Foreign direct investment in Romania increased by 9.4% in the first quarter of 2022, to 2.297 billion euros, as against 2.099 billion euros in the first quarter of 2021, according to data with the National Bank of Romania (BNR)."Non-residents' direct investment in Romania totalled EUR 2,297 million (compared with EUR 2,099 million in January - March 2021), of which equity (including the estimated net reinvestment of earnings) and intercompany lending recorded net values of EUR 1,935 million and EUR 362 million, respectively," according to the BNR statement.The number of start-ups running on foreign capital in Romania increased by 32.7% in the first three months of 2022, y-o-y, to 1,640 units, according to data with the National Companies Register Office (ONRC).The 1,640 new companies had a total paid-up share capital of 10.022 million US dollars, 18.6% less than that of the companies registered in January-March 2021, of 12.316 million US dollars.In March 2022, 663 companies with foreign shareholders registered. Most of the new companies were operating in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (23.38% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (21.72%), and transport, storage and communications (15.6%).As of end-March 2022, there were 238,487 companies in Romania running on foreign capital. The value of their paid-up capital was 66.362 billion US dollars.The largest number of such companies - 50,871 (subscribed capital of 3.98 billion US dollars) - had investors from Italy, but the highest value of the share capital belongs to Dutch companies, 12.416 billion US dollars, in 5,734 companies.
The exit polls published on Sunday, December 7, at 9 PM, give Ciprian Ciucu as the winner of the elections for Bucharest's new general mayor. The candidate backed by the center-right National Liberal Party won 32.7% of the votes, over 6% ahead of Daniel Băluță, who was backed by PNL’s coalition partner, the Social Democratic […]
Close to 1.8 million Bucharest residents are expected to cast their ballot on Sunday, December 7, to elect the city's next mayor. The post has been vacant since Nicușor Dan was elected president this May. He had secured a second mandate as mayor of Bucharest in June 2024, having won over 48% of the votes. […]
I am a bit late to the party, but I have thoughts (and concerns) on Radu Jude’s much talked-about Dracula, and even more thoughts (and compliments) on other films that I fear might have gone under the radar a bit. Let’s go! There is no more recognizable marketing asset for the local tourism (and no […]
Waterdrop®, brandul european care a redefinit experiența de hidratare prin soluții sustenabile și design minimalist, lansează în România colecția AO26 în Ediție Limitată, inspirată de dinamica și ritmul inconfundabil al Australian Open. Noua colecție aduce în prim-plan produse create pentru cei care își doresc hidratare de nivel profesionist în viața de zi cu zi, de […]
The 33rd edition of Concerto di Natale, held on December 13, 2025, at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, will feature Romanian artists Stephanie Radu and Alin Stoica. The concert, a Christmas emblem, brings artists from all over the world before the international public. Soprano Stephanie Radu will perform two special moments, namely “Regalo di Natale,” her […]
North Bucharest Investments has been honored at the CIJ Awards 2025 with the Best Residential Real Estate Agency of the Year distinction — a recognition of the company’s performance, dedication, and strong positioning within Romania’s high-end residential market. “This award is about people. About those who choose, every single day, to believe in this company, […]
