Romania's trade balance deficit (FOB/CIF) increased by 35.1 per cent in the first two months of 2025 compared to the same period last year and reached approximately 5.62 billion euros, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Over January-February 2025, FOB exports amounted to 15.15 billion euros, up by 0.7%, and CIF imports amounted to 20.76 billion euros, up by 8.2%.Important shares in the structure of exports and imports are held by the product groups: machinery and transport equipment (45.5% in exports and 34.4% in imports) and other manufactured products (28.2% in exports and 28% in imports).The value of intra-EU27 trade in goods was 10.65 billion euros for dispatches and 14.78 billion euros for imports, representing 70.3% of total exports and 71.2% of total imports.The value of extra-EU27 trade in goods, between January 1 and February 28, 2025, was 4.50 billion euros for exports and 5.98 billion euros for imports, representing 29.7% of total exports and 28.8% of total imports.The FOB (Free on Board) price is the price at the border of the exporting country, which includes the value of the good, all transport costs to the point of embarkation, as well as all taxes that the good must bear in order to be loaded on board.The CIF price (Cost, Insurance, Freight) represents the price at the border of the importing country, which includes both the components of the FOB price and the cost of insurance and international transport, the INS specifies.
The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, congratulated Pope Leo XIV for succeeding Pope Francis on Thursday, May 8. He expressed confidence that the new pope will continue to promote "the spirit of dialogue, peace, and cooperation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church." "In a world facing multiple spiritual, economic, and […]
The organizers of the Untold festival announced they will offer a RON 150 (EUR 30) voucher toward the purchase of a festival pass to anyone who votes on May 18, during the second round of the presidential elections. In an online message, Untold representatives emphasized the connection between civic participation and the future of every […]
The Open Streets program, which sees the city's major arteries close for car traffic and become pedestrian areas, returns this weekend with a program of exhibitions, concerts, and a Festival of Lights. On Saturday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m., the public is invited to the Made in Romania exhibition, which presents a selection of civilian […]
Joseph Stiglitz, the famous economist and professor at Columbia University in New York, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economy in 2001, told an audience in Cluj, Romania, that governments must stimulate exports and key sectors when facing deficits. Stiglitz was in Romania on Thursday, May 8, to receive the title of Doctor Honoris […]
The Constitutional Court unanimously validated on Friday, May 9, the results of the first round of the presidential elections. It also rejected as unfounded a request to annul the elections filed by Sebastian-Constantin Popescu, the presidential candidate of the New Romania Party, it announced. The runoff, set for May 18, will see ultranationalist leader George […]
Bucharest's culinary scene welcomes back OLEA, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel's celebrated Mediterranean destination, now reimagined with a fresh concept that blends authentic coastal flavours with contemporary sophistication. Following an extensive transformation, OLEA reopens its doors to offer guests a refined journey through the Mediterranean's sun-drenched culinary traditions, right in the heart of Romania's […]
