The number of newly established companies with foreign capital in Romania increased, in the first ten months of 2022, by 30.7 pct, compared to the similar period in 2021, to 6,175 units, according to the data centralized by the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).The 6,175 new companies had a subscribed capital in the total amount of 35.060 million dollars, 2.7 pct lower than that of the companies registered between January and October 2021, of 36.028 million dollars.In October 2022, 652 companies with foreign participation in the share capital were registered.By business, the most registrations were registered in September in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (24.69 pct of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (21.78 pct), and transport, storage and communications (17.18 pct).At the end of October 2022, there were 243,022 companies with foreign participation in the share capital in Romania. The value of the subscribed capital was 67.162 billion dollars.The largest number of companies with foreign participation was with investors from Italy, respectively 51,579 (subscribed capital of 4.009 billion dollars), but the highest value of social capital belongs to Dutch companies, respectively 12.599 billion dollars, in 5,842 companies.
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
NEPI Rockcastle NV, Europe’s third largest listed retail real estate company by portfolio value, has appointed Romanian Marius Barbu as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with effect from April 1, 2026. He will succeed Marek Noetzel, current COO and CEO-designate. Barbu has also been nominated as a Board Director and will stand for election at the […]
