The number of insolvent companies and sole traders in Romania decreased by 3.96% in the first nine months of 2023, y-o-y, to 4,578 insolvencies, according to data published on the website of the National Companies Registry (ONRC).Most of the insolvent companies and sole traders were reported in Bucharest (903), up 9.19% from January-September 2022. Next in the insolvency rank are the counties of Bihor, 385 insolvent companies (minus 3.51%) Cluj - 270 (minus 24.16%), Constanta - 217 (plus 16.67%) and Timis - 214 .The fewest insolvencies were recorded in the counties of Botosani - 17 (minus 15%), Harghita - 18 (minus 21.74%) and Covasna - 18 (minus 25.79%).By business fields, the highest number of insolvencies was reported in wholesale, retail, motor vehicle and motorcycle repair, 1,246 (minus 3.41% from the first nine months of 2022), construction - 920 (same as in the same period last year) and in the manufacturing industry - 547 (minus 10.62)In September 2023, 603 insolvencies were recorded, most of them in Bucharest (171) and in the counties of Constanta (32), Prahova (29), Bihor and Cluj (27 each).
Druid AI today announced it has secured USD 31 million in Series C financing to advance the global expansion of its enterprise-ready agentic AI platform under the leadership of its new CEO, Joseph Kim. The investment was led by Cipio Partners, with participation from TQ Ventures, Karma Ventures, Smedvig, and Hoxton Ventures. Kim has more […]
Drivers in Bucharest lose, on average, 12 working days annually due to congestion, according to Traffic Index 2025, an analysis carried out by the Institute for Visionary Cities. The index compares how much circulation slows down on working days compared to a free-flow regime, for the 41 county seat municipalities and Bucharest. According to the analysis, […]
Romania’s Senate and Chamber of Deputies held a moment of silence on Monday, September 15, for American conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead at a university event on September 10. The marking of Kirk’s death came at the initiative of the far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians, or AUR. Both Kirk […]
A mountain shelter is scheduled to open this fall in the Făgăraș Mountains' Curmătura Bratilei area following a EUR 60,000 investment. The shelter, located at an altitude of 2,100 meters, is built by the private ophthalmopediatric hospital Infosan in partnership with the non-profit Carpați Mountain Association and the Brașov Emergency Situations Inspectorate (ISU Brașov). The […]
The official trailer for The Yellow Tie/Cravata Galbenă, a major international production about the life of renowned Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache, has been released, with the film set to hit cinemas nationwide on November 14. The cast includes John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson, both double Academy Award nominees, along with Ben Schnetzer, Kate Phillips, Sean […]
The presidential elections held in November 2024 in Romania were influenced by a large-scale hybrid war orchestrated by Russia before they were cancelled, according to general prosecutor Alex Florența. Romania’s presidential election was annulled last December after declassified reports alleged Russian involvement in cyber activities aimed at undermining the integrity...
