The 2023 turnover of wholesale and retail trade, and the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles was 11 percent up, unadjusted, from the year before, mainly due to growth in trade in motor vehicles (+20.5 percent), and parts and accessories for motor vehicles (+0.9 percent), shows data released on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The activities to see a decline in retail volumes last year were trade in motorcycles, related parts and accessories, maintenance and repair of motorcycles (-6.4 percent), and the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (-1 percent).The turnover for market services provided to the population, unadjusted, advanced 5.9 percent year-over-year, as an effect of growth in washing and dry cleaning of textiles and furs (+32.4 percent), and HoReCA activities (+10.2 percent). Conversely, the activity of travel agencies and tour operators dropped 5.2 percent, gambling and other recreational activities declined 4.3 percent, and hairdressing services and other cosmetic activities were down 3.3 percent.
TEKUNI, a program dedicated to students and young entrepreneurs, was launched in Timișoara through a pilot project, with a future goal of nationwide expansion. The program offers a complete training path, structured into 7 modules that cover all stages of building a startup: from idea validation and MVP development to branding, marketing, legislation, finance, leadership, […]
The Romanian capital will be in the spotlight at the festival Un Week-end à l'Est, which runs in Paris until December 1. The event, which aims to present the artistic, literary, and intellectual richness of an Eastern European city, has previously focused on Warsaw, Odessa, Kyiv, Sofia, or Budapest. At its ninth edition, it is […]
Romanian tax agency ANAF has sued former president Klaus Iohannis in order to recover the loss of use of half of a property in the center of Sibiu. “The action represents a continuation of the steps that ANAF has taken for the recognition of the state’s ownership right and the recovery of compensation determined by […]
Romania will face Turkey in the semi-final of the World Cup qualifying play-offs, with the match scheduled to take place away from home on March 26 next year, Biziday.ro reported. A win would send the national team into the play-off final on March 31, where it would meet the winner of the Slovakia–Kosovo match. Romania […]
An exhibition showcasing various depictions of the traditional Romanian blouse ia, including Henri Matisse’s iconic La Blouse Roumaine, is opening this weekend in Bucharest, while Cluj is entering festive mode with...
Mercenary Horațiu Potra, who faces charges of attempting to undermine constitutional order in Romania, is being flown back to Bucharest under police escort after authorities in the United Arab Emirates approved his extradition,
