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 prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
