According to the Central Bank (BNR) data, in January - August 2023p, the balance-of-payments current account posted a deficit of EUR 13,759 million, compared with EUR 18,502 million in the same year-ago period. The breakdown shows that the deficit on trade in goods declined by EUR 2,564 million, the surplus on services expanded by EUR 1,681 million, the primary income deficit decreased by EUR 322 million, while the secondary income surplus grew by EUR 176 million. Non-residents’ direct investmente in Romania totalled EUR 5,080 million (compared with EUR 7,421 million in January - August 2022), of which equity (including the estimated net reinvestment of earnings) and intercompany lending recorded net values of EUR 5,477 million and EUR -397 million, respectively. In January - August 2023, total external debt increased by EUR 14,535 million, of which: long-term external debt at end-August 2023 ran at EUR 113,970 million (71.9 percent of total external debt), up 15.5 percent against end-2022; short-term external debt at end-August 2023 amounted to EUR 44,451 million (28.1 percent of total external debt), down 1.8 percent from end-2022. Long-term external debt service ratio stood at 15.6 percent in January - August 2023 against 17.9 percent in 2022. At end-August 2023, goods and services import cover stood at 5.1 months, as compared to 4.4 months at end-2022. At end-August 2023, the ratio of the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves to short-term external debt by remaining maturity came in at 95.3 percent, as against 82.4 percent at end-2022.
Vaunt, a Romanian real estate technology platform, is expanding into the United States after surpassing 80 clients and a transaction portfolio of nearly EUR 860 million. The expansion targets New York and Miami specifically. “Vaunt is a platform that helps real estate developers manage the sales process from the moment they receive the building permit until […]
IVF clinic Embryos, majority-owned by investment firm Integral Capital Group, has acquired the Oradea-based Calla Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center. The move is part of the development strategy of the network Embryos, which started in 2025 with the opening of a clinic in Buzău and the acquisition of Adella Clinic in Sofia, Bulgaria. The turnover […]
Romania has 56 companies included in the 17th edition of the Coface CEE Top 500 ranking, which shows how the largest companies in the region are navigating the current business landscape. The country climbed two positions from last year but remains underrepresented. The companies are ranked by turnover, analyzing additional indicators such as workforce size, business […]
Romania's Instant Factoring announced its participation in a cross-border securitization transaction valued at up to EUR 30 million. The move, the company said, "opens a new stage of growth for both Romanian fintech and the alternative financing market in Romania and Spain." The transaction involved the establishment of a securitization fund - Instant Factoring 2025-I, […]
Meta Estate Trust, a holding company active in the real estate sector and listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) under the symbol MET, announced that it signed the mandate agreement with its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dan Petrișor. The appointment decision was made by the Board of Directors on October 31, and the […]
Former star coach Emerich Jenei, one for Romania's best, passed away on November 5, 2025, at the age of 88. He achieved the greatest performance of Romanian football: winning the European Champions Cup with Steaua București on May 7, 1986, in Seville, in the famous final against F.C. Barcelona. Emeric Alexandru Ienei (Imre Sándor Jenei) […]
