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Country Descriptions & Profiles

Background Notes on Countries of the World: Romania in Business Source Complete [About]
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business information.

OECD Economic Surveys: Romania  [About]  
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development provides statistics and report on its 30 country members in addition to various reports, statistics and working papers covering macroeconomics, trade, education, development and science and innovation with approximately 70 countries it has relationships with. Content vary country by country.

Romania Country Review in Business Source Complete [About]
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports provide demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector production, consumption and net exports, maps, country flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality of life and investment climate basic infrastructure information.

Finance, Trade & Commerce

BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Romania
http://export.gov/romania/index.asp
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.

Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.

EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit [About]
In depth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally.  Type of reports vary country by country. Type the country name into the search box and select the reports tab to access the latest country reports.

FITA: Romania Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/romania.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations, website includes general information as well as information on market access, economic indicators, taxes, labor market, agriculture, media, and more.

Global Edge: Romania
http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/Romania
Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University ( MSU-IBC ), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics, history, economics, and government data.

Index of Economic Freedom: Romania
http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Romania
A Web resource evaluating 10 components of economic freedom: property rights, freedom from corruption, fiscal freedom, government spending, business freedom, labor freedom, monetary freedom, trade freedom, investment freedom and financial freedom.

Political Risk Yearbook: Romania Country Forecast in Business Source Complete [About]
From PRS Group, published annually and includes the Political Risk Service rating system which assesses different political scenarios within a country, 18-month and five year forecasts based on a variety of political scenarios, the country's political framework, key political player as well as economic conditions, investment, taxation and environmental trends, foreign relations, defense forces and the country's history and geography.

Romania Country Monitor (Global Insight) in Business Source Complete [About]
Presents Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the Economy. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export Statistics as well as the names of important government officials.

 

News & Journals

Bihari Naplo through PressDisplay[About] from 60 days ago.

Business Magazin (Romania) through PressDisplay[About] from 60 days ago.

The Wall Street Journal Europe through PressDisplay[About] from 60 days ago.

Ziarul Financiar through PressDisplay[About] from 60 days ago.

Statistics & Government Resources

Embassy of Romania in Washington D.C.
http://washington.mae.ro/en
Information about business and investment in Romania. Also contains information about education, travel and tourism, visas, immigration, history, geography, people and culture.

National Bank of Romania
http://www.bnro.ro/Home.aspx
The official Web site of the National Bank of Romania includes information on currency rates, monetary policy, statistics and much more.

Romania: National Institute of Statistics
http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/pages/index.en.do
Important social, economic and cultural statistics, as well as links to other useful sites.

 

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