The number of Internet connections increased 2.4% in 2023 compared to the previous year, the number of mobile phone connections advanced 0.4%, while the number of fixed telephone connections decreased 9.1%, according to data centralised by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the (INS), last year, voice traffic (telephone calls) in the fixed telephone network fell both in total, 14.3%, and in each traffic component. The most significant decrease was in the fixed-to-fixed traffic component, with 28.4%. International traffic and fixed-to-mobile traffic dropped 8.3% and 7.8% respectively, while national own-network traffic declined 19.2%.Telephone calls in the mobile network went down 6% in 2023 compared to 2022. All traffic components recorded decreases, the most significant being the international traffic category, with 17.6%.Bucharest-Ilfov was the region with the highest share in the total number of fixed telephony connections (25.6% of the total), followed by the Centre (13%) and North-West - 12.6%.On December 31, there were 15,8000 leased lines (including international leased lines), 300 more than in 2022.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
