The number of foreign capital start-ups established in Romania increased in the first eight months of 2021 by 44.8%, to 3,612 units, compared to the same period in 2020, according to data centralized by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The 3,612 new companies had a paid up share capital of 28.241 million US dollars, more than twice as much as that of the companies registered in January-August 2020, of 13.032 million US dollars.In August, were registered a number of 508 companies with foreign participation in the share capital. Most of the newly registered companies operate in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (24.8% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (24.41%) and transport, storage and communications (14.57%).At the end of August 2021, in Romania there were 234,588 companies running on foreign share capital. The value of the subscribed capital was 64.144 billion US dollars.Most foreign capital companies, specifically 50,241 - run on Italian capital (3.909 billion US dollars paid up capital), but the most sizable foreign capital comes from the Dutch companies, respectively 12.687 billion US dollars, in 5,623 companies.
Romanian-born actor Sebastian Stan has been nominated in the category of "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for his performance in the film The Apprentice at the 2025 BAFTA Awards. Stan portrays Donald Trump in The Apprentice, focusing on the early years Trump spent in New York. The film depicts a young Trump as an emotional […]
Romanian authorities in coordination with the European Commission participated on Wednesday, January 15, in the urgent medical evacuation operation of 12 Palestinian patients from the Gaza Strip, along with 35 family members. Those evacuated are severely affected by the lack of access to adequate medical treatment. The operation was carried out with the involvement of […]
Romania’s state railway operator CFR Călători will receive 12 new electric trains, which will connect Bucharest with the largest cities in the country’s eastern counties. The trains, part of a contract with the Railway Reform Authority, or ARF, will connect Bucharest North station to Suceava, Iași, Galați, as well as Iași to Cluj-Napoca. According to […]
In a decision adopted in its Thursday meeting, the Romanian government approved May 4, 2025, as the new date for the first round of the presidential elections. The second round should thus be held on May 18, as agreed by the ruling coalition leaders last week. "Two government decisions and an emergency ordinance have been […]
Most of the excavation for the first tunnel built on a highway in Romania has been completed, and traffic could potentially be opened by the end of this year between Tigveni and Bucharest, a section of the Sibiu-Pitești highway. Romanian state officials noted construction work at Section 4 (Tigveni - Curtea de Argeș) of the […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, invested EUR 707 million in 44 projects in Romania in 2024 to support the country’s green transition, a sharp increase compared to the previous year, when it invested EUR 658 million spread over 23 projects. EBRD cooperates with private corporations, equity funds, banks, as well as local […]
