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-born actor Sebastian Stan has been nominated in the category of "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for his performance in the film The Apprentice at the 2025 BAFTA Awards. Stan portrays Donald Trump in The Apprentice, focusing on the early years Trump spent in New York. The film depicts a young Trump as an emotional […]
Romanian authorities in coordination with the European Commission participated on Wednesday, January 15, in the urgent medical evacuation operation of 12 Palestinian patients from the Gaza Strip, along with 35 family members. Those evacuated are severely affected by the lack of access to adequate medical treatment. The operation was carried out with the involvement of […]
Romania’s state railway operator CFR Călători will receive 12 new electric trains, which will connect Bucharest with the largest cities in the country’s eastern counties. The trains, part of a contract with the Railway Reform Authority, or ARF, will connect Bucharest North station to Suceava, Iași, Galați, as well as Iași to Cluj-Napoca. According to […]
In a decision adopted in its Thursday meeting, the Romanian government approved May 4, 2025, as the new date for the first round of the presidential elections. The second round should thus be held on May 18, as agreed by the ruling coalition leaders last week. "Two government decisions and an emergency ordinance have been […]
Most of the excavation for the first tunnel built on a highway in Romania has been completed, and traffic could potentially be opened by the end of this year between Tigveni and Bucharest, a section of the Sibiu-Pitești highway. Romanian state officials noted construction work at Section 4 (Tigveni - Curtea de Argeș) of the […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, invested EUR 707 million in 44 projects in Romania in 2024 to support the country’s green transition, a sharp increase compared to the previous year, when it invested EUR 658 million spread over 23 projects. EBRD cooperates with private corporations, equity funds, banks, as well as local […]
