The draft law on the state budget for 2025 and the draft law on state social insurance were approved on Wednesday evening by the joint plenary session of Parliament.For the draft law on the budget, there were 254 votes in favour and 192 votes against, while for the draft law on state social insurance, there were 255 votes in favour and 192 votes against.The two draft laws will be sent for promulgation to the President of the country, and after the decrees are signed, they will be published in the Official Journal.This year, the state budget was debated in Parliament over two days.The 2025 budget draft was approved by the Government on February 1.The budget is based on an economic growth of 2.5% and a budget deficit of 7% of GDP.Finance Minister Tanczos Barna emphasised in the joint plenary session of the Legislature that the state budget for 2025 is a balanced budget, one that is based on a prudent increase in revenues, without exaggerations.He also pointed out that the Law on State Social Insurance provides "first and foremost, payments for pensions.""Regardless of who will be in power in three, four, or five years at the Ministry of Finance, Romania's commitment to the European Commission must be respected, step by step, we must reduce the budget deficit, and at the same time, maintain investments. Investments are the engine of the economy, and investments are maintained in this budget. (...) This budget is a balanced one, based on a prudent increase in revenues, without exaggerations," said the Finance minister.
Prime Batteries, the only local battery manufacturer and one of the few active in Europe, has established a joint venture with the South Korean company Top Material to produce active material, a key element in the production of batteries. The unit is in South Korea. Top Material is also a shareholder in Prime, with a […]
Franklin Templeton, the administrator of Fondul Proprietatea, has launched 16 Franklin Templeton Investment Funds (FTIF) on the iFonduri platform, expanding access to investment solutions for individual investors in Romania, according to Ziarul Financiar. The iFonduri platform, launched on Thursday, December...
Some companies in the BETPlus index are expected to deliver an average dividend yield of 3.6% in 2026, down from the 4.1% projected for a similar selection last year, according to an analysis by the TradeVille Analysis Department, Bursa.ro reported. The estimates are based...
The American company Critical Metals, which concluded an agreement with the Romanian state-owned company Nuclearelectrica for the partnership construction of a processing plant in Feldioara for the rare earths that the former extracts from Greenland, is actually controlled by the Romanian businessman Frank Timiș, who was, among other things, behind the Roșia Montană project, according […]
West Beton, part of West Group, produced and delivered, through its three production sites, more than 200,000 cubic meters of ready-mix concrete in 2025. Over 90% of total deliveries went to residential projects, including HILLS Nord, the third phase of Nusco City, and developments by companies such as Hagag or Pedro Construct. The rest of […]
The government has added four more companies to the list of the first 17 that entered the reform process and the analysis of the Interministerial Committee for Supporting the Implementation of Reform 9 (CNR9), led by deputy prime minister Oana Gheorghiu. These are CNCAF Minvest, Romaero, CNMPN Remin, and Avioane Craiova, companies from the portfolio […]
