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Romania ranks first among European Union member states regarding VAT and corporate tax collection, losing approximately one-third of potential revenue from each tax, per the latest analysis released by the European Commission.

A total of 40,322 dwellings were put into use in Romania in the first nine months of 2025, fewer by 1,990 units (-4.7%) than a total of 42,312 units delivered in the same period of 2024, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Friday (December 12), citing provisional data.

ClusterPower, a Romanian data center operator, has signed a partnership agreement with Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC), a Hong Kong-based investment company, to develop an 800 MW region of AI-dedicated data centers in SW Romania, it said in a statement.

Moldova has appealed to Romania for electricity assistance following Russian attacks on Ukraine.

The ministry confirmed that the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) will be fitted after the vessel arrives in Romania, as the ship’s primary anti-ship capability.

JTI, one of the first multinational companies to arrive in Romania, in 1994, announces it will build a new plant in Stefanestii de Jos, Ilfov County, near Bucharest, which will be completed in 2027.

Furniture and home product retailer JYSK posted RON1.39 billion revenue in Romania in the fiscal 2024-2025 (FY25) ended August 31, an increase of 20.7% year-on-year and RON245 million EBIT, 32% higher.

BIPA, the drugstore brand of German REWE Group, will start its expansion in Romania at the beginning of 2026 by officially launching its first store in Mega Mall Bucharest.

LPP Logistics has signed a lease agreement for a new distribution center in Romania, near the capital city of Bucharest.

Romania is one of the most dynamic yet structurally evolving insurance markets in the region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the country significantly strengthened its underwriting discipline despite elevated claims evolution, with net claims increasing by 43.7% year-on-year.

The first SOCAR filling station in Romania was opened in 2011 and so far the company has reached a network of 87 units in the wake of RON400 million investments.

„Make it in Romania” nu e doar o conferință, ci un angajament strategic. Ea reunește industria, armata, administrația, academia și mass-media pentru a transforma România într-un furnizor de securitate și inovație.

SCOR, one of the major reinsurers in Europe, is preparing to create an operational presence in Romania and is looking for some 1,500 to 2,000 square meters of modern office space in Bucharest, with the potential to accommodate approximately 200 employees, real estate market data show.

Premier Energy Group (PE.RO) announces the acquisition of 100% in a ready-to-build battery energy storage system (BESS) development near Iasi, Romania.

The IT sector continues to hold the leading position in Romania salary ranking in 2025 as well, with a net average level of RON8,000 per month, in line with data provided by Salario, a platform developed by recruitment website eJobs.

Companies in Romania exported over EUR1.27 billion worth of furniture in the first half of 2025, which translates into a 3.5% increase compared to the level reported in 2024, data from Romania’s association of furniture manufacturers APMR show.

Germany’s dm drogerie markt ended financial 2024-2025 with RON2.15 billion revenue in Romania, an increase of 22% year-on-year.

Breaches of Romania’s airspace by drones have become increasingly frequent as Russia targets Ukrainian Danube River ports just across the border.

Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) is the first financial institution to sign a guarantee agreement with the Investment and Development Bank of Romania (BID), under the portfolio guarantee program designed to support the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in order to increase entrepreneurs’ access to sustainable financing.

Alexandrion Group, Romania’s market leader in the production and distribution of spirits and wines, and the country’s only single malt whisky producer, part of the Nawaf Salameh Family Office, continues its large-scale process of modernization and digitalization of its production facilities by putting into operation two fully automated bottling lines.