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Coface Romania: Insolvencies up more than 36 pct in January 2026
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Romania saw a more than 36% increase in insolvencies in January 2026 compared with January 2025, a surge that suggests the upward trend will continue throughout the year, Tiberiu Chesoi, Head of Claims at Coface Romania, told a specialist conference on last Wednesday.He explained that the rise reflects both Romania's dependence on the EU single market and the impact of the fiscal consolidation measures introduced to reduce the budget deficit.Chesoi noted that ...
PwC report : Only 25pct of CEOs in Romania feel very or extremely confident about business growth in 2026
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Just 25% of leaders here feel very or extremely confident about their business growth over the next year?the lowest in five years, but most companies have increased their market share in recent years, have expanded into new areas and are planning acquisitions, according to a PwC report released on Thursday.The optimism of the CEOs in Romania is also at its lowest in the last five years. At the same time, Romanian companies are expanding into new areas of business, gaining ...
Competition Council Reviews Otokar’s Automecanica Buy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
The Competition Council is reviewing the transaction in which Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.S., Turkey, intends to acquire Automecanica S.A., Romania. Otokar manufactures buses and light trucks in the commercial vehicle segment, as well as a variety of wheeled and tracked tactical armored vehicles and turret systems for the defense industry. According to data provided by the parties, Automecanica S.A. conducts commercial and manufacturing ...
IREKS acquires land near Bucharest for new headquarters and warehouse
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
German group IREKS, an international producer of baking ingredients for bread and for confectionery baked goods, has acquired a land plot of approximately 13,000 sq m in Chitila, near Bucharest. The company plans to develop a new administrative headquarters including a customer centre, as well as a logistics warehouse on the site. The transaction was brokered by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. IREKS is a family-owned business ...
METRO Romania celebrates 30 years on the Romanian market
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
METRO Romania is marking 30 years on the Romanian market, a period during which the company has transformed from a pioneer of modern trade in Romania into a multichannel wholesaler dedicated to professionals. Today, METRO operates 30 brick-and-mortar stores, as well as a logistics hub in ?tef?ne?tii de Jos, which ensures increased product availability on shelves. This was expanded last year through the opening, within the same logistics complex, of a ...
Romania on the rise: 10 of the most promising startups shaping the country in 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Following up on our country deep-dive series, we now turn to Romania, a fast-growing tech ecosystem in Southeast Europe that continues to strengthen its position across AI, defence, blockchain, SaaS, agritech, and digital platforms. With Bucharest as its main hub and emerging activity in cities such as Brasov and Selimbar, Romania combines strong engineering talent with competitive operating costs and increasing access to venture ...
Liberty Galati: Romanian plant awaiting restart -GMK Center
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
In February this year, Romania officially launched an auction for the sale of the steel plant in Galati, with public bidding scheduled for March 12. The assets of Liberty Galati and Liberty Tubular Products Galati are being offered as a block, with a total starting price of €709.1 million, which exceeds the €690 million mentioned in ...
ONRC: 6,312 companies deregister in January 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
A total of 6,312 companies were deregistered nationwide in January 2026, 0.24% fewer compared with the same period of the previous year, according to statistics from the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The highest number of deregistrations was recorded in Bucharest, namely 1,172, an increase of 9.84% compared with January 2024, and in the counties of Constanta with 298, up 64.64%, Timis with 267, down 6.64%, Ilfov with 232, up 31.07%, Cluj with 228, ...
ONRC: 529 companies and sole traders enter insolvency in January 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
The number of companies and registered sole traders that entered insolvency in January 2026 stood at 529, up 36.69% compared with the same period in 2025, when 387 insolvencies were recorded, according to data published on the website of the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The highest number of companies and registered sole traders entering insolvency was recorded in Bucharest, namely 108, an increase of 0.93% compared with the first month of ...
Cluj County Council backs semiconductor industry through new partnership
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
The Cluj County Council approved on last Thursday a partnership to develop the Semiconductor Technologies Cluster, the local administration announced after its meeting.The cluster aims to support innovation in the semiconductor sector by enabling shared use of equipment, knowledge exchange, and collaboration among its members. The initiative aligns with EU-level industrial policies that encourage investment in research, production, testing, and ...
