Romania’s Trade Deficit Widens 17.7% YoY To EUR30B In January-November 2024
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Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR30 billion in January-November 2024, higher by EUR4.51 billion (+17.7%) compared to the same period of 2023, data from the country's statistics board INS showed on Friday (Jan. 10).
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Vodafone and Digi Agree To Jointly Buy Telekom Romania Mobile from OTE/Deutsche Telekom
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One of the most twisted deals in the history of Romania’s telecom market, the sale of Telekom operations, has taken a completely unexpected turn:... more
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BRD 9M 2024 Profit Down almost 11% To RON1.06B
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BRD-SocGen, the fourth largest bank in Romania by assets, in the first nine months of 2024 raked in RON1.06 billion net profit, down almost 11%... more
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Fashion Days Jan-Sept 2024 Sales Rise 13.8%, Above Market Average
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Fashion retailer Fashion Days, part of eMAG group, saw its sales on the Romanian market rise by 13.8% during the January-September period against... more
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Julius Meinl Romania 2023 Profit Up 85% To almost RON5M
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Moldovan Carmangerie Returns to Profit in 2023
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Moldovan Carmangerie, with activities in the meat industry, controlled by Moldovan family of Cluj, for 2023 reported turnover worth RON107.3... more
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Premiere in Romania: Ford Otosan Set to Assemble in Craiova Batteries for the New Puma Gen-E and Electric Versions of Transit and Tourneo Courier
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Ford Otosan Craiova yesterday opened the new battery assembly line set to support the production of EVs due to enter production in the coming... more
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Oil Drilling Company Foraj Sonde Videle Has New Surprise Shareholder: eMAG’s Stanciu
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Iulian Stanciu, one of the best-known entrepreneurs in Romania, president of eMAG group, has entered the shareholding structure of oil drilling... more
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Germany’s Stada Opens EUR70M Turda Plant in Less Than Two Years
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A new drug plant has officially launched in Romania after Germany’s Stada inaugurated the production unit of Turda, Cluj county. more
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Bucur Obor Ends First Three Quarters of 2024 with RON18M Turnover, RON11M Net Profit
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Bucur Obor company, which manages the Bucharest shopping center of the same name, posted RON18.2 million turnover in the first nine months of 2024,... more
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TeraPlast Switches to RON7M Losses in Jan-Sept 2024; Turnover Rises 32%
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Building materials producer TeraPlast Bistrita during the first nine months of 2025 registered losses of around RON7 million, after a RON6.8... more
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Raiffeisen Bank Reports RON1.26B Profit for Jan-Sept 2024, Slightly Down from Jan-Sept 2023
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Raiffeisen Bank, the local subsidiary of the Austrian group of the same name and the sixth largest bank in Romania by assets, generated RON1.26... more
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Grain Trader Promat Comimpex Sees 2023 Turnover Drop 18.1% To RON1.348B
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Grain trader Promat Comimpex of Tasnad, Satu Mare, controlled by Swiss group Ameropa, a major grain trader locally, in 2023 derived turnover worth... more
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Austrotherm Romania 2023 Net Profit Slides 60% to RON8.8M
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Evopack Set to Open Subsidiary and Warehouse in Budapest
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Bucharest’s Corinthia Hotel Set to Open in Q1/2025
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Bucharest’s Corinthia hotel will open in the first part of 2025, more specifically in the first quarter, Simon Casson, Corinthia Group CEO, told ZF. more
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OMV Petrom Reports 6% Lower Sales, 54% Higher Net Profit in Jan-Sept 2024
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OMV Petrom, Romania’s largest company by turnover, reported sales worth RON26.7 billion in the first nine months of 2024, down 6% from the... more
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Italsofa 2023 Turnover Down 29.3% in 2023 To RON238.9M
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Armchair and sofa manufacturer Italsofa Romania, the local subsidiary of Italian group Natuzzi, for 2023 reported turnover worth RON238.9 million... more
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ARO Palace Signs Franchise Contract with Hyatt to Rebrand Brasov Hotel
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Hotel company ARO Palace, controlled by Transilvania Investments, has signed the franchise agreement with hotel chain Hyatt to transfer the ARO... more
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IMF Delegation Set to Visit Bucharest in November 5-8 Period
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A delegation of the International Monetary Fund led by Jan Kees Martjin, head of the IMF mission in Romania, will visit the country during November... more
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Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting SavingsRomania could increase its gross domestic product (GDP) by 10% until 2050, generating an additional contribution of EUR575 billion by boosting savings and redirecting them towards lucrative investments, according to a survey conducted by McKinsey&Company in spring 2022.