Romanian authorities are reportedly investigating a potential case of Russian sabotage involving the deliberate contamination of Azerbaijani crude oil intended for OMV Petrom’s Petrobrazi refinery, G4media.ro...
TechAngels Group's 2021 investments in local startups amounted to 8.9 million euros, twice the figure of 2020, and its investor network has grown by 40 percent, the tech business supporting association said in a statement on Thursday."Investments by members of TechAngels, the largest network of private investors interested in supporting the Romanian tech startup ecosystem, were a combined 8.9 million euros in 2021, double the amount of 2020 and 43 percent more than in 2019. The financing was directed to 69 startups, of which 14 benefited from follow-on rounds," the cited document states.40 percent of investors allocated up to 50,000 euros each, 37.5 percent invested between 50,000 and 500,000 euros, and 5.5 percent gave out over 500,000 euros. This year, 20 percent of the group chose not to invest in new solutions, some of them being new members. Automation, robotics and b2b process solutions accounted for no less than 44 percent of the ideas presented by the startups seeking financing from TechAngels. Next by numbers are health and education solutions (10 percent each), in line with the major concerns of the society in this period. Tech solutions also emerged this year for growing communities, as well as more sustainability-oriented solutions, with applications in everyday life and in business. Many of the resources targeted by startups were intended for expanding solutions regionally and internationally, product scaling and development.TechAngels is an open group of private investors interested in supporting the development of technology start-ups in Romania and in the region.
Romanian authorities are reportedly investigating a potential case of Russian sabotage involving the deliberate contamination of Azerbaijani crude oil intended for OMV Petrom’s Petrobrazi refinery, G4media.ro...
Romania’s minister of environment Diana Buzoianu appointed two controversial members to the board of directors of Romsilva, the state forestry management company, on August 7, despite public concerns over their integrity,
Romania's banking sector has recorded the highest profitability in the European Union, despite maintaining one of the lowest loan-to-deposit ratios in the bloc, Ziarul Financiar reported, citing a report by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) based on European Banking Authority (EBA) data. According...
Non-EU e-commerce platforms that sell directly to consumers in Romania may generate tax losses of about RON 10.86 billion (some EUR 2.12 billion) per year by 2027 if their expansion continues at current rates, according to an impact analysis published by the Romanian Association of Online Stores (ARMO) and carried out by independent analyst Iancu […]
Nofar of Israel, which already operates the largest photovoltaic park in Romania, may receive a loan of EUR 68 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for three large photovoltaic parks that it is developing in the south of the country. The EBRD’s project is in the exploratory stage. The total capacity […]
Three major Romanian power producers burning fossil fuels, namely OMV Petrom, Romgaz, and CE Oltenia, are reportedly asking the Ministry of Energy to reimburse them for the value of the CO2 certificates purchased for the power produced and sold at a capped price (RON 450 or RON 400 per MWh, depending on the period), in […]