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Japanese group Makita announced that it will reduce production of power tools in China for the US market due to the unpredictability of US tariffs and move this production to factories in Romania and Thailand, according to Nikkei Asia, as reported by Economica.net.  The Japanese group reported business of almost EUR 640 million locally last…

The Competition Council has outlined a series of concerns related to the transaction through which the Schwarz group, which operates the Kaufland and Lidl store chains in Romania, intends to take over the La Cocoș stores, according to a press release quoted by Economica.net. It subsequently invited the buyer to propose a set of measures…

Romania’s flag carrier, Tarom, has requested the government to disburse a new tranche of restructuring state aid approved in 2024 to address the current liquidity deficit, Profit.ro reported. The company argued that, because of late payment penalties and other claims of the creditors, its cash flow can be destabilised, ultimately leading to the failure of…

Retail sales volume contracted by 2.3% q/q in Q3, resulting in a 0.3% y/y decline in Romania (the second negative reading since the Covid-19 pandemic), visibly dragged down by the real wages that contracted by 3.7% y/y in July-August (latest data available) after +2.2% y/y in Q2, +4.6% y/y in Q1 and around 9%-10% y/y…

Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail stretching between Putna, in northern Romania, and Drobeta Turnu Severin, in the southern part of the country, has inaugurated a sundial in Dealu Negru, in Bistrița-Năsăud county. The solar clock, with a 20-meter-diameter dial, has been set up on a former heliport. It is named Sol Rex Regnum (Sun, the…

The National Chamber Choir “Madrigal – Marin Constantin” announced it will embark on its 2025 “Madrigal de Crăciun” tour between December 3 and 21, bringing eight holiday concerts to seven cities across Romania. Tickets are available online. Under the baton of conductor Anna Ungureanu, the ensemble will perform in Cluj-Napoca, Târgu Mureș, Sibiu, Iași, Botoșani,…

At 24 years old, Romanian Claudiu Fusaru is the youngest T-38 instructor in the 469th Squadron of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT), the most complex international program for training NATO fighter pilots. The pilot training program, active since 1981, brings together 14 NATO nations and trains the best fighter pilots in the world…

The Romanian General Prosecutor’s Office and the Directorate for the Investigation of Economic Crime conducted searches at companies part of the Tinmar group on Thursday, November 6, Economedia.ro reported. The company, one of the largest energy traders in the country, is allegedly accused of fraud and money laundering through the artificial manipulation of energy prices.…

The Romanian government has approved a new emergency ordinance that introduces major fines for feeding wild bears, environment minister Diana Buzoianu announced on Thursday, November 6. The legislation also defines key terms such as “feeding of bears” and “habituated bear,” aiming to curb practices that draw wildlife into populated areas, Agerpres reported. The fines, the…

The American defense technology company Allen Control Systems (or ACS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Romanian Armed Forces for the joint production of autonomous anti-drone turrets in Romania.  ACS recently signed two contracts for the delivery of its autonomous Bullfrog turret to the armies of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.…