The direct investment of non-residents in Romania decreased to 6.1 billion euros in the first 10 months of this year, from 9.5 billion euros in the period January - October 2022, according to the data of the National Bank of Romania, published on Thursday."The direct investment of non-residents in Romania were 6.148 billion euros (compared to 9.529 billion euros in the period January - October 2022), of which equity investment (including the estimated net reinvested profit) amounted to a net value of 6.078 billion euros, and the intra-group loans recorded a net value of 70 million euros," the BNR press release reads.The number of companies with newly established foreign capital in Romania decreased by 5.3%, in the first ten months of this year, compared to the similar period in 2022, to 5,850 units, according to the data centralized by the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).The 5,850 new companies aggregated a subscribed capital in the total amount of 120.927 million dollars, an increase of almost 3.5 times compared to the subscribed capital of companies registered in the period January-September 2022, of 35.06 million dollars.In October 2023, 608 new companies with foreign participation in the social capital were registered. By fields of activity, most companies were registered in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (30.92pct), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (21.38pct of the total) and transport, storage and communications (13.16pct).At the end of October 2023, there were 250,066 companies with foreign participation in the share capital in Romania. The value of the subscribed capital was almost 69.11 billion USD.The largest number of companies with foreign participation was with investors from Italy, respectively 52,601 (subscribed capital of 3.42 billion USD), but the highest value of the share capital belongs to Dutch companies, respectively 12.847 billion USD, in 6,055 companies.
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Tucked inside Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest, Ginger Sushi Bar & Lounge marks the turn of the year with an intimate New Year’s Eve dining experience built around a multi-course tasting menu. From 19:00 onwards, guests are welcomed to a carefully paced evening that blends Japanese inspiration with premium ingredients, from scallops and Wagyu to Chilean […]
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Bucharest’s shopping centres posted mixed financial results in 2024, with major discrepancies between the city’s largest malls and mid-sized retail centres, according to financial analysis platform RisCo.ro. The data shows contrasts in profitability and turnover, as well as significant losses among some of the capital’s biggest retail projects. AFI Cotroceni recorded the highest turnover of […]
