EY Entrepreneurship Barometer: 60% of Romanian Entrepreneurs Plan Innovation Investments, Same Percentage Dissatisfied with Business Environment
11.21.2025
Six out of ten Romanian entrepreneurs consider the business environment is unfavorable despite an active entrepreneurial spirit and innovation intentions, with economic instability as one of the biggest hurdles, besides inflationary pressures, red tape and geopolitical instability, reveals EY’s Entrepreneurship Barometer in CEE.
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Price Of Old Apartments In Bucharest Close To EUR135,000 In October 2025 11.11.2025
Average asking price for an old three-room apartment in Bucharest reached EUR134,923 in October 2025, 1.6% higher than in September or EUR2,231... more
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Heineken Has Investred EUR100M In Its Three Romanian Breweries In Last Ten Years
11.10.2025
Dutch-held brewer Heineken, the second largest actor on the beer market in Romania, has invested EUR100 million in this country in the last ten... more
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Transavia Invests EUR150M In Petfood Factory 11.10.2025
Transavia, one of the largest chicken producers in Romania, is building a petfood factory from scratch in Ciugud, Alba County, in a EUR150 million... more
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Hidroelectrica Signs EUR97.9M Contract To Retool High-Power Pumping Stations Petrimanu, Jidoaia, Lotru 11.10.2025
Hidroelectrica (stock symbol: H2O), the largest electricity generation company in Romania, has signed the contract for the implementation of the... more
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ACAROM: Romania's Car Output Down 2.7% YoY In January-October 2025 To 453,955 11.10.2025
Romania's car production declined by 2.7% in the first ten months of 2025 against the year-earlier period, to a total of 453,955 units, in line... more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON1B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On Nov 10 11.10.2025
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1 billion from banks on Monday (November 10), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average... more
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RC Legions Takes Over Online Platforms RCRacing.ro And AutoRC.ro. 11.10.2025
RC Legions, a Romanian company active in the field of automodelism and held by entrepreneur Marius George Ionescu, has acquired online platforms... more
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UniCredit Bank Partners Up With Romanian Investment And Development Bank For SME Funding 11.10.2025
UniCredit Bank, in partnership with the Romanian Investment and Development Bank (BID), is launching a new guarantee instrument targeting small and... more
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Coface Risk Review: Global Economy Weathered Trade Turmoil In H1/2025 11.10.2025
The global economy weathered the trade turmoil of the first half of 2025, but the coming quarters will see a spreading of the longer-term effects. more
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Romania's Antitrust Body Looks Into Planned Acquisition Of Ratesti Solar By Econergy 11.10.2025
Romania's Competition Council is assessing the planned acquisition of Ratesti Solar Plant S.R.L. by Econergy International Limited, UK. more
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Erste Private Banking Romania Grows To Over 3,700 Customers And EUR2.8B Assets Managed 11.10.2025
Erste Private Banking Romania, The Wealth Management Arm Of Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR.RO), was chosen the Best Private Bank in Romania by two... more
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Statistical Office: Romania’s Trade Deficit Widens 4.3% YoY To EUR24.4B In January- September 2025 11.10.2025
Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR24.4 billion in January-September 2025, higher by 4.3% (+EUR1.004 billion) than the level recorded... more
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Poland’s LuxVet Acquires Oncovet 11.10.2025
Polish group LuxVet, one of the largest CEE platforms that integrates vet clinics, is expanding further and reaches the threshold of nine medical... more
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New Tezaur Bills Available as of Monday, November 10 11.10.2025
Romania Finance Ministry has today, November 10, launched the eleventh edition of this year’s TEZAUR Treasury bills program, with one, three and... more
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Safetech Innovations Reaches RON8.3M Profit for Jan-Sept 2025, Up 20% YOY 11.10.2025
Cybersecurity company Safetech Innovations reported consolidated revenues of RON41.3 million in the first nine months of 2025, down 6% from the... more
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Foraj Sonde Videle Proposes over RON40M Worth of Dividends 11.10.2025
Foraj Sonde Videle managing board last Friday convened the general meeting of shareholders for December 15, when they will vote on the distribution... more
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Banca Transilvania Reports RON3.3B Consolidated Net Profit in 9M 2025 11.10.2025
Banca Transilvania, Romania’s largest bank, reported RON3.26 billion net profit at group level in the first nine months of 2025, down from RON3.9... more
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Ecovent Budgets EUR10M Turnover for 2025 11.10.2025
Ecovent group, specialized in indoor air quality solutions, aims to reach EUR10 million turnover in 2025, a target the company considers realistic... more
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Agroland Wants to Hit First RON1B by 2030, Then Expand to Western Europe 11.10.2025
From a retailer of products for gardening and small farmers, Agroland group, founded by entrepreneur Horia Cardos 28 years ago, wants to become a... more
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AI Startup Aily Labs Raises $80M Funding 11.08.2025
Technology company Aily Labs, established by Romanian Bianca Anghelina in the US, which developed a native AI ‘Decision Intelligence’ platform... more
Romania’s economic growth is forecast to pick up gradually to 3.1% in 2025 and 3.6% in 2026, while its public finances will continue
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Romania ended 2024 with a current account deficit of EUR29.3 billion, higher by nearly EUR7.8 billion than in 2023, central bank data
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Economic growth expectations for 2025 stand at the average value of 1.5%, reveals the latest survey conducted by CFA Romania
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Romania economy recovery is slower than expected and political turmoil is denting investors’ and consumers’ confidence, says the
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Romania’s economy enters 2025 with positive long-term prospects, but with significant challenges in the year ahead, Colliers
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Managers of Pillar II mandatory private pension funds and Pillar III voluntary private pension ones will be able to invest up to 10% of
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Romanian investors last year spent EUR577 million on acquisitions in the region, three times more than in 2023, in line with data from
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Romania’s land market remained stable in 2024, with the volume of transactions nearing EUR450 million, similar to the level recorded
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Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting Savings
Romania 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.