Statistical Office: Romania Unemployment Rate Inches Up To 5.9% In August 2025

today, 17:09
Romania's unemployment rate stood at 5.9% in August 2025, higher by 0.1 percentage points (pp) against July 2025, the country's statistical office INS announced on Thursday (October 2), quoting provisional data.
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METRO Expands Stores In Romania
today, 22:50
METRO Romania, one of the largest actors in the local grocery trade, is expanding its stores in the country, by developing their storage area,... more
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Camelia Ene Steps Down As CEO Of Roca Industry
today, 22:17
ROCA Industry (ROC1.RO), the holding company specializing in construction materials, on Thursday evening announced changes to its management. more
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MedLife CEO Mihai Marcu Sells 1 Million Shares For RON7.5M
today, 21:13
Private medical service provider MedLife (stock market: M) has announced on October 2 that Mihail Marcu, the company's CEO and Chairman of the... more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON1.6B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On October 2
today, 17:43
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.6 billion from banks on Thursday (October 2), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average... more
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Romania's Antitrust Body Looks Into Acquisition Of Prefab By Celco
today, 16:54
Romania's Competition Council is assessing the transaction through which Celco SA intends to acquire Prefab SA. more
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Romanian Biotech Startup The Cat Health Company Gets New $1.2M Funding
today, 16:49
Biotechnology startup The Cat Health Company (TCHC), which develops therapies to increase cat longevity, has secured a new $1.2 million round of... more
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Green Factory Completes Acquisition Of Eisberg Romania From Bell Food Group
today, 16:47
Green Factory, a Polish producer in the vegetable, salad, and fresh convenience food sector, has completed the acquisition of salad producer... more
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Genezio Launches Conversational AI Optimization Platform
today, 11:49
Genezio, a startup co-founded by Andrei Pitis, is launching a Conversational AI Optimization platform, a tool created to aid companies understand... more
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Law Firm Filip & Company Assisted Digi Romania in Acquisition of Part of Telekom Romania Mobile Communications
today, 11:41
Law firm Filip & Company has assisted Digi Romania in the deal whereby the company acquired part of the activity and assets of Telekom Romania... more
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Electroalfa International Set to Open New Plant in Partnership with Germany’s SGB-SMIT Group
today, 11:33
Electroalfa International, part of Electroalfa group owned by Gheorghe Ciubotaru, will open a new plant, in Botosani, in partnership with German... more
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Bucur S.A. Buys Dr. Felix 87 Building of Victory Square
today, 11:14
The market of deals with small and medium-sized office buildings of Bucharest is expanding with the emergence of an increasing number of local... more
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One United Properties Invests EUR27M in Infrastructure and Private Schools in Bucharest’s District 2
today, 10:59
One United Properties, one of Bucharest’s most dynamic real estate developers, has started works for the construction of two private education... more
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Deutsche Bahn Cargo Romania Ends 2024 with RON428M Turnover, Down 11% YOY
today, 10:14
Deutsche Bahn Cargo Romania, the rail freight transportation unit of German giant Deutsche Bahn, in 2024 generated RON428 million turnover, down... more
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Victoriabank Wraps Up Microinvest Acquisition
today, 10:08
Victoriabank, part of Banca Transilvania Group and one of the largest banks in the Republic of Moldova, has completed the acquisition of... more
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Startup Ogre AI Gets over RON7.9M European Funding for “AI Energy Hub”
today, 10:01
Romanian-British startup Ogre AI, which has developed an AI-based platform for prognoses in the energy field, has raised European funding of above... more
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IKEA Supplier IPEC Mulls Investing in Non-EU Country
today, 09:51
IPEC Alba Iulia, one of Europe’s leading porcelain plate manufacturers, is contemplating investing in a country outside the EU, where production... more
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IT Genetics Readies Stock Market Listing
today, 09:45
Romanian company IT Genetics, part of ITG group, which provides integrated digitalization and automation solutions for retail, logistics,... more
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Car Market Picks Up Speed In September, Registrations Rise 39%
yesterday, 23:01
The Romanian car market recorded its best growth rate in recent months in September, with a 39% increase compared with the same period last year,... more
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Fiscal Council Says New Budget Coordinates Are Compatible With Budget Deficit Of 8.4% Of GDP In 2025
yesterday, 22:41
Romania's Fiscal Council believes the new budget coordinates, following the revision proposed by the Government, are compatible with a budget... more
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Digi’s Spanish subsidiary completes EUR300M investment in expanding FTTH network in Andalusia
yesterday, 22:21
Telecommunications operator Digi Communications notified the Bucharest Stock Exchange that its Spanish subsidiary, Digi Spain Telecom, had... more

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Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting Savings
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