Romania: After steady level in 2012, cigarette smuggling goes up to over (...)

February 27, 2013

After steady level in 2012, cigarette smuggling goes up to over 15% in Romania in January
Feb 27, 2013

After steady level in 2012, cigarette smuggling goes up to over 15% in Romania in January.
The cigarette black market in Romania went up to 15.4 percent in the first month of 2013, according to a study from Novel Research. Last year, cigarette smuggling remained at a steady level of around 13 percent of the total market. Serbia remained the main source of illicit trading, with 31.2 (...)
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