The profits recorded by the companies that are active on the gambling market in Romania have decreased ten-fold, down to the value of 187 million RON, in 2020, from over 1 billion RON, the year previously, shows an analysis conducted by the specialists of the termene.ro specialty platform.At the same time, the local gambling market recorded a decline of approximately 50 pct, superior as a share even to the HoReCa industry, which only contracted 30 pct.According to termene.ro, in terms of value, the year 2020 meant a drop in income, from 10 billion RON (value recorded at the level of 2019) to 5.13 billion RON (value recorded at the end of 2020). In 2018, the income of companies that are active in this domain was of 9.16 billion RON.In what regards the human resource, the drastic drop in income resulted in the decrease in the number of employees, from 27,600 in 2019 to fewer than 18,400 in 2020.From the point of view of companies that reported financial situations for each year analyzed, the trend is, also, dropping. Thus, for 2018 there were 924 companies that submitted financial situations, in 2019 their number dropped to 828, and in 2020 only 645 entities submitted annual financial data.Termene.ro is a company established in 2014 out of the wish to allow companies to identify business opportunities and a correct evaluation of risk for more prosperous business, offering an intuitive and easy-to-use platform.Up to now, over 70,000 companies have access to the complete platform that offers real-time information on financial and legal data for companies in Romania.
Romanian deep-tech startup .lumen, the developer of what it says are the world’s first AI-powered glasses for the blind, has secured a new investment from EIT Urban Mobility, the European innovation community focused on advancing sustainable and inclusive urban mobility solutions. The value of the new funding round was not disclosed. The investment aligns with […]
The health spending per capita in Romania was the lowest in the EU, with spending less than half the EU average in 2023, the recently released report, State of Health in the EU - Romania Country Health Profile 2025, shows. At the same time, life expectancy in Romania is 5.1 years below the EU average, […]
Romania’s annual inflation rate stood at roughly 9.8% in November 2025, similar to October, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Food prices increased by 7.6% last month, while services rose roughly 11% and non-food goods climbed 10.7%. The consumer price index rose by 0.42% in November compared with October, while […]
Three French soldiers deployed in Romania as part of NATO’s Multinational Battle Group at Cincu intervened to save a truck driver following a serious traffic accident on the A3 Bucharest–Ploiești motorway, the Romanian Ministry of Defense said. The incident occurred earlier this week as the soldiers were traveling toward Ploiești and witnessed the truck crash...
Eight contemporary art galleries will present the works of the artists they represent at the third edition of the Smallest Art Fair in Town, an event dedicated to works on paper. This edition showcases works “investigating the state of wandering, disorientation, and rediscovery in the face of uncertainty.” Under the title In Dark Woods, A […]
Parents everywhere are asking an important question: What skills will truly prepare a child for a world defined by rapid change, global uncertainty, and the rise of artificial intelligence? For decades, schools focused entirely on academics. Today, research from neuroscience, performance psychology, and leading universities shows a different reality: The students who thrive long-term are […]
