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H&M Group Plans To Bring Its Third Brand, Arket, To Romania

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:12:25 GMT

Swedish H&M Group, one of the biggest players in the global fashion industry, will bring its third brand – Arket, to the Romanian market, according to ZF’s sources in the industry. The giant already has its flagship brand, H&M, as well as the premium brand COS in local brick-and-mortar stores.

Office Leasing Market Up In Bucharest And Cluj-Napoca In H1, 2026

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:20:43 GMT

The office leasing market grew in both Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca during the first six months of 2026, while Iasi and Timisoara saw a downward trend in demand, Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate Alliance, said in a report.

Graffiti Plus Starts Trading On Bucharest Stock Exchange On July 16

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:35:21 GMT

Communication and brand marketing company Graffiti Plus (GRF+) will begin trading on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange on Thursday, July 16, marking a first for the local capital market as the first business of its kind listed there.

Romania Car Output Down 16% in June, almost 13% in H1/2026

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:37:01 GMT

Romania in the first half of this year manufactured just 247,972 passenger cars, 12.7% fewer than in the year-earlier period. This is the weakest year start of the past five years and in June the decline deepened to 16%.

Statistics Office: Romania Population Shrinks to 19.04 Million Inhabitants

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:21:46 GMT

Romania’s resident population declined to 19.04 million inhabitants on January 1st, 2025, a decrease of 24,425 persons from the previous year, in line with Statistics Office INS data.

Statistics Office: Romania Trade Gap Narrows by 6.2% in Jan-May to EUR13.5B

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:54:36 GMT

Romania’s trade deficit dropped by 6.2% in the first five months of 2026, to EUR13.5 billion, as exports rose by 2.4% and imports by 0.1%, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Friday (July 10).

Weidmüller Interface Romania Returns to Profit in 2025

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:46:02 GMT

Electrical and electrotechnical component manufacturer Weidmüller Interface Romania, the local subsidiary of Germany’s Weidmüller Group, for 2025 reported turnover worth RON365.4 million (EUR72.5 million), up around 26% from 2024, in line with ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data.

Music Festival Untold Set to Expand on Several Continents in Coming Years

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:40:57 GMT

Untold, one of the biggest music festivals in Europe, born in Romania and present in Cluj and more recently in Dubai, will expand on several continents in the following years, according to Bogdan Buta, founder and CEO of Untold Universe.

Merlins Beverages Completes EUR50M Plant with State Aid

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:32:30 GMT

Merlins Beverages, a soft drinks producer with brands such as Vitamin Aqua, Lemonade, Plafar and Pop Cola in its portfolio, has finalized a new plant in the wake of an EUR40 million investment VAT not included (around EUR50 million with VAT included).

Farmec Set to Start Building EUR70M Plant in Apahida in 2027

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:25:11 GMT

Cluj-based Romanian cosmetics maker Farmec will start building a EUR70 million cosmetics plant in Apahida, near Cluj-Napoca.

Electronic Component Manufacturer Plexus Returns To Profit In 2025

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:11:36 GMT

Electronic component manufacturer Plexus Services Ro, the local subsidiary of the US Plexus Group, posted RON1.531 billion (EUR303.7 million) revenue in 2025, down 19.7% from the previous year’s RON1.907 billion (EUR383.4 million), according to ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data.

Digi Spain Expects Up To EUR1.085B Revenue In 2026

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:55:25 GMT

Digi Spain Telecom estimates revenues for 2026 to range between EUR1.04 billion and EUR1.085 billion, an increase of 11.9% to 16.8% compared with the EUR929.2 million posted in 2025, according to the forecast approved by the board of directors on July 7 and included in the prospectus for its listing on Spanish stock exchange.

Telekom Romania Mobile Posted RON1B Revenue And RON25M Net Profit In Its Last Year As Part Of OTE&DT

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:31:49 GMT

Telekom Romania Mobile Communications, the mobile operator historically known as Cosmorom and Cosmote, ended 2025, its final year of operation as part of the OTE (Greece) and DT (Germany) group, with a net profit of RON25.9 million (EUR5.1 million), following a loss of RON815.7 million in 2024, while revenue fell by 12.2% to RON1.07 billion (EUR211.6 million), according to data published on the Finance Ministry’s website.

Tatika Investments Limited Buys 25% In Grand Plaza Hotel (Sheraton Hotel), Now Owns 100% In It

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:49:34 GMT

Tatika Investments Limited, a company registered in Cyprus, has acquired full control of Grand Plaza Hotel S.A. in Bucharest after buying the 25% stake held by Tresela Investments Limited, according to a decision unanimously adopted by the Extraordinary General Meeting toward the end of last year, as shown by data from the Official Gazette.

Knauf Insulation Romania Doubles Turnover in 2025 YOY to RON257M

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:16:05 GMT

Knauf Insulation Romania, part of German group Knauf, ended 2025 with turnover worth RON257 million (EUR51 million), against RON124 million in 2024, despite a challenging economic context.

Erste Estimates Romania Central Bank Will Keep Key Rate at 6.50% Until May 2027, Sees Yearend Inflation at 5.9% YOY

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:09:36 GMT

The analysts of Erste Group, the owner of BCR, estimate the National Bank of Romania will maintain the monetary policy rate at 6.50% until May 2027, and inflation will reach 5.9% at yearend, against 10.9% in May.

Statistics Office Maintains Estimates for Q1/2026 GDP Evolution Compared to Data Announced in June, with Economy Declining 1.2% YOY

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:47:39 GMT

The National Institute of Statistics (INS) has maintained its estimates about the evolution of GDP in Q1 compared to the data announced in June, with the economy registering a 1.2% decline for the unadjusted series and a decrease of 1.1% for the seasonally adjusted series against the same quarter of 2025.

Online Retailer Zalando Set to Open Multifunctional Center in Bucharest

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:07:29 GMT

Online retailer Zalando, originating from Germany, but also present in Romania, will open a multifunctional center that will serve several operations in Bucharest.

Synevo Romania Ends 2025 with RON582M Turnover, Up 11% YOY

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:00:51 GMT

Synevo Romania, part of Swedish group Medicover, generated RON582 million turnover in 2025, up 11% from the previous year.

Tissue Paper Maker Don Pedro Forecasts RON320M Turnover for 2026, Up 12% from 2025

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:52:23 GMT

Ramnicu Valcea-based Don Pedro, a major Romanian producer of tissue paper, expects 2026 turnover to reach RON320 million, 12% higher than in 2025, after having doubled its production capacity.