Romania can become an investment hub for U.S. companies, as it has all the necessary capabilities to support large-scale projects, plus the benefit of a favorable geographical position and also of skilled human capital, considers Economy Minister Radu Oprea.The official met on Friday with the delegation of the U.S. Department of Commerce led by Cynthia Aragon, Executive Director for the Advocacy Center, to discuss the strengthening of bilateral cooperation and of the Romania - U.S. strategic partnership through joint government projects, as well as through partnerships between the two countries' business sectors.The representatives of the U.S. Department of Commerce are accompanied by a retinue of representatives of 15 American companies with activities in fields such as energy, defense, aeronautics, industry, finance/banks, cyber security and pharmacy, and they are set to hold discussions both at government level, as well as with Romanian companies."In 2023, Romania's exports to the U.S. amounted to 2.33 billion dollars, imports stood at 1.49 billion dollars, so that the trade balance with the U.S. was positive at 0.83 billion dollars, and the total volume of trade was 3.81 billion dollars," Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Radu Oprea wrote on Facebook on Friday.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
