The number of commercial companies and authorized individuals (PFA) that have become insolvent in the first six months of this year was 3,684, up 8.32% compared to the similar period in 2023, when 3,401 insolvencies were registered, according to data published on the website of the National Companies Registry (ONRC).Most of the firms and PFAs that went into insolvency between January 1 and June 30, 2024, were registered in Bucharest, respectively 683, a number down by 2.43% compared to the first six months of 2023.Bihor county, with 309 insolvencies (plus 17.49%), Cluj - 266 (plus 37.82%), Timis - 195 (plus 27.45%), Iasi - 158 (plus 5.33%) and Ilfov - 141 (plus 17.5%).The fewest insolvencies were recorded in Harghita - 12 (minus 20%), Mehedinti - 15 (minus 28.57%), Vaslui - 14 (minus 36.36%) and Covasna - 19 (plus 46.15%).By sector of activity, the highest number of insolvencies was registered in wholesale trade, retail, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - 933 (plus 1.57% compared to the first six months of 2023), construction - 761 (plus 12.08%) and manufacturing - 432 (plus 12.21%).In June 2024, there were 593 insolvencies, most in Bucharest (109), Bihor (52), Cluj (51) and Prahova (33).
The Ministry of Development proposed to the government to analyse the opportunity to develop an investment program dedicated to the economic recovery of small towns with a population of under 25,000 in non-metropolitan areas. The financial support for the development of these towns has been so far fragmented, and competition with large cities for funds proved […]
Prime minister Ilie Bolojan said on November 6 that he hopes that the ruling coalition will manage to legislate by the end of this month the rest of the second package of budgetary measures, namely the public administration streamlining law and the law on magistrates' pensions. Unless the law on the public administration is legislated, […]
Japanese group Makita announced that it will reduce production of power tools in China for the US market due to the unpredictability of US tariffs and move this production to factories in Romania and Thailand, according to Nikkei Asia, as reported by Economica.net. The Japanese group reported business of almost EUR 640 million locally...
The Competition Council has outlined a series of concerns related to the transaction through which the Schwarz group, which operates the Kaufland and Lidl store chains in Romania, intends to take over the La Cocoș stores, according to a press release quoted by
Romania’s flag carrier, Tarom, has requested the government to disburse a new tranche of restructuring state aid approved in 2024 to address the current liquidity deficit, Profit.ro reported. The company argued that, because of late payment penalties...
Retail sales volume contracted by 2.3% q/q in Q3, resulting in a 0.3% y/y decline in Romania (the second negative reading since the Covid-19 pandemic), visibly dragged down by the real wages that contracted by 3.7% y/y in July-August (latest data available) after +2.2% y/y in Q2, +4.6% y/y in Q1 and around 9%-10% y/y […]
