03.19.2012

Pedersen&Partners, Leadership Development Solutions and K.M.Trust&Partners are the largest executive search firms on the Romanian market, with cumulated turnovers worth over a third of the market, more

03.07.2012

The Romanian durable consumer goods market increased by 12.8% last year to EUR1.43 billion, according to a GfK Temax survey released Wednesday. more

03.06.2012

Romania loses about EUR18.6 billion, or 15% of the 2010 gross domestic product, because of the population’s poor medical condition, according to a research on the Romanian pharmaceutical industry. more

03.05.2012

Romania’s reshuffled government is likely to continue the main fiscal and economic policies initiated by the former cabinet, as any populist measure, such as higher pensions or salaries in the more

02.29.2012

Romania has a moderately low vulnerability to potential eurozone shocks among the sovereigns in emerging European regions, a survey from Standard&Poor's showed Wednesday. more

02.28.2012

The prices of farmland in Romania are three to seven times lower than in most European countries although they doubled between 2007 and 2011 to hit some EUR1,972 per hectare, according to a survey more

02.28.2012

Some 45% of Romanians use branded auto repair shops, 28% prefer the prices charged by independent shops, while 27% fix up their car themselves, says a survey by Auto.ro and market research company more

02.27.2012

Population aging and declining bring on a gloomy outlook for the labor market and impose, alongside other negative factors, rapid measures like market “flexibilization”, job creation and lure back more

02.24.2012

Bucharest and Kiev are the only Central and Eastern Europe capitals that saw new flat prices go up in the final quarter of 2011, with apartment prices in Bucharest going up 5% according to a survey by more

02.22.2012

More than two thirds of Romanian consumers are influenced by online advertising, 23% are willing to purchase a product or service after seeing an online ad, and 29% after seeing a TV ad, says a series more

01.30.2012

Romanian managers expect relative stability in the manufacturing sector and services, a moderate decline in retail, and a stronger drop in construction in the first quarter this year, a poll by the more

01.26.2012

Consumers are increasingly often using their personal computer, phone or tablet to find gifts or discounts and make payments, says a study by KPMG International, which found that 73% of Romanian more

12.30.2011

Salaries in the IT and telecom industries have gone up 54% and 57% since the beginning of the crisis and signals on the market point to further raises, which makes them the best sectors to work in more

12.29.2011

The bulk of the revenue of traditional retailers in Romania, almost 46%, comes from sales of cigarettes. Non-food consumer goods except cigarettes account for merely 7.6% in the sales, which is lower more

12.15.2011

Almost half of the Romanians do not earn enough to put money aside, while those who do have little or no knowledge about the available financial instruments, according to a survey from local market more

12.08.2011

Less than half of employees in the Romanian private sector receive Christmas gift vouchers, shows a research conducted by company Edenred Romania, issuer of nonwage benefit vouchers. more

12.06.2011

Romanians are highly discontented with the Romanian healthcare system and the way it is managed, according to a research conducted by IRIS Network in 28 countries. more

12.06.2011

Nearly 30% of Romanian internet users in urban areas have shopped online during the past year, and the bulk of online shoppers are aged 18-24, according to a survey by market research company GfK more

11.22.2011

Nearly one third of Romanian companies have cash flow problems due to unpaid receivables or payment delays and have to write off approximately 5% of the issued invoices, according to a survey from more

11.16.2011

Most Romanians choose a loan offer according to the effective annual percentage rate (APR, called DAE in Romania), but one third do not know what this rate means and more than half have the wrong idea more

11.10.2011

The main criterion used by more than 60% of company managers to decide on a fuel product for their business is quality, but 44% of them are unhappy with the prices, says a survey by consultancy firm more

11.07.2011

Only 8.4% of mobile users in Romania own smartphones, compared to an average 14% in Central and Eastern Europe, according to a survey conducted by GfK in May-July 2011. more

11.01.2011

Romanians cut back on soft drinks, frozen vegetables and bleaching products in the first six months of the year. The biggest losers - teeth whiteners, bath foam and frozen fish recorded over 20% more

10.27.2011

Most companies in Romania are planning to widen their investment and increase staff by more than 50% over the next five years, according to a study by the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania, or more

10.26.2011

Consulting company Deloitte estimates the closedown of Nokia’s plant in Cluj county, northwestern Romania, may translate into a 0.1-0.2% drop in the gross domestic product, which might be balanced more