Foreign direct investment in Romania reached 4.394 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, as against 1.481 billion euros in the same period in 2020, which is a surge by 196.69%, according to data with the National Bank of Romania (BNR)."The direct investment of non-residents in Romania amounted to 4.394 billion euros (as against 1.481 billion euros in January-August 2020), of which equity investment (including estimated net reinvested profit) amounted to a net value of 3The 3,612 start-ups had a subscribed share capital of 28.241 million US dollars, more than twice as much as that of the companies registered in January-August 2020, of 13.032 million dollars.In August, 508 companies with foreign contributions to the capital were registered. By fields, most registrations were in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (24.8% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (24.41%) and transport, storage, and communications (14.57%).At the end of August 2021, there were 234,588 companies running in Romania on foreign contributions to the share capital. The value of the subscribed capital was 64.144 billion US dollars.The largest number of companies with foreign contributions belonged to investors from Italy - 50,241 (subscribed capital of 3.909 billion dollars), but the highest value of the share capital belongs to Dutch companies, 12.687 billion US dollars in 5,623 companies. .803 billion euros, and the intragroup loans had a net value of 591 million euros."The number of newly established companies running on foreign capital in Romania increased in the first eight months of 2021 by 44.8% from the same period in 2020, to 3,612 units, according to data centralised by the National Companies Registry Office (ONRC).The 3,612 start-ups had a subscribed share capital of 28.241 million US dollars, more than twice as much as that of the companies registered in January-August 2020, of 13.032 million dollars.In August, 508 companies with foreign contributions to the capital were registered. By fields, most registrations were in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (24.8% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (24.41%) and transport, storage, and communications (14.57%).At the end of August 2021, there were 234,588 companies running in Romania on foreign contributions to the share capital. The value of the subscribed capital was 64.144 billion US dollars.The largest number of companies with foreign contributions belonged to investors from Italy - 50,241 (subscribed capital of 3.909 billion dollars), but the highest value of the share capital belongs to Dutch companies, 12.687 billion US dollars in 5,623 companies.
A new CURS poll published on Sunday, June 29, shows that if local elections were held in Bucharest next Sunday, reformist party USR would obtain 27%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 22%, and far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) with 18%. The National Liberal Party (PNL) comes in fourth, […]
Last week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest indicted three individuals for an EUR 100 million fraud in a case involving both EU and national funds. Among those indicted is an Italian citizen, alleged to be the leader of the group, which operated between 2019 and 2024. The suspect was detained on February […]
The number of building permits for residential buildings increased by 0.6% in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, with 14,134 such permits issued, according to data published Monday by the National Institute of Statistics. Increases were recorded in the Western region (+166 permits), Center (+70), North-West (+68), South-East […]
Cluj-Napoca, a major city in Romania’s Transylvania region, is taking a step toward becoming a more animal-friendly city, as a new proposal allowing pets in public institutions has been opened for public debate. Mayor Emil Boc announced the initiative, stating, “A city that is friendly to animals is a better city for people.” The draft […]
The president of S.O.S. Romania, Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, announced on Monday, June 30, that three senators were expelled from the party, effectively disbanding the party’s group in the Senate. According to the Romanian Parliament’s regulations, a party must have more than seven members to establish a group in the Senate. With the expulsion of the […]
Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly opened a branch in Romania, following public criticism, along with governmental and EU-level scrutiny, after Romania’s last presidential elections. The local company is called Tik Tok Romania, has a share capital of RON 5,000, and provides other IT-related service activities. It will be managed by Laura Andreea Savu, […]
