A number of 4,392 companies with foreign capital were established in Romania in the first nine months of 2024, down by 16.22% compared to the same period in 2023, according to the data centralized by the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).The 4,392 new companies had a subscribed capital in the total amount of 16,902 million dollars, down 85.44% compared to the subscribed capital of companies registered in the first nine months of 2023, of 116,079 million dollars.In September 2024, 428 companies with foreign participation were registered (-29.26% compared to the same month in 2023), with a subscribed capital of 161,200 dollars (-98.08%). Depending on the fields of activity, most registrations were registered in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (37.85% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (17.29% of the total) and transport, storage and communications (16.12%).At the end of September 2024, there were 269,386 companies with foreign participation in the share capital in Romania. The value of the subscribed capital was over 71.526 billion dollars.The largest number of companies with foreign participation was with investors from Italy, respectively 53,411 (subscribed capital of 3.644 billion dollars), but the highest value of social capital belongs to Dutch companies, respectively 13.114 billion dollars, in 6,186 companies.
Romania's iconic rock singer Adrian Pleșca, known as “Artan,” died on Tuesday, December 2, after a fatal stroke, at the age of 64. The artist founded the well-known band “Timpuri Noi” in 1982 and “Partizan” in 2001, and was popular on the Romanian rock scene. Over the years, he left and returned to the two bands. Several […]
Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk, re-shared a post about the Craiova Christmas Market on X on Monday, December 1. She described the event as "beautiful" and included three emojis in her caption. The original post highlighted that the Craiova Christmas Market was taking place in a safe environment. "No concrete barriers. No armed guards. No […]
Real estate developer Globalworth has begun construction on Green Court D, the fourth building in its Green Court office complex in Bucharest’s Aurel Vlaicu area. Scheduled for completion in 2027, the project is now in its preliminary phase, which includes enclosure works and excavation for the basement structure, the company said. The new building will […]
Romania’s National Committee for Emergency Situations decided to distribute drinking water from the state reserves to 13 localities in the counties of Prahova and Dâmboviţa. The area was severely impacted by a drop in water levels at the Paltinu Dam, leading to problems in the water distribution system and affecting over 100,000 people, local hospitals, […]
Rock star Marilyn Manson will return to Romania next summer to perform at Rockstadt Extreme Fest, organizers announced on Tuesday, December 2. He is among the headliners confirmed for the local rock and metal festival, which will take place from July 27 to 31 in Ghimbav, Brașov county. “For the first time ever, Marilyn Manson […]
Romania’s government has assumed responsibility in Parliament for legislation reforming magistrates’ pensions, prime minister Ilie Bolojan announced on December 2. He said the draft law had received the opinion of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, noting that the court’s assessment was negative. It is the government’s second attempt to have the bill promulgated, […]
