About 15% of the users of Stock.estate, a crowdfunding platform, have become investors in local real estate products, with the crowdfunding market in Romania having a significant potential estimated at EUR 200 million as a result of a constant increase in the interest of investors and entrepreneurs.According to a press release from the company, Stock.estate is the first crowdfunding platform certified by the Financial Oversight Authority (ASF) in Romania, licensed in 2023 and launched for trading in 2024. It is the only operational platform at local level to date. The objective of the platform is to offer investors the opportunity to invest in the real estate sector, with the minimum amount being EUR 100. The investment in the platform amounts to over half a million euros, so far."We are an early culture in terms of investment instruments, it is true, but we strongly believe that Romanians will be more and more available for investment of any kind. We have also noticed an increased interest in the investment area for about five years, and the results of the first year of our platform validate the Romanians' appetite for new investments," Vicentiu Vlad, co-founder & CEO - Stock.estate, is quoted as saying.Over 1,500 people are enrolled with the platform (people who have created an account on the platform and have permanently accessed the information on the use of the financial investment instrument), over 200 of them have made direct investment in the platform, and their transactions amount to over 550 shares of a total value of over EUR 750,000."With a recent regulation that facilitates access and protects investors, crowdfunding platforms in Romania, such as Stock.estate, have started to gain traction, offering financing opportunities for the real estate market," according to Alexandru Constantin, co-founder & CTO – Stock.estate.
Inspectors at Romania’s Consumer Protection Agency, or ANPC, closed nine economic operators inside the Sun Plaza shopping mall in Bucharest on Thursday, February 20, due to multiple irregularities. The inspection is part of a wider operation targeting malls in the capital city. Some of the problems highlighted by ANPC include the presence of cockroaches, food […]
A public petition addressed to the General Council of Bucharest (CGMB) has been signed by over 2,000 people, calling for significantly harsher penalties for illegal tree cutting in the city's green spaces. Initiated by the local group Parcul IOR Dispare/IOR Park Disappears and supported by the IOR-Titan Civic Initiative Group, residents of District 3 and...
Romania's football team FCSB qualified for the round of 16 of the Europa League on Thursday, February 20, advancing from the play-off against PAOK Thessaloniki, a team coached by Romanian Răzvan Lucescu. After winning the first leg 2-1, the Bucharest team secured a 2-0 victory in the return leg at the National Arena, with the […]
The Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania, a public cultural institution under the authority of the Cluj County Council, announced that it acquired Romania's largest collection of mărțișor, the traditional symbol of spring. The mărțișoare will be on display as part of a dedicated exhibition set to open on February 27. The exhibition, titled "Din pasiune pentru […]
Romania maintains its assessment that by 2032 it will double its electricity production and become a major energy exporter in the region, energy minister Sebastian Burduja said. For this, he added, "a smart energy transition is needed, which uses all of Romania's sources and resources to generate as much energy as possible." Romania is currently...
Moldovan president Maia Sandu received the Reinhard Mohn Prize 2025 on Thursday, February 20, and announced that she will be donating it to development projects in her hometown, Risipeni, in Fălești district. The award, given by the Bertelsmann Foundation, recognized Sandu’s efforts to strengthen democracy, promote the rule of law, and modernize Moldova. The small […]
