Parol, a Romanian startup specializing in AI-powered medical documentation, attracted a total investment of EUR 1.2 million. The biggest part of the sum, namely EUR 1 million, came from GapMinder Fund II.
Parol is a startup founded in 2022 by journalists Claudiu Pândaru (CEO) and Alex Livadaru (COO), along with Alex Tepeș (CTO), a software solutions developer, and Valentin Ichim (Sales Manager), a specialist with over ten years of sales experience.
The startup offers an...
RetuRO, the operator of Romania’s Deposit-Return System - SGR, has launched a pilot project in two of the capital’s parks that lets people leave their bottles, PET containers, and cans in special compartments attached to public trash bins so others can collect them and reclaim the deposit. The initiative, now in place in Kiseleff and […]
UniCredit announced that it finalized the merger of its Romanian subsidiary with Alpha Bank Romania, creating one of the largest financial institutions in the country and marking a new milestone in the group's growth strategy. The newly combined bank has 11% market share in assets, 13% in loans (UniCredit Consumer...
Romania's largest ruling party, the Social Democratic Party (PSD), broadly agrees with the reforms proposed by prime minister Ilie Bolojan (Liberal Party PNL), although there are some details still to be tackled, PSD interim president Sorin Grindeanu said after the party leadership's weekly meeting of August 18,
Romanian retail chain Annabella, developed by local entrepreneurs, took over 82 Profi stores and 5 Mega Image stores in a deal aimed at facilitating the expansion of the Mega Image retail chain that took over Profi from MidEuropa Partners for EUR 1.3 billion, Profit.ro...
The new tax on shifted profit proposed by the government is significantly impacting the attractiveness of Romania as a destination for foreign investments, and it is far more restrictive than the similar regulation in Poland, mentioned by the authorities as a source of inspiration, according to a report drafted by PwC. The consultancy firm salutes […]
The General Secretariat of the Romanian Government (SGG) has published for public consultations the draft law for the reform of the state-owned enterprises and the so-called autonomous institutions, such as the regulators for the financial, energy, and telecom markets (ASF, ANRE, and ANCOM, respectively), according to Cursdeguvernare.ro...
