01.14.2016

The cigarette black market in Romania increased to 17.5% in November, from 14.8% in September, while almost half of the cigarettes sold in northeastern Romania are smuggled, according to research more

01.06.2016

Office space lease market could increase by 20-25% in 2016 due to the legislative changes and headquarters consolidations of certain multinationals, Alexandru Petrescu, ESOP Consulting managing more

01.06.2016

Discount store operator Rewe Romania, which has two brands on the local market – Penny Market and XXL Mega Discount, wants to open 20 to 25 stores annually over the next few years for a total of more

12.18.2015

Romania's auto market grew 18.6% in annual terms in January-November, to 109,716 units, while locally made vehicle sales rose 16.9% on the year, the Romanian Automotive Manufacturers and Importers more

12.17.2015

Romania’s courier services market will grow by 10-15% in 2016, from EUR325 million in 2015, and will be sustained, among others, by online commerce and teleshopping sales, according to forecasts by more

12.16.2015

Online travel agency Vola.ro wants to tap the corporate travel market in 2016, by acquiring a company operating in the field or by developing its own department and co-opting an experienced manager. more

12.15.2015

New car registrations in Romania rose 12.1% to 72,423 units in the first eleven months of 2015, from 64,577 units in the year-earlier period, while sales of Romanian Dacia cars in the EU grew 3.3% to more

12.10.2015

Romania’s insurance market saw a 7.4% increase in gross underwritten premiums in January-September 2015, to RON6.33 billion, of which general insurance represent nearly RON5 billion, up 6.9% on the more

11.19.2015

Romania's leasing market increased 21% on the year in January-September, to around EUR1.18 billion, with a similar growth rate on the vehicle segment, a pace expected to keep up until the end of the more

11.19.2015

Oil industry equipment and service providers have lost 30% of their market value this year, the worst decline since the 2008-2009 crisis, due to dwindling revenue caused by lower investment from their more

11.18.2015

The office market in large Romanian cities, except capital Bucharest, rose 46% on the year in January-September 2015, to 37,417 leasable square meters, and the largest traded areas are in the cities more

11.17.2015

Romania's auto market grew 17.7% in annual terms in January-October, to 97,807 units, while locally made vehicle sales rose 26.5% on the year, the Romanian Automotive Manufacturers and Importers more

11.05.2015

Romania's operating leasing market increased by 14% in January-September 2015, versus the year-earlier period, and by 9% against the beginning of 2015, to a total 53,600 units, after profile firms more

11.05.2015

Listing state-owned companies on the stock market helps increase their efficiency due to extending their ownership and the level of transparency they must adopt, but it would also attract the more

10.26.2015

Romania’s online food orders market, whose current value reaches EUR20 million, is witnessing a fast growth and its potential is huge, Radu Balaceanu, Country Manager at online food delivery more

10.12.2015

Only 682 brokers are still active on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, one thousand fewer than seven years ago, before the onset of the financial crisis. more

10.02.2015

After a sluggish September, the Bucharest Stock Exchange appears to be volatile in the fourth quarter on low traded volumes. Investors expect central banks to decide where they want interests to be, more

09.23.2015

Romanian healthcare services market is seen up 7% or 8% over the next five years and there is no other such large market in the region besides Poland, Regina Maria’s general manager Fady Chreih said more

09.23.2015

Austrian constructions group Strabag has entered the Romanian property development market, by taking over the team in Bucharest of Raiffeisen evolution. more

09.15.2015

Romania's auto market grew 16.8% in annual terms in January-August, to 75,288 units, while locally made vehicle sales rose 23.5% on the year, the Romanian Automotive Manufacturers and Importers more

09.14.2015

The Executive Board of the Bucharest Stock Exchange has summoned the company’s shareholders to approve the shift from a unitary to a dual management system, by setting up the Directorate and more

09.09.2015

Romania's appraisal market is estimated at EUR35 million and more than half the market is accounted by relations with banks, Adrian Vascu, head of the national association of licensed appraisers more

09.07.2015

The ranking of the top ten banks, which account for almost 80% of the assets of the entire banking system, did not see any new entry in the past six years, but market shares and positions did change. more

09.07.2015

Traditional retail lost the battle with the international retail chains that claimed 16% of the market share of the small traditional retailers in 2008-2015. more

09.03.2015

The Bucharest stock market closed higher Thursday, amid average traded value worth 21.6 million lei (EUR4.8 million), fueled by transfers with the shares of Romgaz (SNG.RO), Banca Transilvania more