The number of building permits for residential buildings decreased by 1.3% in Romania in H1 2024, year-on-year, according to data with the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Wednesday.Thus, in H1 2024, 16,925 residential building permits were issued. Decreases were recorded in the following development regions Centru (-281 permits), Nord-Vest (-224) and Sud-Est (-38), and increases in Bucharest-Ilfov (+141 permits), Vest (+88), Sud-Muntenia (+46), Sud-Vest Oltenia (+39), and Nord-East (+14).According to INS, in June 2024, 2,875 residential building permits were issued, down 5.7% on a monthly basis, of a total usable area of 625,690 sqm (-10.4%). Of the total residential building permits, 70.7% were for the countryside.In June 2024, there was a monthly decrease in the number of residential building permits (-175 permits). The decrease was reflected in the following development regions: Nord-Est (-99 permits), Nord-Vest (-53), Sud-Muntenia (-41), Sud-Vest Oltenia (-40), Centru (-17,) and Vest (-15). Increases were recorded in the development regions of Bucharest-Ilfov (+73 permits) and Sud Est (+17).
Vaunt, a Romanian real estate technology platform, is expanding into the United States after surpassing 80 clients and a transaction portfolio of nearly EUR 860 million. The expansion targets New York and Miami specifically. “Vaunt is a platform that helps real estate developers manage the sales process from the moment they receive the building permit until […]
IVF clinic Embryos, majority-owned by investment firm Integral Capital Group, has acquired the Oradea-based Calla Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center. The move is part of the development strategy of the network Embryos, which started in 2025 with the opening of a clinic in Buzău and the acquisition of Adella Clinic in Sofia, Bulgaria. The turnover […]
Romania has 56 companies included in the 17th edition of the Coface CEE Top 500 ranking, which shows how the largest companies in the region are navigating the current business landscape. The country climbed two positions from last year but remains underrepresented. The companies are ranked by turnover, analyzing additional indicators such as workforce size, business […]
Romania's Instant Factoring announced its participation in a cross-border securitization transaction valued at up to EUR 30 million. The move, the company said, "opens a new stage of growth for both Romanian fintech and the alternative financing market in Romania and Spain." The transaction involved the establishment of a securitization fund - Instant Factoring 2025-I, […]
Meta Estate Trust, a holding company active in the real estate sector and listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) under the symbol MET, announced that it signed the mandate agreement with its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dan Petrișor. The appointment decision was made by the Board of Directors on October 31, and the […]
Former star coach Emerich Jenei, one for Romania's best, passed away on November 5, 2025, at the age of 88. He achieved the greatest performance of Romanian football: winning the European Champions Cup with Steaua București on May 7, 1986, in Seville, in the famous final against F.C. Barcelona. Emeric Alexandru Ienei (Imre Sándor Jenei) […]
