EY: Romania Granted EUR1.3B via State Aid in 2019-2023
12.23.2024
The total value of state aid approved in Romania during the 2019-2023 period reached EUR1.3 billion and 62% of approved state aid projects were granted to foreign companies, shows an EY Romania analysis.
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SARMIS Capital Announces Acquisition Of Total Technologies
12.18.2024
SARMIS Capital has announced the acquisition of Total Technologies, one of the most prominent Honeywell-technology integrators for industrial... more
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EY Survey Reveals Crucial AI Literacy Training Needs Among Gen Z Workforce
12.18.2024
By 2030, Gen Z will be a key driver of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) future, comprising 30% of global workforce, but Gen Z's over-confidence in... more
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Fitch Ratings Revises Romania's Outlook to Negative Amid Political Uncertainty
12.18.2024
Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Romania's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Negative from Stable, and affirmed the... more
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Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Romania Real Estate Market Outlooks for 2025 Are More Upbeat
12.18.2024
Investors regard the evolution of their portfolios in the next 12 months with optimism, showing a clear improvement from the previous year, in line... more
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ATM Ventures Buys 30% in Bucharest Taxi Company
12.18.2024
ATM Ventures, the investment arm of Autonom group owned by brothers Marius and Dan Stefan, has taken over 30% in Bucharest’s Meridian Taxi. more
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Dan Ostahie Takes Over Brico Dépôt DIY Stores from Kingfisher for EUR70M
12.18.2024
Dan Ostahie, one of the most powerful local entrepreneurs, Altex founder, has acquired the local operations of DIY retailer Brico Dépôt from... more
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Romania Media Market Seen at EUR778M at End-2024, Up 11% YOY
12.18.2024
Romania media market will end 2024 on a steady growth trend, despite economic and geopolitical challenges, and will reach around EUR778 million, up... more
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Salt Bank Overshoots 330.000 Clients In Just 8 Months Since Its Launch; Eyes 1 Million Clients In Next 3 Years
12.18.2024
Salt Bank, the first Romanian neobank, fully owned by Banca Transilvania Financial Group, has gone beyond 330,000 clients after the first eight... more
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Crucea Power Park Among Winners Of 1st Round Of Auction For State Aid Scheme In The Form Of Contracts for Difference
12.17.2024
Electrica (stock symbol: EL), a major player on Romania’s electricity distribution and supply market, said in a stock market report that on Dec.... more
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Termene.ro Expects Over RON17M Turnover In 2024, Up 27% YoY
12.17.2024
Termene.ro, a platform offering Romanian companies a quick and easy access to all official data - financial, fiscal and legal, estimates t reach a... more
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Alro Slatina Sues Romania's Tax Authority And Finance Ministry Over Additional Taxation Decision Of RON13.6M
12.17.2024
Aluminium producer Alro Slatina (stock symbol: ALR) has announced in a stock market report on Dec.17 that following an audit carried out between... more
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Distributie Energie Electrica Romania Borrows EUR200M From European Investment Bank
12.17.2024
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR200 million to Distributie Energie Electrica Romania (DEER), the distribution operator of... more
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DRI, Part Of Ukraine's DTEK Group, Signs Nearly EUR25M Financing Agreement With Kommunalkredit For 60MW Solar Park In Romania
12.17.2024
DTEK Renewables International (DRI), headquartered in The Netherlands and part of Ukrainian energy group DTEK, has signed a new financing agreement... more
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Carrefour Romania To End 2024 With 178 Express Units Across Romania
12.17.2024
Carrefour Romania will end 2024 with a network of 178 Express units nationwide, after opening 16 integrated stores and six franchise stores. more
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Statistics Board: Romania's Industrial Sales Up 5.2% On The Month In October 2024
12.17.2024
Romania’s industrial sales (on the domestic and external markets) increased by 5.2% in nominal terms in October 2024 compared with September... more
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ARMO: E-Commerce Grows Fast in Romania
12.17.2024
E-commerce continues to grow at a fast pace in Romania, with 73% of internet users making online purchases in 2024, in line with national... more
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BRD Sogelease IFN Gets EUR70M Loan from EIB To Fund Romania SMEs
12.17.2024
BRD Sogelease IFN has contracted a EUR70 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to the end of boosting funding for a series of local... more
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Signal Iduna Readies To Enter Romania RCA Segment
12.17.2024
Signal Iduna, leader of the local health insurance market, is assessing opportunities on the auto liability insurance (RCA) market in Romania amid... more
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Altex Plans To Invest EUR200M for Expansion in Next 3-5 Years
12.17.2024
Altex, Romania’s largest electro-IT retailer, aims to invest EUR200 million in expansion in the next 3-5 years, says Dan Ostahie, the company’s... more
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Autoklass Center SRL Buys Brasov VW Dealer
12.17.2024
Autoklass Center SRL, the business controlled by Enrico Perini, who also owns Romstal, has taken over distribution and service activities for... more
The Ministry of Energy and the companies Reţele Electrice Muntenia, Reţele Electrice Banat and Reţele Electrice Dobrogea (part of
moreMore than 3,600 companies went insolvent in the first half of 2024, which translates into a 5.8% increase compared to the first six
moreRomania's energy ministry has signed 27 financing contracts worth a total RON138.2 million which target investments in the local
moreBucharest’s short-term rental market had a booming post-pandemic evolution considering that in 2023 alone, the industry generated
moreThe volume of real estate deals in Romania posted an 131% advance in the first half of this year, to EUR418 million, marking the
moreThe assets of open-end equity funds in Romania, which have three times fewer investors than bond and fixed income funds, increased by
moreRomania smartphone market is expected to be flat at around 3.5-3.6 million units this year as in recent years there’s been a downward
moreFiscal deficits will remain elevated in Romania in the medium term: 4.7% of GDP (cash basis) in 2024, compared to the 2.9% target set
moreAnalysis
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.