Direct investments of Italian companies in Romania amount to approximately 8.15 billion euros, the secretary general of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR), Ovidiu Silaghi, told a specialized seminar on Tuesday."We can notice an important increase in the volume of goods traded between Romania and Italy, starting in 2020. Now we are at approximately 20 billion euros, in three years. Of course, the bad news for Romania is that it recorded a trade deficit of approximately one billion euros, a huge volume. The direct investments of Italian companies amount to about 8.15 billion euros. Also, Romania has the largest stock of direct foreign investments from Italy. due to our cultural heritage, but also from a linguistic point of view, I have good reasons to be optimistic about the future. The Chamber of Commerce is always and will always be open for joint projects with Italian companies, but also with the Italian Embassy in Romania in order to develop solid bilateral ties in the future," said Silaghi.The Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with the Italian Embassy in Romania, is organizing, on Tuesday, the economic seminar entitled "The role of Italian investments and trade in the development of the Romanian economy".On this occasion, the study carried out by the Italian Embassy in Bucharest, in collaboration with the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, by the research team of the Romanian Economic Monitor (Monitorului Economic Român/FSEGA), will be presented, which analyzes the contribution and evolution of the presence Italian economy in Romania in the period 2013-2023.
THAIco SPA, a leader in the Romanian luxury SPA services market, has launched its fourth location following an investment of over EUR 600,000 and has two other openings planned for this year. The total estimated investment for 2024 exceeds EUR 3.5 million. The new wellness center is located in the northern area of Bucharest. At […]
A recent poll by INSCOP Research shows that two-thirds of Romanians see immigrants more as an opportunity for Romania because they help the economy by taking jobs not done by locals. Young people, those with higher and medium education levels, as well as residents of Bucharest, are more favorable toward immigrants than the average population. […]
Bucharest Gaming Week, the event that brings together gamers and the newest and most popular games of the moment, will take place for nine days, between October 5 and 13, in a hybrid format. The Palace of Parliament hosts the central event of the eighth edition on October 12-13. In three of the Parliament's impressive […]
The president of Romania’s lower legislative chamber, Daniel Suciu, recently proposed extra security checks at the entrance to the Palace of the Parliament. His statements come after a man set fire to a store in the tourist area of the building, which is situated before the existing security filters. Between 200,000 and 240,000 people visit the Palace […]
Climate Change Summit, a leading event in Central and Eastern Europe dedicated to climate change solutions, premieres Immersive Call to Climate Action, an immersive experience that puts into focus the urgent need for concrete actions to combat climate change. The show will be hosted by ISPACE, at Mega Mall in Bucharest, between September 18 and […]
The program includes internationally accredited courses, 100 hours of in-depth business training, and an entrepreneurial project where participants apply the theory in practice. Sessions are led by successful entrepreneurs and executive directors of companies in Romania. The program will take place over 10 weekends from January 10 to March 29, 2025. ...
