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.
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
