? 49.1% of the total active enterprises had as main activity market services ? The highest average number of employees was registered in the market services sector, representing 36.5% of total Compared to 2019, the total number of enterprises increased by 2.9%, according to data released on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). At the end of 2020, there were 61793 enterprises active in the industry sector, respectively 10.4% of total active enterprises of economic sectors (industry, construction, trade and market services). The highest share was held by active enterprises within the market services sector, respectively 49.1%. In 2020, the average number of employees decreased by 2.7% compared to 2019. The highest share of the average number of employees (36.5%) is registred in enterprises from market services sector, followed by those from industry (31.6%). The average size of an industrial enterprise was around 21 employees, while in trade the average size was about 5 employees. Regarding the turnover, the highest value was registered by enterprises having trade as main activity (41.1%), while construction enterprises recorded only 7.9% of the total turnover. The structure of gross value added at factor cost by sectors in 2020, was as follows: 35.5% in market services, 31.4% in industry, 23.7% in trade and 9.4% in construction. The structure of gross investments by economic activity sectorsisthe following: market services 37.3%, industry 32.5%, construction 16.4% and trade 13.8%. The gross result registered positive values (profit) for all those four economic activity sectors, market services and trade accounting over 60% of gross result.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
