The National Institute of Statistics (INS) revised upwards its estimate for Romania's Q1 2024 economic growth from 0.4 percent to 0.7 percent; year over year, the GDP was 0.5 percent up in unadjusted terms and 2.2 up seasonally adjusted, shows the second version of the provisional data set released by INS on Monday.According to the statistics authority, the seasonally adjusted GDP estimate for Q1 2024 was RON 424.634 billion in current prices, 0.7 percent up in real terms compared to Q4 2023, and 2.2 percent higher year-over-year.In unadjusted terms, the estimated GDP for Q1 2024 was RON 348.870 billion in current prices, 0.5 percent higher in real terms compared to Q1 2023.Compared to the first provisional data set, the GDP growth rate increased 0.4 percentage points, and the gross value added growth is +0.5 percent up.INS specifies that the volume of net of tax per product is 0.2 percentage points higher in the second provisional data set compared to the previous estimate, from 106 to 106.2 percent.This year's budget is built for an economic growth of 3.4 percent.
Graffiti Plus (GRF+), active in Romania's communication consulting market, has signed the contract for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) funding for its listing on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). GRF+ is also preparing to launch the private financing round it is conducting as a first step toward its debut […]
The wooden church from the village of Oncești, one of the oldest monuments in the heritage of the Maramureș Village Museum “Mihai Dăncuș” in Sighetu Marmației, has been restored. The church has now returned to the tourist circuit through the support provided by the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, in a project coordinated by […]
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) announced the establishment of its Corporate Governance Committee on Thursday, December 4, to support the implementation of the revised 2025 BVB Corporate Governance Code. Romania’s capital market recently celebrated 30 years of activity and is undergoing significant corporate governance reform. The revised BVB Corporate...
Daniel Băluţă, the mayor of Bucharest's District 4, signed the order to start work on the extension of the M4 subway line on Thursday, December 4. The investment is valued at EUR 3.5 billion and the route will be 11 kilometers long, between Gara de Nord and Gara Progresul railway stations. The extension will have 14 […]
Ten entrepreneurs and executives have launched Food Angels Hub, a community of investors dedicated to the food sector. The aim of the hub is to “develop and scale functional and profitable companies in the food, hospitality and food-tech sectors” and “turn Romania into a reference point for food innovation in the CEE region.” The founders […]
Romanian developer IULIUS announced that it secured a syndicated loan facility amounting to over EUR 305 million for its Palas Iași mixed-use complex. The financing is provided by a consortium made up of Erste Group Bank Austria, BCR, Raiffeisen Bank Romania, and Raiffeisen Bank International Austria. The loan will support the remodelling of Palas Iași […]
