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Romania 2Q Revised GDP -1.1% QQ, -8.7% YY

12:17, 01 Sept. 2009
Romania’s gross domestic product shrank by a seasonally adjusted 1.1% in the second quarter compared with the previous quarter, amounting to 120.4 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2231), according to revised data released Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute, or INS.

Romanian 1H Real Estate Transactions Dn 35% On Yr, Total Taxes Dn 63% On Yr- Notary Union

11:51, 12 Aug. 2009
The number of real estate transactions was down 34.8% on the year in the first half, at 162,724, while the value of taxes on property deal revenues dropped 63%, to 214.3 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2143), according to the National Union of Notaries Public In Romania, or UNNPR.

Romania’s GDP Contracts 6.2% Y-Y In 1Q

10:17, 09 Iun. 2009
Romania's gross domestic product contracted 6.2% in real terms in the first quarter compared with the same period of 2008, a contraction narrower than the previously estimated 6.4%, according to non-seasonally adjusted data released Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute.

Romania’s Car Scrap Program Sees Slow Progress

15:51, 25 Mai 2009
Romanian authorities sold 10.948 out of total 20,000 cars available in the first stage of the national car scrap program by May 22, a week before the stage ends, the Environment Fund Administration, or AFM, said Monday.

Romanian 1Q GDP -2.6% On Quarter, -6.4% On Year

10:07, 15 Mai 2009
Romanian gross domestic product in the first quarter posted its first fall in almost ten years, flash estimates from the National Statistics Institute, or INS, showed Friday.

Romania’s March CPI +0.5% M-M, Annual Inflation Narrows To 6.71%

10:06, 10 Apr. 2009
Romanian consumer price index rose by a higher-than-expected 0.5% in March compared with the previous month, but the annual inflation fell to 6.71% from 6.89% end-February, the National Statistics Institute reported Friday.

Romanian 2008 GDP At RON504B, Up 7.1% On Year

10:14, 04 Mart. 2009
Romania’s gross domestic product grew by a lower than expected 7.1% in 2008 to 504 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2946), after an abrupt slowdown in the fourth quarter, the National Statistics Institute reported Wednesday.

Italian Prisons Currently Hold 2,850 Romanians

19:24, 22 Feb. 2009
There are one million Romanians in Italy at the moment and 2,850 of them are currently under arrest, while in the first two weeks of 2009 there were deportation papers signed for 30 Romanians, according to official statistics obtained by MEDIAFAX.

Romanian 10-Mo FDI Up 37% YY To EUR8.16B – Ctrl Bk

13:22, 12 Dec. 2008
Foreign direct investment in Romania in the first ten months stood at EUR8.16 billion, 37% higher compared with EUR5.95 billion the same period of 2007, the central bank said on Friday.

Romanian Bks See Escalation Of Phishing Attacks, To 30 Cases In ‘08

13:30, 14 Oct. 2008
The number of the phishing attacks on Romanian banks tripled in the first eight months of the year, to nearly 30 cases, half of which targeted a single lender, according to antivirus applications producer BitDefender.

Number Of Tourists In Romania Up 4.3% On Yr In Aug

10:30, 01 Oct. 2008
The number of tourists in Romania was 4.3% higher in August compared with the same month a year before, the National Statistical Institute, or INS, said Wednesday.

Romania July Pvt Resident Deposits Up 35.2% YY To RON140.36B

13:50, 26 Aug. 2008
Private resident deposits rose 35.2% on the year in July to 140.36 billion lei (EUR1-RON3.5455), Romania’s central bank said Tuesday.

Foreign Investors’ 5-Mo Ownership In Romanian Cos Double On Yr To EUR1.86B

16:38, 22 Iul. 2008
Foreign direct investments as contribution to the share capital of companies registered in Romania reached EUR1.86 billion in the first five months, more than double compared to EUR890 million in the corresponding period of 2007, Romania’s Trade Register ONRC said Tuesday.

US Visa Denials Reached 31.3% In Romania In Jan ’08

17:05, 23 Mai 2008
A joint work group was formed between Romania and the USA regarding visa matters, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign told MEDIAFAX, adding that, on January 31 visa request denials were three times above the limit mentioned in US legislation.

Romania’s ’07 Budget Deficit Sixth In EU – Eurostat

16:26, 18 Apr. 2008
Romania ranked sixth in the European Union with respect for the budget deficit registered in 2007, with 2.5% of the GDP, while government spending in another 15 community states overtook income, according to data presented Friday by European statistics office Eurostat.

Romania In EU Top Ten According To Livestock Numbers In ‘07

12:10, 01 Apr. 2008
Romania ranked among the top ten countries in the E.U. by number of cattle and swine in 2007, the Romanian Statistical Institute, or INS, said Tuesday.

Romania 2007 Job Vacancy Rate Up 0.28 Pcts On Yr, To 2.06%

12:29, 25 Mart. 2008
The average rate of vacant jobs in Romania stood at 2.06% in 2007, up 0.28 percentage points on the year, the country’s statistical Institute, or INS, said Tuesday.

TB Cases In Romania On Downward Path – Health Min

19:47, 24 Mart. 2008
The number of tuberculosis cases in Romania dropped nearly 30% to 110.1 cases per one thousand inhabitants during 2002-2007, but the country still has the highest TB rate in Europe, Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu said Monday.

Romania Ranks Second In Labor Cost Hikes Chart – Eurostat

18:58, 14 Mart. 2008
The rise in labor costs dropped in the fourth quarter of 2007, to 21.6%, as Romania took the second position in the EU state chart, after Latvia, where the climb reached 30.1%, and some six times greater than the average among the 27 EU member states, according to European statistics office Eurostat.

Romania’s Labor Productivity Growth Faster Than Wages In 03-07

13:15, 12 Mart. 2008
Romania’s labor productivity grew at a slightly faster rate than the country’s average gross wages in 2003-2007, Vergil Voineagu, head of the Romanian Statistics Institute, said Wednesday.

Romanian ’07 Construction Output Growth Highest In EU – Eurostat

16:44, 19 Feb. 2008
Romania registered the highest construction output in the EU in 2007, with a 30.9% hike, while for the 27 member states, this area registered an annual drop of 4%, according to European statistics office Eurostat.

Romania Jan CPI +0.86% On Mo, +7.26% On Yr

11:50, 12 Feb. 2008
Romania’s consumer price index rose 0.86% on the month in January, on higher prices for food and services, taking the annual rate to 7.26%, its highest level since May 2006, the National Statistical Institute, or INS, said Tuesday.

Bucharest’s Credit Bureau Stores Data On 3.8 Million People, 6.1 Million Accounts

10:29, 22 Nov. 2007
Bucharest’s Credit Bureau has so far stored data on the financial behavior of 3.8 million people with over 6 million accounts, thus, adding another two million people to its database, compared with 2006, the Bureau’s general manager Serban Epure said.