The first direct flight from Romania, Bucharest, to the United States of America, in New York, after a 20-year break, was operated on Friday (June 7) by airline HiSky, from the Henri Coanda (Otopeni) International Airport.
Romania's economy inched up 0.1%, in unadjusted data, and grew by 1.8% In seasonally adjusted data, in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period of 2023, in line with provisional (1) estimates from the country's statistics board INS.
Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased by 14.6% in unadjusted data and by 9.5% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, in April 2024 compared to April 2023, as per data from the country’s statistics institute INS.