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.
Romania is preparing to select its first-ever national team for the Bocuse d’Or, marking the country’s official debut in the prestigious culinary competition. The Bocuse d’Or Romania National Selection will take place on November 27 in Brașov, where five teams will compete over six hours for a single place in the 2026 Bocuse d’Or Europe […]
Prosecutors and police in Romania conducted 17 searches on Tuesday, November 25, in a case concerning falsified documents for persons from Russia, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, and other states of the former USSR. The searches mainly took place in Suceava county, on the border with Ukraine, but also in Bucharest. Some of the targeted individuals […]
HILS Development has announced a EUR 200 million investment in a new large-scale mixed-use residential project in northern Bucharest, marking the company’s expansion into one of the capital’s most dynamic growth areas. The development, called HILS Nord, will span 10 hectares near Lake Șaulei and feature 2,705 apartments alongside green spaces, retail areas, and other […]
The “Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum in Bucharest is set to host the Saint Andrew Fair between November 29 and December 1, celebrating both the Day of Saint Andrew the Apostle, the Protector of Romania, and December 1, Romania’s National Day. The museum will set up small shops for skilled craftsmen who will bring traditional […]
The Japanese premium skincare brand Onshindo Osaka officially enters the Romanian market through its exclusive distributor, Pharma Brands, marking a new milestone in its European expansion strategy. Following its successful launch in Spain, the company aims to capitalize on the growing interest of Romanian consumers in premium skincare products with clinically proven efficacy and authentic […]
Honor appointed Kerr Cheng as the new country manager for Romania, placing him at the helm during a “key phase” of the brand’s expansion in Central and Eastern Europe. The company said Romania remains one of its most dynamic and strategically important markets in the region, and Cheng will be responsible for accelerating local growth […]
