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.
In a decision adopted in its Thursday meeting, the Romanian government approved May 4, 2025, as the new date for the first round of the presidential elections. The second round should thus be held on May 18, as agreed by the ruling coalition leaders last week. "Two government decisions and an emergency ordinance have been […]
Most of the excavation for the first tunnel built on a highway in Romania has been completed, and traffic could potentially be opened by the end of this year between Tigveni and Bucharest, a section of the Sibiu-Pitești highway. Romanian state officials noted construction work at Section 4 (Tigveni - Curtea de Argeș) of the […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, invested EUR 707 million in 44 projects in Romania in 2024 to support the country’s green transition, a sharp increase compared to the previous year, when it invested EUR 658 million spread over 23 projects. EBRD cooperates with private corporations, equity funds, banks, as well as local […]
The Metropolitan Library of Bucharest, through its Dimitrie Cantemir Branch, announced a cultural premiere for Romania: the opening of the first corner dedicated to Nepali literature. The official opening is scheduled for February 1. "This is an important moment that reminds us that libraries are spaces for learning and for understanding cultural exchanges. Through this […]
Simtel Team, a Romanian engineering and technology group listed on the Main Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange under the ticker SMTL, announced the opening of a new subsidiary in Essen, Germany. The company, one of the leaders in renewable energy in Romania, has been expanding internationally in recent years. The process began with the […]
A Greenpeace activist flew a powered paraglider near the Transocean Barents platform in Constanța on Wednesday, January 15, displaying a banner reading 'Stop Fossil Gas' in protest of OMV Petrom's Neptun Deep gas drilling project in the Black Sea. The platform, set to become Europe's largest fossil gas extraction site, is undergoing final preparations before […]
