The number of companies deregistered nationwide increased by 34.14% in the first seven months of 2021, YoY, to 37,667 deregistrations, according to statistics from the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).Most deregistrations were registered in Bucharest - 6,048 (plus 39.71% compared to January-July 2020) and in the counties of Timis - 1,781 (plus 51.70%), Cluj - 1,636 (plus 24.70%) and Constanta - 1,603 (plus 31.29%).The counties with the fewest deregistered businesses were Ialomita - 289 (up by 55.38% compared to the first seven months of last year), Calarasi - 321 (plus 44.59%) and Teleorman - 334 (plus 20.14%).The most significant increases in the number of deregistrations were registered in the counties of Alba (plus 69.66%), Covasna (plus 60.49%) and Olt (plus 57.14%). During the analyzed period, there were no decreases in the number of deregistered companies.By fields of activity, the highest number of deregistrations was registered in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - 10,307 (plus 36.57% compared to January-July 2020), construction - 3,491 (plus 32.69 %), professional, scientific and technical activities - 3,166 (plus 35.18%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing - 3,090 (plus 55.12%).In July 2021, as many as 5,102 deregistrations of companies were recorded, most of them in Bucharest (895) and in the counties of Timis (240), Cluj (226) and Constanta (215).
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 […]
