Statistical Office: Romania’s Trade Deficit Plunges 15.5% YoY To EUR2.3B In January 2026
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Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR2.32 billion in January 2026, lower by 15.5% (-EUR425 million) than the level recorded in January 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Thursday (March 12).
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Statistical Data Provisional Data: 59,062 Housing Units Completed In Romania In 2025, 3% Fewer YoY today, 13:51
A total of 59,062 dwellings were completed in Romania in 2025, fewer by 1,916 units (-3%) than in 2024, data from the country’s statistical... more
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Statistical Office Provisional Data: Net Investment In Romania Up 5% YoY To RON216B In 2025 today, 12:54
Net investment in Romania's economy increased by 5% to RON216.45 billion in 2025 versus 2024, according to provisional data released by the... more
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Bertis Budgets 5% Turnover Growth for 2026 today, 11:09
Bertis group, with operations mainly in the meat industry, controlled by Berszany family of Covasna, expects turnover to rise by around 5% this... more
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Decathlon Set to Open 1,000-Sqm Unit in Plaza Romania, Reach 32-Unit Nationwide Network today, 10:50
Sporting goods retailer Decathlon Romania is readying to open a new store in Bucharest, with an area of around 1,000 square meters, in Plaza... more
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Verde Magnesium Wants to Start Building Beius Plant in 2026, in EUR23-25M Investment today, 10:43
Verde Magnesium, which develops the magnesium mining project in Budureasa area, intends to open the first production units during 2027. This will... more
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Sphera Franchise Group Readies RON100M Investment in 2026 in Restaurant Network Expansion today, 10:36
Sphera Franchise Group (SFG), the operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in Romania, forecasts over RON100 million investments in 2026, with the... more
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Xiaomi Romania Wants to Open New Physical Stores in 2026 today, 10:27
Chinese giant Xiaomi, one of the world’s largest electronics producers, is stepping up expansion on the traditional retail segment, planning to... more
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OVES Enterprise’s Nemesis AI Technology Used In EAGLS™ Counter-Drone Systems By U.S. Army In The Middle East yesterday, 18:53
OVES Enterprise, Romanian software development company with expertise in building complex software solutions and AI innovations for the aerospace,... more
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Raiffeisen Bank Romania and InnovX Select Scamy.io as Winner of MagicMoon Program yesterday, 15:02
Raiffeisen Bank Romania and InnovX have completed the selection process within MagicMoon, the spinoff of MoonShotX dedicated to entrepreneurs aged... more
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OMV Petrom Joins Shell And TPAO In Offshore Exploration Project yesterday, 15:01
Romania's top oil and gas group OMV Petrom (stock symbol: SNP) on March 11 announced its entry into the exploration consortium for the Han Tervel... more
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MedLife Unveils Preliminary Results Of Its Genomics Study On More Than 3,000 Genetic Tests In Romania yesterday, 14:52
Private healthcare operator MedLife (stock symbol: M) has announced the first preliminary results of clinical validation from its genomics study,... more
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Rompetrol Rafinare Starts Producing New Polymer Type, Used in Car and Food Industries yesterday, 14:50
Rompetrol Rafinare, the operator of Petromidia refinery, has started production of a new polymer type, Polypropylene Random Copolymer, with a view... more
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Engie Romania Likely to Contract 4,000 Sqms of Offices in Bucharest’s Matei Millo Building for IT Center yesterday, 14:42
Engie Romania, the largest natural gas distributor and supplier locally, is in talks to lease a space of around 4,000 square meters in Matei Millo... more
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Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania Appoints Anca Petcu As Chief Operations And Transformation Officer And Deputy CEO yesterday, 13:48
Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania has appointed Anca Petcu as Chief Operations and Transformation Officer and Deputy CEO, following approval from the... more
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Statistical Office: Romania Retail Sales Down 9.1% YoY In January 2026 yesterday, 13:23
Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) fell by 9.1% in unadjusted data and by 6.5% when adjusted... more
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HELLENIq Renewables Launches First Solar Power Projects in Romania yesterday, 11:02
HELLENIq Renewables, the renewable energy subsidiary of Greek company HELLENIq ENERGY, has taken over two photovoltaic parks in southern Romania,... more
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METRO Romania Wants to Reach around 3,000 LaDoiPasi Partner Stores in 2026 yesterday, 10:53
METRO Romania, one of the most powerful players in the local food retail, has announced it would continue developing the LaDoiPasi network, which... more
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Dai-Tech, Maker Of nJoy Electrical Equipment, Sees Revenue Rise To Almost RON37.7M In 2025 03.10.2026
Dai-Tech SA, the Timisoara-based company that owns the nJoy brand of electrical protection equipment and solutions, posted about RON37.68 million... more
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Delivery Solutions Fed More Than RON62M In Delivery Solutions International, Vehicle For Sameday Operations In Bulgaria In 2025 03.10.2026
Delivery Solutions, a company that operates parcel delivery brand Sameday and is part of the Dante International Group, which is behind retailer... more
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Romania’s Antitrust Body Looks Into Planned Acquisition Of Romania's Automecanica By Türkiye’s Otokar 03.10.2026
Romania's Competition Council is assessing the notified acquisition of Romanian defense company Automecanica S.A. by Turkish heavy commercial and... 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.