average net salary at 4,733 RON.
The National Chamber Choir “Madrigal - Marin Constantin” announced it will embark on its 2025 “Madrigal de Crăciun” tour between December 3 and 21, bringing eight holiday concerts to seven cities across Romania. Tickets are available online. Under the baton of conductor Anna Ungureanu, the ensemble will perform in Cluj-Napoca, Târgu Mureș, Sibiu, Iași, Botoșani, […]
At 24 years old, Romanian Claudiu Fusaru is the youngest T-38 instructor in the 469th Squadron of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT), the most complex international program for training NATO fighter pilots. The pilot training program, active since 1981, brings together 14 NATO nations and trains the best fighter pilots in the world […]
The Romanian General Prosecutor’s Office and the Directorate for the Investigation of Economic Crime conducted searches at companies part of the Tinmar group on Thursday, November 6, Economedia.ro reported. The company, one of the largest energy traders in...
The Romanian government has approved a new emergency ordinance that introduces major fines for feeding wild bears, environment minister Diana Buzoianu announced on Thursday, November 6. The legislation also defines key terms such as "feeding of bears" and "habituated bear," aiming to curb practices that draw wildlife into populated areas,
The American defense technology company Allen Control Systems (or ACS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Romanian Armed Forces for the joint production of autonomous anti-drone turrets in Romania. ACS recently signed two contracts for the delivery of its autonomous Bullfrog turret to the armies of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. […]
Global environmental NGO Greenpeace saluted the fact that Romania adopted a new normative act on Thursday, November 6, creating the necessary legislative framework so that citizens, municipalities, NGOs, and small enterprises can jointly produce, manage, and consume renewable energy. The framework was finally created “after nearly three years of waiting and requests from local authorities […]
