The number of companies undergoing insolvency procedures in Romania declined 52 percent in the first 10 months of 2015, but write-offs were up 9 percent, business suspensions 6 percent and dissolutions 41 percent, according to official data with the National Companies Registry Office (ONRC). Most of the insolvencies, write-offs and dissolutions were reported in retail trade, motor vehicle and motorcycle repairing, at 32,736, up 2.77 percent from the similar period of 2014. Thus, as many as 8,540 companies went insolvent in the first 10 months, down 52.57 pct from the first 10 months of 2014. Retail and wholesale trade companies were the most numerous to follow insolvency procedures, at 2,774, down 43.95 percent from the first 10 months of 2014. Topping the insolvency ranking is Bucharest City, with 1,522 insolvency instances (-49.32 percent), followed by Bihor County, with 461 (-61.52 percent) and Timis County, with 436 (-36.16 percent). As far as write-offs are concerned, 69,640 companies were written off, up 9.16 percent, with Bucharest City also topping the ranking, with 12,097 (+39.93 percent). Retail and wholesale traders were also the most numerous written-off traders, at 4,986, up 8.18 percent from the first 10 months of 2014. As many as 14,278 companies suspended business, with their number up 5.99 percent, while 21,716 companies were dissolved, up 41.53 percent. In the first ten months of 2015, a number of 99,521 traders were registered, up 12.96 percent from the first ten months of 2014, with 26,129 of them as retail traders.
“Catane,” a dark comedy inspired by real events and directed by Ioana Mischie, is set to have its first special screenings in Romania after a successful festival circuit. The film had its world premiere at the IFFI Goa festival in India and was nominated this year at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best […]
Romania is among the European countries where water reserves are decreasing at an alarming rate, according to an analysis carried out by researchers from University College London in collaboration with The Guardian and Watershed Investigations. Scientists analyzed data from the period 2002–2024 provided by satellites that monitor changes in the Earth's...
George Smyth, 18, went missing on a hike near Romania’s famous Bran Castle more than a week ago. On November 23, the British citizen started to suffer from hypothermia and exhaustion and called the emergency services. Trying to locate him, mountain rescue services conducted searches over the next few days but were only able to […]
Over 107,000 people in Prahova and Dâmbovița counties, in southern Romania, have been without drinking water since Friday, November 28, due to problems at the Paltinu Dam. According to local authorities, the problems are set to persist until next week. The dam registered a drop in water levels, leading to problems in the water distribution system. […]
A special ‘Silent Day’ event will be held at the Bucharest Christmas Market in Constituției Square on Wednesday, December 3, aimed at creating a quieter and more accessible environment for children with sensory disabilities. The initiative is designed to make the festive market manageable for children who may struggle with loud noise, bright lights, and […]
Romanians have the highest level of trust in others in the European Union, according to the most recent Eurostat data for the year 2024, ahead of the usual leader of the ranking, Finland. The indicator ‘trust in others’ measures a person’s trust in people they do not know on a scale from 0 (‘I...
