The number of newly established companies running on foreign capital in Romania increased in January 2024 by 0.4%, compared to the same period in 2023, to 481 units, according to data centralized by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The 481 new companies had a total subscribed share capital of USD 2.958 million, up 28.1% from the subscribed capital of companies registered in January 2023, of USD 2.309 million.By fields of activity, most registrations were in wholesale and retail trade, auto and motorcycle repair (25.99% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (19.13% of the total) and transportation, warehousing and communications (16.42%).At the end of January 2024, there were 251,707 companies in Romania running on foreign capital. The value of subscribed capital stood at almost USD 70.092 billion.The highest number of companies running on foreign capital had investors from Italy, namely 52,818 (subscribed capital of USD 3.346 billion), but the highest value of share capital belonged to Dutch companies, namely USD 13.019 billion, in 6,098 companies.
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