Defense Ministry executes Avioane Craiova bank guarantee for IAR-99 Standard aircraft modernization
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Romania's National Defense Ministry executed on Thursday the bank guarantee for the advance paid to Avioane Craiova under a contract to modernize 10 IAR-99 Standard aircraft, with the funds returned to the Ministry and the agreement set to continue under revised terms, Ministry spokesperson Daniel Nistor said.The contract, worth about RON 41 million, covers upgrades to trainer jets used for pilot instruction, including transition to F-16 ...
Forvis Mazars: Romania remains one of the region’s most active M&A markets in 2025
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Forvis Mazars, the international leader in audit and assurance, tax and advisory services, releases its annual CEE M&A report, prepared in association with Mergermarket. The findings reveal that M&A activity in the CEE region did relatively well in 2025 in terms of overall disclosed deal value, though a decline in transaction volume demonstrates the significant geopolitical headwinds and challenging global market conditions it ...
Romanian Competition Council Approves Schwarz Group’s Cocos Takeover
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
The Competition Council has authorized with conditions the transaction through which the Schwarz group, through Project Brazil Beta GmbH, takes over Supermarket La Cocos SA, following the investigation carried out by the authority in this case. “This is only the second case in the authority’s history where we have initiated an investigation during the review of an economic concentration, ...
NEPI Rockcastle posts record results in 2025, with net operating income up 11.2%
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
NEPI Rockcastle NV, Europe’s third largest listed retail real estate company by portfolio value (€8.2 billion), achieved its highest-ever distributable earnings of €441 million, up 6.7% on the prior year, and net operating income (NOI) of €618 million, an 11.2% increase. The record results were driven by the large Polish shopping centres acquisitions made at the end of 2024, reduced vacancy, indexation, rental uplifts and higher basket spend, all while ...
Competition Council approves takeover of Padana Tubi E Profilati Acciaio SPA by Attestor Capital ICAV
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
The Competition Council has authorised the transaction through which Attestor Capital ICAV, Ireland, intends to acquire Padana Tubi e Profilati Acciaio S.p.A., Italy, via the investment vehicle Terra S.p.A., Italy, the competition authority announced in a press release.Attestor Capital ICAV manages collective investment schemes in Ireland. In Romania, Attestor Capital ICAV operates through Ferroli Romania SRL.Padana Tubi e Profilati Acciaio ...
Confindustria Romania: Digital security is currently an integral part of all companies
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Digital security is now an integral part of all companies, but any connection also represents a risk for the cyber ecosystem, Chairman of Confindustria Romania Andrea Allocco said on Tuesday at a specialist conference."Thanks to the collaboration with the European Cyber Security Competence Centre, we are carrying out a training and education course on cybersecurity and digital security topics. I would say that digital security is now an integral part, or at least it should ...
Romgaz views Azomures as a distressed asset, CEO says
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Romgaz views the Azomures asset as a distressed asset, as it has recorded losses in recent years, the company's CEO, Razvan Popescu, said on Monday at a specialist conference."Romgaz regards the Azomures asset as a distressed asset because, if we look at it, it has posted losses in recent years. If we consider the structural erosion affecting the entire European fertiliser market due to competition from cheap imported fertilisers, it is clear that you cannot be ...
Report: Startups in Romania draw EUR 103 million in 2025, down 20pct from 2024
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Startups in Romania attracted total investments of EUR 103 million in 2025 in 40 transactions, according to the "Venture in Eastern Europe 2025 Report" released by How to Web, the only annual study dedicated to the analysis of venture capital investments in Eastern Europe.The total volume of investments is approximately 20% lower than in 2024, showing a period of recalibration of the pace of investment in the local ecosystem.The largest investment rounds in ...
Norofert acquires majority stake in Romanian seed producer Expert Agribusiness
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Norofert, the leading producer of organic agricultural inputs and biotechnology provider for agriculture in Romania, listed on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB symbol: NRF), has announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of a 60% stake in Expert Agribusiness SRL, a Romanian seed producer with local genetics, headquartered in Fundulea, Calarasi County. The transaction amounts to EUR 100,000. The full amount will be paid by December ...
Survey: Romanian CEOs most optimistic in CEE despite mounting pressures
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Nearly two thirds of business leaders (62%) expect threats facing companies to increase in 2026, yet more than four in five (85%) remain optimistic about the growth prospects of their own organisations, according to a global survey conducted by Grayling among senior executives in IT, finance, energy, retail, healthcare, and media. The report highlights mounting concern among executives regarding risk and instability, driven by geopolitical tensions, ...