The number of start-ups established on foreign capital in Romania increased in the first two months of 2022 by 21.7%, y-o-y, to 977, according to data with the National Companies Registry Office (ONRC).The 977 new companies had a total subscribed share capital of 4.666 million US dollars, down 57.4% from 10.94 million US dollars in January-February 2021.In February 2022, 537 companies with foreign participation in the share capital were registered. Most registrants were dealing in professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (26.07%), in wholesale and retail trade, motor vehicle and motorcycle repair (23.09% of the total), and transport, storage and communications (14.34%).At the end of February 2022, there were 237,824 companies running on foreign capital in Romania. The value of the subscribed capital was 66.183 billion US dollars.The largest number of companies running on foreign capital in Romania involved investors from Italy, 50,793 and a subscribed capital of 3.943 billion US dollars, but the highest value of the share capital belongs to Dutch companies, 12.376 billion US dollars in 5,711 companies.
Romania's current account (CA) deficit has narrowed marginally (-1.2% y/y) to EUR 2.66 billion in August 2025, bringing the CA gap in 12 months to August to EUR 29.6 billion (+17% y/y), or 8.1% of GDP, according to data published by the National Bank. The CA gap to GDP ratio thus eased slightly from 8.2% […]
PepsiCo has inaugurated a new beverage canning line at its Dragomirești-Deal plant in Ilfov county, near Bucharest, following an investment of USD 8.5 million. According to the official announcement, it is the only line of its kind operated by PepsiCo in the Eastern Balkans. The fully automated line has a production capacity of up to […]
Warner Bros. Discovery announced a new partnership with Edenred Romania, allowing users of the Edenred Benefit platform to subscribe to HBO Max directly through their employee benefits account. The collaboration aims to make premium entertainment more accessible to employees across Romania, the companies said. Starting October 10, Edenred Benefit users...
This year’s pilgrimage occasioned by the feast of Saint Dimitrie the New, Protector of Bucharest, will take place from October 19 to 29. The event is one of the most significant for the Romanian Orthodox Church in the capital. The faithful will be able to venerate, aside from the Holy Relics of Saint Dimitrie the […]
Classic Unlimited, the well-known organizer of classical music concerts in Romania, announced the launch of a new series of events dedicated to babies, pregnant women, and families, named Classic for Babies. Concerts with interactive sessions will take place in Cluj-Napoca (November 9), Sibiu (November 3), and Târgu Mureș (November 7), with two sessions per day, […]
More than one in three children in Romania, roughly 1.25 million, live in poverty, and the percentage rises dramatically to 75.8% for those whose parents have a low level of education, according to 2024 Eurostat data cited by Save the Children Romania. Children in rural areas face a much higher risk of poverty or social […]
