As many as 2,308 companies with foreign capital have been established during the first four months of 2024, going up by 0.9% when comparing to the similar period of 2023, according to the centralized data from the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).The 2,308 new companies had a total subscribed capital of more than USD 12.4 million, an increase of 46.4% compared to the subscribed capital of companies registered in January - April 2023, of USD 8.47 million.In April 2024, 633 companies with foreign participation were registered (+32.7% compared to the same month in 2023), with a subscribed capital of 2.17 million RON (+37.8%). Depending on the fields of activity, the most registrations were registered in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (35.23% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (17.06% of the total) and transport, storage and communications (15.32%).At the end of April 2024, there were 253,534 companies with foreign participation in the share capital in Romania. The value of the subscribed capital was over USD 70.58 billion.The largest number of companies with foreign participation was with investors from Italy, respectively 53,077 (subscribed capital of approximately USD 3.37 billion), but the highest value of the share capital belongs to Dutch companies, respectively USD 13.063 billion, in 6,146 of companies.
“Catane,” a dark comedy inspired by real events and directed by Ioana Mischie, is set to have its first special screenings in Romania after a successful festival circuit. The film had its world premiere at the IFFI Goa festival in India and was nominated this year at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best […]
Romania is among the European countries where water reserves are decreasing at an alarming rate, according to an analysis carried out by researchers from University College London in collaboration with The Guardian and Watershed Investigations. Scientists analyzed data from the period 2002–2024 provided by satellites that monitor changes in the Earth's...
George Smyth, 18, went missing on a hike near Romania’s famous Bran Castle more than a week ago. On November 23, the British citizen started to suffer from hypothermia and exhaustion and called the emergency services. Trying to locate him, mountain rescue services conducted searches over the next few days but were only able to […]
Over 107,000 people in Prahova and Dâmbovița counties, in southern Romania, have been without drinking water since Friday, November 28, due to problems at the Paltinu Dam. According to local authorities, the problems are set to persist until next week. The dam registered a drop in water levels, leading to problems in the water distribution system. […]
A special ‘Silent Day’ event will be held at the Bucharest Christmas Market in Constituției Square on Wednesday, December 3, aimed at creating a quieter and more accessible environment for children with sensory disabilities. The initiative is designed to make the festive market manageable for children who may struggle with loud noise, bright lights, and […]
Romanians have the highest level of trust in others in the European Union, according to the most recent Eurostat data for the year 2024, ahead of the usual leader of the ranking, Finland. The indicator ‘trust in others’ measures a person’s trust in people they do not know on a scale from 0 (‘I...
