A number of 4,392 companies with foreign capital were established in Romania in the first nine months of 2024, down by 16.22% compared to the same period in 2023, according to the data centralized by the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).The 4,392 new companies had a subscribed capital in the total amount of 16,902 million dollars, down 85.44% compared to the subscribed capital of companies registered in the first nine months of 2023, of 116,079 million dollars.In September 2024, 428 companies with foreign participation were registered (-29.26% compared to the same month in 2023), with a subscribed capital of 161,200 dollars (-98.08%). Depending on the fields of activity, most registrations were registered in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (37.85% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (17.29% of the total) and transport, storage and communications (16.12%).At the end of September 2024, there were 269,386 companies with foreign participation in the share capital in Romania. The value of the subscribed capital was over 71.526 billion dollars.The largest number of companies with foreign participation was with investors from Italy, respectively 53,411 (subscribed capital of 3.644 billion dollars), but the highest value of social capital belongs to Dutch companies, respectively 13.114 billion dollars, in 6,186 companies.
Two young Romanian energy specialists, one from Transelectrica, the operator of the national power system, and the other from the National Energy Regulatory Authority, were designated as members of the continental expert commission investigating the causes of the historic total blackout that affected Spain and Portugal. The blackout took place on April 28, 2025 and […]
More than 70% of Romanians would support an increase in defense spending so that Romania can defend its sovereignty in the event of military aggression, an INSCOP survey conducted between May 26-30 showed. Given the recent discussions on how Europe should reduce its military dependence on the US and NATO by increasing...
On Sunday, June 15, the 'Carol I' Central University Library (BCU) hosted an event in its unconventional creative space, launching a new platform for reflection on the kind of social contract humanity might need in the digital age — a 'Magna Carta AI.' The event was dedicated to exploring key principles that could guide the […]
APTIQ Global is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with SOGECC, a French specialist in tax, accounting and business advisory. Through this partnership, APTIQ and SOGECC are poised to deliver premium expertise in these areas tailored for all types of businesses, with a focus on SMEs, liberal professions and larger French and international companies. SOGECC's […]
Between June 21–23, 2025, Ferdinand Square in Oradea is set to host the first edition of the L’Arte della Pizza – Festa della Pizza Napoletana festival. The event is dedicated to the taste, tradition, and culinary spectacle of the southern Italian region. As part of the festival, pizza masters from Naples will come to Oradea […]
The exhibition Hemp - Back to the Future, set to open at the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant beginning June 18, is dedicated to the “rediscovery of hemp as a sustainable resource, located at the intersection of heritage, contemporary design, and applied research.” The exhibition, which can be visited in Bucharest until July 12, […]
