HR outsourcing consultancy Smartree says that wages in the private sector rose by an average of 7 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same period of last year, mainly due to the increase of the minimum wage and possible negotiations between companies and employees. The biggest increases in pay were recorded in the car parts manufacturing industry, pharma and software...
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Houses for sale in Romania were more expensive by 3.1 percent in the second half of 2017, romaniajournal.ro informs. Cluj-Napoca ranks first with the highest prices per square meter for apartments and Bucharest comes second, according to a study by Imobiliare.ro. The 3.1 percent increase is similar with the one reported in the first half of 2016, 3 percent on the average. Housing prices went...
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In the first semester of 2017, Romania’s imports totalled EUR 36.7 billion, of which 8.8% were foodstuff imports – EUR 3.2 billion. Such a level hasn’t been recorded after 1989 and it is double against H1 2008, official statistics reveal. Data released on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INS) show that Romania’s agro-food exports in H1 2017 were worth only EUR 2.1 billion, resulting...
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Romania’s retail trade turnover, which is considered the most important indicator of household consumption, increased by 7.8% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year. The growth was supported by the sales of fuel in specialized stores, according to the National Statistics Institute (INS). The figures don’t include the sales of motor vehicles and motorcycles. Fuel sales...
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