A number of 74,409 companies were deregistered at national level in the first 11 months of 2024, by 23.99% more compared to the similar period in 2023, according to the statistics of the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).The highest number of deregistrations were in the city of Bucharest, respectively 11,796 (number increasing by 16.33% compared to January-November 2023) and in the counties of Cluj (3,737, +28.11%), Timis (3,039, +15, 95%), Constanta (2,886, +10.49%), Iasi (2,642, +18.37%), Dambovita (2,615, +63.23%), Bihor (2,487, +40.35%) and Ilfov (2,437, +21.49%).The fewest deregistrations were recorded in the counties: Ialomita (505, up by 42.66% compared to the first 11 months of last year), Calarasi (512, +8.94%), Giurgiu (538, +13.98%), Teleorman (596, +11.40%) and Covasna (615, +41.71%).The most significant increases in the number of deregistrations were recorded in the counties of Dambovita (+63.23%), Harghita (+59.29%), Maramures (+56.04%) and Dolj (+54.81%).By field of activity, the highest number of deregistrations was recorded in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, respectively 17,159 (+14.21%, compared to the similar period in 2023), agriculture, forestry and fishing (8,081, +80.14%), transport and storage (6,878, +29.21%) and professional activities, scientific and technical (6,447, +21.66%).In November 2024, as many as 7,293 company deregistrations were recorded, most in Bucharest (1,391) and in the counties of Cluj (395), Constanta (323), Timis (292), Bihor (250) and Iasi (216).
The Institute for the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism and the Memory of Romanian Exile (IICCMER) has issued a public appeal to president Nicuşor Dan and prime minister Ilie Bolojan to demonstrate “firmness in decision-making” in order to counter what it describes as an “increasingly insidious phenomenon of pro-totalitarian nostalgia,”
AFI Romania, part of the leading real estate development, management, and investment company operating across Central and Eastern Europe, AFI Group, announced that it secured a EUR 537 million refinancing package for three major projects in its portfolio: AFI Cotroceni, AFI Brașov, and AFI Ploiești. The three projects included in the refinancing are among the […]
State-controlled Hidroelectrica (BVB: H2O) allegedly supplied electricity for years to politically connected companies and religious institutions without issuing invoices or collecting payments, according to public data analysed by investigative platform Recorder. The supplies...
Altex Romania will develop in the following year the DIY chain Brico Dépôt by securing ownership of the rented stores, upgrading the entire chain, and opening three to five new stores per year after the transition year 2026, Altex founder, main shareholder, and CEO Dan Ostahie announced after his company took over the do-it-yourself chain […]
The government announced it selected, on November 27, a president and two vice-presidents for the Agency for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Enterprises' Performance (AMEPIP). The action was a milestone under the Resilience Facility due November 28, after the expiry of the six-month extra time allowed by the European Commission, with a EUR 330 million […]
Romania's Ministry of Finance published for debate the draft emergency ordinance (OUG) on the second budget rectification of this year on the evening of November 27. According to the document, the general government budget deficit will remain at 8.4% of GDP, Hotnews.ro reported. Central government budget revenues for...
