Non-residents' direct investment in Romania shrank to EUR 5,080 million at the end of August 2023, from EUR 7,421 in January - August 2022, according to data with the National Bank of Romania (BNR) published on Friday.Equity (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) and intercompany lending posted net values of EUR 5,477 million and EUR 397 million, respectively.According to data with the National Companies Registry Office (ONRC), the number of start-ups running on new foreign capital established in Romania decreased in the first seven months of 2023 by 2.2%, y-o-y, to 4,037.The 4,037 start-ups' subscribed capital totalled USD 22.422 million, almost similar to USD 22.403 million in January-July 2022..In July 2023, 544 start-ups running on foreign capital were registered. Most registrations were in professional, scientific and technical activities (23.71% of the total); wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (23.35%), and transport storage and communications (17.1%).At the end of July 2023, there were 248,252 companies running on foreign capital in Romania. The value of the subscribed capital was USD 68.693 billion.Most of the companies running on foreign capital were started up by investors from Italy, 52,363 of a subscribed capital of USD 4.047 billion, but the highest value of share capital belongs to Dutch companies: USD 12.847 billion in 5,997 companies.
Romanian deep-tech startup .lumen, the developer of what it says are the world’s first AI-powered glasses for the blind, has secured a new investment from EIT Urban Mobility, the European innovation community focused on advancing sustainable and inclusive urban mobility solutions. The value of the new funding round was not disclosed. The investment aligns with […]
The health spending per capita in Romania was the lowest in the EU, with spending less than half the EU average in 2023, the recently released report, State of Health in the EU - Romania Country Health Profile 2025, shows. At the same time, life expectancy in Romania is 5.1 years below the EU average, […]
Romania’s annual inflation rate stood at roughly 9.8% in November 2025, similar to October, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Food prices increased by 7.6% last month, while services rose roughly 11% and non-food goods climbed 10.7%. The consumer price index rose by 0.42% in November compared with October, while […]
Three French soldiers deployed in Romania as part of NATO’s Multinational Battle Group at Cincu intervened to save a truck driver following a serious traffic accident on the A3 Bucharest–Ploiești motorway, the Romanian Ministry of Defense said. The incident occurred earlier this week as the soldiers were traveling toward Ploiești and witnessed the truck crash...
Eight contemporary art galleries will present the works of the artists they represent at the third edition of the Smallest Art Fair in Town, an event dedicated to works on paper. This edition showcases works “investigating the state of wandering, disorientation, and rediscovery in the face of uncertainty.” Under the title In Dark Woods, A […]
Parents everywhere are asking an important question: What skills will truly prepare a child for a world defined by rapid change, global uncertainty, and the rise of artificial intelligence? For decades, schools focused entirely on academics. Today, research from neuroscience, performance psychology, and leading universities shows a different reality: The students who thrive long-term are […]
