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The retail chain store Carrefour Romania is set to implement a pay-per-task system that will allow Romanians to work in its locations and receive payment for fulfilling specific tasks, Economica.net reported. The new system, developed by Swedish company Traxlo, targets tasks such as preparing online orders, restocking shelves, or checking inventory. The temporary workers can…

Caution is becoming the new normal, while acute concern is being replaced by cautious relaxation, according to the evolution of the CONFIDEX Index, the confidence barometer of Romanian managers in the economy, over the past six years. At the same time, managers consistently overestimated the risk of a depreciation of the local currency during this…

Romania’s population reached 21.646 million people on January 1, 2026, decreasing by 0.5% compared to the same period of the previous year, according to data published on Thursday, April 2, by the National Institute of Statistics. The urban and female populations constitute the majority, accounting for 55.2% and 51.2% of the total, respectively.  Specifically, aound…

Several Palm Sunday fairs are held in Bucharest, while other cities are opening their Easter fairs. In Bucharest: Art Safari Until July 19 The art event returns with another edition featuring exhibitions dedicated to Nicolae Vermont, Mihai Eminescu, and one gathering works by Felix Aftene. More details here. Concerts @ George Enescu Philharmonic April 2,…

The famous Dacian helmet from Coțofenești, stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands in early 2025, has reportedly been found, according to Dutch media reports. The information was also confirmed to Euronews Romania by Dutch authorities and by sources within Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, although prosecutors have yet to officially confirm the discovery.…

Romanian entrepreneurs Andrei Vasile and Mihai Vădan, known for building the SanoPass platform later acquired by MedLife, announced their investment in Fameloop AI and the launch of a new platform developed in Romania and the United Kingdom. The solution helps companies increase their visibility in AI-generated responses. The two founders said the investment reflects a…

Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service operator in Romania, announced the opening of the second Cioccolatitaliani unit in Italy, this time in Genoa, as part of its expansion strategy on the Italian market. The new unit represents an investment of approximately EUR 550,000. The venue, located in the Shopping District Waterfront Genoa, comes less…

OMV Petrom announced it did not encounter significant gas volumes upon the completion of drilling operations at the Krum-1 exploration well – the second exploration well drilled in the Han Asparuh Block, offshore Bulgaria. OMV Petrom entered the Han Asparuh perimeter in 2020, replacing parent company OMV after several unsuccessful exploration wells had already been…

A Brussels court on April 1 ordered Poland and Romania to pay the remaining balance for COVID-19 vaccines ordered from the pharmaceutical group Pfizer/BioNTech, worth EUR 1.3 billion and EUR 600 million, respectively, according to a court statement quoted by AFP, as reported by local news agency Agerpres. US pharmaceutical company Pfizer sued the two…

The foreign exchange reserves at Romania’s central bank stood at EUR 67 billion at the end of March 2026, up from EUR 65 billion one month earlier, according to data from the National Bank of Romania BNR. The EUR 2 billion net increase, in the context of EUR 3 billion and USD 1.73 billion inflows…