Today Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in the Romanian Newspapers

Bucharest City not to lock down for Easter Health Minister Vlad Voiculescu says that Bucharest City will not get locked down for Easter, adding that "only the criteria that can lead to a recommendation for the lockdown of a settlement locality have been clarified/updated." "Bucharest will NOT lock down for Easter. The new criteria for locking down settlements have been published. We do not live in a new reality; only the criteria that can lead to a recommendation for (...) Apr 14, 2021

Erste expects Romania to retain investment-grade rating as major agencies review it Erste Group Research says it expects Romania to retain its investment-grade status after all three major rating agencies review its creditworthiness over the next week, Bursa.ro reported. Last (...) Apr 14, 2021   Romania’s inflation eases slightly to just over 3% in March Romania's annual inflation rate slightly eased in March to 3.05% from 3.16% in February, the National Statistics Institute (INS) announced. The higher electricity price (+17% year-on-year) (...) Apr 14, 2021   Romania’s CA deficit rises five-fold in February Romania's current account (CA) deficit rose to EUR 1.46 billion in February 2021, more than five-fold compared to the same month in 2020, according to data published by Romania's National Bank (...) Apr 14, 2021   Romania’s industrial output converges to post-lockdown status-quo Romania's industrial output has recovered, in general terms, to the pre-crisis levels after the plunge taken during the lockdown, and it is now converging to a sub-optimal functioning under (...) Apr 14, 2021   Head of vaccination campaign: Vaccine intent at 50 pct at least, no weakening trend The vaccine intention hasn't weakened in Romania, as sociological data shows it standing at 50 percent at least, president of the National COVID Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) Valeriu (...) Apr 13, 2021   Lidl Introduces Self-Checkout System In 30 Stores; Seeks To Develop Project Due To Customer Demand German discount grocery retailer has launched self-checkout registers in 30 of its stores in Romania. It means that a little over 10% of total units on the local market have this type of (...) Apr 13, 2021   Norofert Raises RON7M In First Stage Of Share Capital Increase Operation Organic fertilizer producer Norofert (NRF.RO) said in a stock market announcement Tuesday that it closed the first stage of the share capital increase operation, which was carried out between (...) Apr 13, 2021   Alive Capital's First Bond Issue Starts Trading On Bucharest Stock Exchange On April 14 The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) has announced that the first bond issue of Alive Capital, supplier of electricity and electrical service provider, will start trading on BVB’s Multilateral (...) Apr 13, 2021   BestJobs: Romania Freelance Recruitment Market Set To Grow Over 40% In 2021 Romania’s freelance recruitment market will grow over 40% in 2021, according to estimates by online recruiting platform BestJobs which launched employment services for freelance jobs, based on (...) Apr 13, 2021   COVID-19 vaccination campaign: 76,590 people immunised in last 24 hours Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has reported that in the last 24 hours, 76,590 doses of vaccine were administered, of which 58,050 doses of the Pfizer (...) Apr 13, 2021   Senate warned of having its YouTube channel shut down because of Diana Sosoaca's anti-mask messages Chair of the Senate's Law Committee, Liberal Iulia Scantei, declared on Tuesday that the YouTube channel administration has warned the Parliament's Upper House that they will take down the page (...) Apr 13, 2021   1,062 anti-COVID active vaccination centers, with maximum of 115,000 people immunized per day The chairman of the National Committee of Coordinating Activities regarding immunization against SARS-CoV-2, Dr. Valeriu Gheorghita, announced on Tuesday, that there are currently 1,062 (...) Apr 13, 2021   UniCredit Group Appoints Sorin Dragulin As CEO Of UniCredit Consumer Financing Romania Italy’s UniCredit Group, which holds the fifth largest bank on the Romanian market by assets, has approved the appointment of Sorin Dragulin to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of (...) Apr 13, 2021   Business Insider Deutschland: Journalist describes the experience of getting vaccinated against Covid-19 in Romania In an article published by Business Insider Deutschland, journalist Marta Orosz describes her experience of getting the vaccine against Covid-19 in Romania. As EU citizens who hold multiple (...) Apr 13, 2021   UNESCO / Orban: Romanian heritage, living reality, 8 sites and cultural-historical, natural ensembles in World Heritage Romania is proud to contribute to the constant fight for humanity's highest values, featuring eight sites and cultural-historical and natural ensembles on the lists of universal heritage, as well (...) Apr 13, 2021   Romgaz Ponders Funding Mix, Including Bond Issue, To Buy Exxon's Stake in Neptun Deep Black Sea Project In order to acquire Exxon's 50% stake in the Neptun Deep gas exploration and drilling project in the Black Sea, Romanian state-owned natural gas producer Romgaz is considering a funding mix, such (...) Apr 13, 2021   Romania's Current Account Deficit Quadruples YoY To EUR1.62 Billion In January-February 2021 Romania's current account balance posted a deficit of EUR1.627 billion in January-February 2021, quadruple from a deficit of just EUR431 million in the first two months of 2020, central bank data (...) Apr 13, 2021