Andreea Marinescu
Transport Minister files criminal complaint with DNA related to subway strike
The Minister of Transport, Catalin Drula, announced on his Facebook page that he filed a criminal complaint with the DNA (National Anti-corruption Directorate) against those responsible for blocking the subway, whom he accuses of hampering the fight against diseases, abuse of office and crimes against traffic safety on the railways.
Google Street View cars return to Romania to update images in more than one hundred localities
The Google Street View cars are coming back to Romania and they will reach, in the coming months, in over a hundred localities, to update the Street View images of cities, roads and highways on Google Maps, the technology company informed in a press release on Thursday.
Romanian insurers' gross written premiums at 11.5 bln lei in 2020
Romanian insurers' gross written premiums amounted to approximately 11.5 billion lei in 2020, roughly 4.6 percent up from the previous year, the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) announced on Thursday.
BNR: Deposits of non-government resident customers up 1.3 pct this February
The deposits of non-government resident customers were 1.3 percent up this February from the previous month, to RON 427.789 billion; compared to the year-ago period, the advance is 16.4 percent (12.8 percent in real terms), the National Bank of Romania (BNR) informs in a release on Tuesday.
Investments worth 1.563 billion lei in electricity networks last year
Electricity distribution and transmission operators invested a total of 1.563 billion lei last year, compared to a forecasted value of 1.572 billion lei, which means an achievement of over 99 percent, according to a press release of the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), sent to AGERPRES on Monday.
EconMin Nasui: I have not destabilized any economy, binge on taxpayers' money, over
The binge on public money is over and the motion will not make me stop, but continue even stronger, Economy Minister Claudiu Nssui said on Tuesday during the debate on the simple motion against him titled "Romania in agony, with Nasui at Economy", submitted by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) senators.
Romanian postal and courier service market reaches 5.3 billion RON, in 2019 (analysis)
The turnover of the postal and courier services in Romania has gone up, in 2019, by 112% from the level reached in the previous year, to the value of 5.3 billion RON, according to an analysis made by KeysFin consultants.
Central bank keeps key rate unchanged at 1.25 pct per annum
The Board of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) decided today to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1.25 pct per annum, the central bank said in a release. The monetary authority also decided to maintain the deposit facility rate at 0.75 pct per annum and the lending facility rate (Lombard) at 1.75 pct per annum.
Almost 40% drop in automobile sales in Romania, after first two months of 2021 (APIA)
The sales of new automobiles in Romania has dropped by almost 40% during the first two months of this year, in comparison with the similar interval of 2020, according to the data published on Monday, by the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA).
Romania's trade balance deficit narrows to 1.193 bln euros this January
Romania's FOB/CIF trade balance deficit stood at 1.193 billion euros this January, by 124.6 million euros less from a year ago, as imports dropped 5.8 percent and exports 4.9 percent, according to data released on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). FOB exports totaled 5.405 billion euros this January, and CIF imports stood at 6.599 billion euros.