The 12,897 companies ranked in the top 10 positions in the 2024 National Ranking of Companies provide 1.34 million jobs, the Romania's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR) announced on Wednesday."According to the statistical data, which were the basis for the 2024 National Ranking of Companies, the 12,897 companies ranked in the top 10 positions offer 1,342,380 jobs. Broken down by economic sectors, the data show that industry offers the most jobs (543,457), followed by services (335,258), trade (265,706), tourism (29,683), research and development and high-tech (85,141), agriculture, forestry, fishing (34,377), construction (48,758)," reads a CCIR press release.The 2024 National Ranking of Companies analysed 866,601 financial-accounting balance sheets of companies active in Romania. Out of these, 334,870 balance sheets competed for the top 10 positions in the national ranking, in accordance with the methodology for the creation of the companies chart implemented by the chambers of commerce in all counties of the country.The National Ranking of Companies is based on the following economic indicators: net turnover; operating profit; operating profit rate; efficiency of human resources use and efficiency of capital employed use.The Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been making this ranking since 1994, being the only institution empowered under organic law to establish such a hierarchy nationwide, the organisation points out. The 31st edition of the National Ranking of Companies Gala will take place at the Romexpo exhibition centre on November 7.
On Friday, January 3, aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies was awarded a USD 946 million contract by the US Pentagon to deliver an additional Patriot missile systems to Romania, aimed at bolstering the country's air defense capabilities by 2029. The contract, which includes advanced radars, control stations, and interceptor missiles, marks Romania's third order […]
Romanian mountain rescuers announced on Friday, January 3, that they registered a record number of interventions and 161 calls for emergency assistance in the past 24 hours. A total of 162 people were rescued, over 100 of whom required transport to a hospital. "An unwanted absolute record of mountain rescue and first aid interventions in […]
Far-right politician and former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu announced in a message on X that he will appeal the annulment of the Romanian presidential elections before the European Court of Human Rights. On December 6, 2024, as Romanians abroad had already begun to vote, Romania’s Constitutional Court (CCR) unanimously annulled the entire presidential election process, […]
Romania seems poised to become a bigger tourist attraction in 2025 after being recommended as a stellar destination by Vogue and CNN. Both publications signal that their choice for Romania was determined by the overtourism noticed in other locations. “The lifestyle editors at Vogue thought long and hard about the best places to travel in […]
The American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCham Romania) expresses its concern over the fiscal measures announced by the Government, but also about the immediate deadline for their implementation, January 1, 2025, which puts the business environment in a difficult situation and further affects economic predictability and investor confidence."Over the past five years, AmCham […]
Romania has become a full member of the Schengen Area at midnight, in the night between Tuesday, December 31, and Wednesday, January 1.Thus, after joining the free movement space with its air and sea borders, as of Wednesday, Romania also joined the Schengen area with its land borders.According to the General Inspectorate of the Border […]
