Non-residents' direct investments in Romania in the first nine months of 2024 totalled EUR 5,362 million, up 3.69% from the EUR 5,171 million in the similar period one year before, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) informs in a press release sent on Wednesday."Non-residents' direct investments in Romania totalled EUR 5,362 million (compared with EUR 5,171 million in January - September 2023), of which equity (including the estimated reinvestment of earnings) and intercompany lending recorded net values of EUR 4,288 million and EUR 1,074 million, respectively," the release reads.A total of 4,392 companies running on foreign capital were established in Romania in the first nine months of 2024, marking a 16.22% decrease compared to the same period in 2023, according to data compiled by the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).These 4,392 new companies had a total subscribed share capital of 16.902 million dollars, down by 85.44% compared to the subscribed capital of firms registered in the first nine months of 2023, which amounted to 116.079 million dollars.In September 2024, 428 companies with foreign participation were registered (-29.26% compared to the same month in 2023), with a subscribed capital of 161,200 dollars (-98.08%). In terms of business sectors, the largest number of registrations were in wholesale and retail trade, and auto and motorcycle repair (37.85% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific, and technical activities (17.29% of the total), and transport, storage, and communications (16.12%).At the end of September 2024, there were 269,386 companies with foreign participation in the social capital in Romania. The value of the subscribed capital was over 71.526 billion dollars.The highest number of foreign capital companies was from Italy, with 53,411 companies (subscribed capital of 3.644 billion dollars), but the largest share capital belonged to Dutch companies, with 13.114 billion dollars in 6,186 firms.
It's almost impossible to think about anything not related to elections this weekend but if you should need some distraction, there are options. Happening now is the European Film Festival, screening recent productions from the continent, very varied in theme, tone, and genre. The fest is playing Bucharest, Sfântu Gheorghe and Timișoara until Sunday and […]
Modernization work is ready to start at Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport, also known as the Otopeni Airport, following an investment of over RON 112.4 million (some EUR 22 million) led by the National Company Bucharest Airports (CNAB), news agency Agerpres reported. The company...
Paris Hilton, who will be present at IntenCity Craiova, a festival organized this summer between June 26–29, sent a message to her fans in Romania. "I'm excited to perform at the IntenCity Festival on June 28. It's going to be so much fun! See you there," Paris Hilton told those who will come to Craiova. […]
AMAIS (Association for Alternative Methods of Social Integration) has officially launched the SeeYou mobile app, an innovative platform that connects visually impaired individuals with volunteer guides who can accompany them during everyday activities - from medical appointments or shopping to park strolls or cultural events. SeeYou is the first mobile app of its kind in […]
SAI Broker, a Romanian investment management company part of BRK Financial Group, listed a new ETF on the Regulated Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on May 16, under the stock symbol BKBETETF. The ETF aims to fully replicate the structure of the main index, BET. The BET index reflects the evolution of the […]
An investment of over RON 1.26 billion, approximately EUR 254 million, is set to be made in the Port of Constanța, to increase maritime transport capacity and the volume of commercial exchanges. The funds will be used for the construction of a quay and the development of a port area covering 550,000 square meters. The […]
