A number of 309 companies running on foreign capital were established in Romania in January 2025, down 15.76% compared to the same period in 2024, according to data centralized by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The 309 new companies had a subscribed share capital totaling 301,700 US dollars, down 89.8% compared to the subscribed capital of companies registered in January 2024, of 2.958 US million dollars.Depending on the fields of activity, most registrations were recorded in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (36.25% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (11% of the total) and real estate transactions (10.03%).At the end of January 2025, there were 257,619 companies running on Foreign capital in Romania. The value of the subscribed capital was 71.405 billion US dollars.The largest number of companies running on Foreign capital had investors from Italy, respectively 53,788 (subscribed capital of almost 3.642 billion US dollars), but the highest value of the share capital belongs to Dutch companies, respectively 13.155 billion US dollars, invested in 6,223 companies.
“Catane,” a dark comedy inspired by real events and directed by Ioana Mischie, is set to have its first special screenings in Romania after a successful festival circuit. The film had its world premiere at the IFFI Goa festival in India and was nominated this year at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best […]
Romania is among the European countries where water reserves are decreasing at an alarming rate, according to an analysis carried out by researchers from University College London in collaboration with The Guardian and Watershed Investigations. Scientists analyzed data from the period 2002–2024 provided by satellites that monitor changes in the Earth's...
George Smyth, 18, went missing on a hike near Romania’s famous Bran Castle more than a week ago. On November 23, the British citizen started to suffer from hypothermia and exhaustion and called the emergency services. Trying to locate him, mountain rescue services conducted searches over the next few days but were only able to […]
Over 107,000 people in Prahova and Dâmbovița counties, in southern Romania, have been without drinking water since Friday, November 28, due to problems at the Paltinu Dam. According to local authorities, the problems are set to persist until next week. The dam registered a drop in water levels, leading to problems in the water distribution system. […]
A special ‘Silent Day’ event will be held at the Bucharest Christmas Market in Constituției Square on Wednesday, December 3, aimed at creating a quieter and more accessible environment for children with sensory disabilities. The initiative is designed to make the festive market manageable for children who may struggle with loud noise, bright lights, and […]
Romanians have the highest level of trust in others in the European Union, according to the most recent Eurostat data for the year 2024, ahead of the usual leader of the ranking, Finland. The indicator ‘trust in others’ measures a person’s trust in people they do not know on a scale from 0 (‘I...
