Impact Developer & Contractor (IMP) on Thursday joined the club of the large Romanian companies with over one billion lei market capitalisation, the company informs in a release .Impact shares ended Wednesday's trading meeting at a rate of 0.640 lei, with an increase of 4.07 pct compared to the previous meeting, which led to a capitalization of 1,008,000,000 lei.According to the press release, since the beginning of the year and with caution in the last six months, Impact actions have doubled their value amid investors' reaction of interest to the company's announcements regarding the elaboration and start of the national development strategy, centered around the concept of sustainability. The most recent step in the implementation of the strategy was the decision of the Extraordinary General Assembly of Impact Shareholders to authorize the Board of Directors to increase the share capital of the company, through one or more issuances of ordinary actions, with a nominal value up to 193.75 million lei, within one year."I am glad to say that we have become a Romanian unicorn, which is not a small thing if we think that we are one of the few Romanian entrepreneurial companies that reach this benchmark. The optimism of investors makes me extremely confident that we will achieve and even exceed the announced objectives and the future ones. It is at the same time a proof that the efforts we constantly make to implement the best practices of corporate governance, to transform our business into a completely sustainable one, based on consideration to the environment and community development, are appreciated by investors", said Constantin Sebesanu, CEO of Impact Developer & Contractor.The immediate objective of Impact is to activate the development of 2,707 housing units at national level within the ensembles in Bucharest, Iasi and Constanta by the end of 2021.The real estate developer recorded revenues worth 68.9 million lei from the sale of houses in the first half of 2021, resulting in an increase of 5 pct compared to the same period of last year, according to a recent company release.With 30 years of experience on the market, Impact Developer & Contractor SA is the first real estate developer listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
Romanian deep-tech startup .lumen, the developer of what it says are the world’s first AI-powered glasses for the blind, has secured a new investment from EIT Urban Mobility, the European innovation community focused on advancing sustainable and inclusive urban mobility solutions. The value of the new funding round was not disclosed. The investment aligns with […]
The health spending per capita in Romania was the lowest in the EU, with spending less than half the EU average in 2023, the recently released report, State of Health in the EU - Romania Country Health Profile 2025, shows. At the same time, life expectancy in Romania is 5.1 years below the EU average, […]
Romania’s annual inflation rate stood at roughly 9.8% in November 2025, similar to October, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Food prices increased by 7.6% last month, while services rose roughly 11% and non-food goods climbed 10.7%. The consumer price index rose by 0.42% in November compared with October, while […]
Three French soldiers deployed in Romania as part of NATO’s Multinational Battle Group at Cincu intervened to save a truck driver following a serious traffic accident on the A3 Bucharest–Ploiești motorway, the Romanian Ministry of Defense said. The incident occurred earlier this week as the soldiers were traveling toward Ploiești and witnessed the truck crash...
Eight contemporary art galleries will present the works of the artists they represent at the third edition of the Smallest Art Fair in Town, an event dedicated to works on paper. This edition showcases works “investigating the state of wandering, disorientation, and rediscovery in the face of uncertainty.” Under the title In Dark Woods, A […]
Parents everywhere are asking an important question: What skills will truly prepare a child for a world defined by rapid change, global uncertainty, and the rise of artificial intelligence? For decades, schools focused entirely on academics. Today, research from neuroscience, performance psychology, and leading universities shows a different reality: The students who thrive long-term are […]
