The appetite for travel continued to grow in 2025, a year marked by a series of economic challenges which led to rising prices and declining living standards. Despite these challenges, Romanians did not give up on traveling abroad. For the first time, the amount Romanians spend on holidays abroad topped EUR10 billion, in line with Romania central bank data.
Romania’s public debt reached RON1,121 billion in November 2025, accounting for 60.2% of GDP, in line with Finance Ministry data.
US giant Uber has officially announced Uber Eats delivery service will be relaunched in Romania during 2026, marking a surprising return six years after the company decided to shut down local operations.
Farmaciile Dona, a top five player in the pharma sector, is readying a EUR1 million investment in own employee training and professional development.
Tulcea-based Lidas, which has invested EUR100 million in a frozen bakery products plant developed in Cataloi and operational since 2024, one of the biggest bakery sector investments of recent years and among the largest operated by a Romanian entrepreneur, has entered preventive concordat.