Economy | 19 February, 2025 at 1:15 PM
NSI: Job vacancies up in Q4 2024 compared to the same period in 2023
About 18% of the total number of vacancies was concentrated in manufacturing (6,300 vacancies) and the rate was 0.59%.
About 18% of the total number of vacancies was concentrated in manufacturing (6,300 vacancies) and the rate was 0.59%.
On a gross basis, compared with the same quarter in 2023, GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by 0.7%.
According to data presented in November 2024 by the governor of the National Bank of Romania (NBR), Mugur Isărescu, the inflation forecast for the end of 2025 is estimated at 3.5%.
Average gross earnings were RON 8,825 in November, RON 213 (+2.5%) higher than in the previous month.
The consumer price index in December 2024 compared to November 2024 was up by 0.29%.
On the seasonally adjusted series, the estimated GDP for the third quarter of 2024 was RON 446.176 billion at current prices.
By gender, the unemployment rate for males exceeded that for females by 0.5 percentage points (the values were 5.5% for males and 5% for females).
In the December 2024 business cycle survey, managers in the manufacturing industry forecast a moderate decrease in the volume of production for the next three months.
The EBRD has announced it will provide a €175 million loan to Greek utility group PPC to support renewable energy projects across Bulgaria, Greece and Romania.
The rapid development of online commerce in recent years has transformed locker networks from an alternative delivery solution into an essential component of Romania's logistics infrastructure, according to representatives of Keba Romania, a provider of infrastructure and technology solutions for logistics, banking services and electric mobility.
Romania ranks 7th out of 11 countries in the CEE AI Index 2026, which highlights one of the strongest AI policy foundations in CEE alongside one of the largest gaps between strategy and actual economic adoption.
The Romanian Competition Council has fined 10 local banks a total of RON 3.73 billion (€710 million) for breaching antitrust regulations.
DN Agrar Group, one of Romania's leading integrated agrifood companies and Europe's largest dairy milk producer, has announced a €13.5 million investment plan for developing its sixth farm and expanding composting facilities as part of its 2025-2030 growth strategy.