A total of 4,943 foreign-owned companies were established in Romania in the first ten months of 2024, a decrease of 15.5% compared to the same period in 2023, according to data collected by the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).These 4,943 new companies had a total subscribed share capital of nearly 17.5 million dollars, a decrease of 85.53% compared to the subscribed capital of firms registered in the first ten months of 2023, which was 121 million dollars.In October 2024, 551 foreign-owned companies were registered (-9.38% compared to the same month in 2023), with a subscribed capital of 597,000 dollars (-87.68%). In terms of activity sectors, the most registrations were recorded in wholesale and retail trade, and auto and motorcycle repair (35.57% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific, and technical activities (17.42% of the total), and transportation, storage, and communications (14.34%).At the end of October 2024, there were 269,937 foreign-owned companies in Romania. The subscribed capital amounted to over 71.74 billion dollars.The largest number of foreign-owned companies came from Italy, with 53,524 companies (subscribed capital of 3.634 billion dollars), while the highest subscribed capital was held by Dutch companies, with 13.218 billion dollars in 6,200 firms.
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
