Economy Minister Radu Oprea has unveiled a four-year EUR 600 million state aid scheme for the Romanian manufacturing industry."The steps that follow after today's approval of the government decision regulating the state aid scheme are publishing a guide, which is ready in transparency; signing the ministerial order for the guide; and opening a project session that will last 30 days. I am asking those who are interested and who will submit projects for this new state aid scheme to keep an eye on the website of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, to see the guide, so that they may start working and submitting good projects for the Romanian economy," Oprea told a news conference on Friday at the Government House.Oprea mentioned recent statistics according to which the Romania's per capita GDP in relation to the purchasing power is comparable to that of Poland. There are also statistics according to which Romania would have one of the highest economic growth in the European Union, he said."Romania, from the point of view of per capita GDP in relation to the purchasing power, is on a par with Poland. We have an 80% degree of convergence with the European Union. At the time of accession, we were at 43%, which means that Romania's economy has had the fastest growth in recent times. Also, the forecasts are good, favouring Romania. There are reputable financial institutions and specialist publications that say that Romania will probably have one of the highest economic growth this year in the European Union. Some publications say that it will even be the biggest increase. Regarding industrial production, I have looked at European statistics and I saw that in April we are already at a positive 3.8 percent growth, although the European average was negative 2 percent, which means that the manufacturing industry and the industry in Romania are faring well at the moment," Oprea said.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
