The number of companies that suspended their activity in the first ten months of 2023 was 12,523, up 2.76% compared to the same period in 2022, according to data published by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The most companies that suspended their activity in the mentioned interval were based in Bucharest, respectively 1,475 (their number increasing by 23.99% compared to January-October 2022), followed by the Cluj-based counties, 826 (an increase by 41.68%), Brasov - 577 (plus 12.04%), Iasi - 541 (plus 0.56%) and Bihor - 484 (plus 2.33%).At the opposite side of the scale, the fewest suspensions were recorded in the counties of Giurgiu - 80 (down 25.23% compared to the first ten months of 2022), Ialomita - 80 (plus 15.94%), Tulcea - 84 (minus 22 .94%) and Covasna - 91 (minus 5.21%).By field of activity, the largest number of suspensions was recorded in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, respectively 3,062 (-11.5%), in professional, scientific and technical activities - 1,232 suspensions (plus 13, 34%) and information and communications - 1,118 suspensions (+38.54%).In October 2023, 1,222 suspensions of companies were registered, the most in Bucharest (133) and in the counties of Cluj (66), Iasi (65) and Brasov (55).
In the context in which agri-food systems are responsible for almost one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, Auchan Romania assumes an active role in the transition of its supply chain toward a more sustainable model. At the second edition of the Climate Supplier Event, organized under the aegis of the Climate Change Summit, the […]
Janiva Magness, the winner of seven Blues Music Awards following 26 nominations, and nominated for a Grammy for a career spanning 17 albums, is set to perform at the 14th edition of the Brașov Jazz & Blues Festival, which will take place between August 14–16, 2026. Magness is one of the most valuable and influential […]
Auction house Artmark announced a major auction for this winter featuring an engraving created by Francisco Goya, the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Romania's late communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu received this gift from King Juan Carlos I as a gesture of diplomacy. The engraving entitled “The Engagement – Capricho […]
Authorities managing Romania's Bicaz Gorges–Hășmaș National Park has built a fish ladder system on the Bicaz River, which will allow protected species to migrate and reproduce. There are several bridges and small bridge structures in the Bicaz River that have a “bottom sill,” meaning small waterfalls. Fish that do not jump like the trout cannot […]
The far-right opposition parties in the Romanian Parliament are set to file a motion of no confidence against the government headed by prime minister Ilie Bolojan. The motion, authored by senator Ninel Peia of the Peace – Romania First group, is specifically aimed at the reformist party Save Romania Union (USR), and is entitled “Romania […]
Romania's iconic rock singer Adrian Pleșca, known as “Artan,” died on Tuesday, December 2, after a fatal stroke, at the age of 64. The artist founded the well-known band “Timpuri Noi” in 1982 and “Partizan” in 2001, and was popular on the Romanian rock scene. Over the years, he left and returned to the two bands. Several […]
