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08. 02. 10. - 16:00

Unemployment rate reaches 8.1 per cent, a seven-year high

Romanian Times

Romania’s unemployment rose for the 18th consecutive month in January, with the jobless rate reaching an almost seven-year high of 8.1 per cent, official data showed today (Mon).

In December, the unemployment rate was at 7.8 per cent, significantly higher than the 4.9 per cent it had been in January 2009.

The total number of unemployed people rose to 740,982 in January from 709,383 in December, according to National Employment Agency (ANOFM) data.

Romania has not seen a jobless rate of 8.1 per cent since March 2003, when the rate was 8.6 per cent.

CEO launches book on history of Pepsi brand in Romania
A book on the beginning and the success of the Pepsi brand in Romania after the revolution of 1989 was launched today (Thurs) in Bucharest by the president of the company that brought the American brand to Romania.

Romanian TV presents a lot of violence
Romanian TV channel Pro TV is broadcasting the most violent local news, according to a report on violence on TV by Bucharest University and Unicef and presented by the National Audiovisual Council of Romania.

Three Romanians on Forbes´s list of world´s billionaires
Three Romanians are among the world's richest people, according to US business magazine Forbes’ rankings made public yesterday (Weds).

Private medical-clinic chain CMU opens clinic in Bacau
Private medical-clinic chain Centrul Medical Unirea (CMU) opened its seventh clinic outside capital Bucharest in Bacau today (Thurs).

´Avatar´ books on sale in Romania
A Romanian publishing house is launching three books about the Na'vi civilization, which was presented in Oscar-winning movie "Avatar".

Drivers fined for breaking the law at railway crossings
Over 800 drivers in the Moldova region in eastern Romania have been fined after police check-ups at railway crossings, police said today (Thurs).

German film festival begins in Bucharest
The latest German movies with Romanian sub-titles may be seen at the German Film Festival at the cinema of the Romanian Peasant's Museum in Bucharest starting today (Thurs).

Match postponed due to bad weather
A football match has been postponed by the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) today (Thurs) due to bad weather.

Romanians arrested for offering fake jobs in the UK
Two Romanians have been detained by police for defrauding people aboutg fake jobs in the UK, police in Buzau said today (Thurs).

MP accused of having patronised prostitutes
The name of a Democrat Liberal MP appears in an organised-crime file about a woman who forced several young women to prostitute themselves, according to Agerpres.