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Sphera Franchise Group, the company that operates KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands in Romania, is expanding its portfolio by taking over Hard Rock Cafe franchising rights for Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

In a discussion with journalists at Eurowind Energy headquarters in Hobro, Denmark, the company’s CEO Jens Rasmussen announced the objective is for it to have 1 GW of capacity in Romania in 2030.

Romanian geothermal energy company Green Tech International has announced on October 14 that it has started developing the largest hydroponic greenhouse complex in Romania, to be powered by geothermal energy.

Nuclearelectrica, operator of Romania’s only nuclear power plant, Cernavoda, said its subsidiary, the Feldioara Uranium Concentrate Processing Plant (FPCU), has won an international tender to supply nuclear fuel in the form of uranium dioxide (UO2) to Argentina, a first for the Romanian nuclear industry.

One in four companies in Romania is entirely owned by women, per a study conducted for ING Bank by Bravva Capital, with support from Termene.ro.

The upward revision to Romania’s 2025 budget deficit highlights the challenge of arresting the severe deterioration in the public finances and implementing consolidation measures sufficient to reduce large fiscal deficits and stabilize debt over the medium term, per an analysis by international rating agency Fitch Ratings, released on Friday (October 10).

Romania M&A Market registered 216 deals in the first nine months of 2025, up 8.5% against the same period of last year, while the estimated value of deals reached $5.4 billion, down 1.9%, in line with an EY analysis.

Adela Jansen, former vice-president of the French Chamber of Commerce in Romania (CCIFER) and former HR at the Romanian bank with French capital BRD, has the approval of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) to join the board of the insurance company Eazy Asigurari.

US-based ActionCOACH, active on the segment of coaching for business expansion and development of entrepreneurs behind businesses, with presence in 85 countries, wants to enter Romania and develop in a franchise system.

Romania will sign a financing contract of EUR500 million with the European Investment Bank (EIB), in October 2025, for the construction of the A1 Sibiu-Pitesti motorway, as per a memorandum approved by the Romanian Government on Thursday (Sept 18).

Romania stands out in the European fiscal landscape through a significantly lower level of property taxation compared with the European Union average, as per an analysis conducted by real estate consulting company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, based on EUROSTAT data.

Romania stands out in the European fiscal landscape with a property taxation level that is significantly lower than the EU average, a feature that has spurred the appeal of the local real estate market and created a favorable fiscal framework both for owners and for investors, according to an analysis carried out by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox on the basis of Eurostat data.

Auction sales in Romania stood at EUR11.07 million in September 2024 – September 2025, an increase of 8.2% on the EUR10.2 million in the previous year, while the sales through the „Dependent de Arta” store reached EUR1.48 milion, 10.4% higher year-on-year, A10 by Artmark auction house announced.

Residents of the Tulcea region in southeastern Romania received warnings on Saturday about possible aerial objects and were advised to take shelter.

A total of 24,609 dwellings, of which 55% in urban areas, were put into use in Romania in the first half of 2025, fewer by 1,327 units than in the same period of 2024, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Friday (Sept 12), citing provisional data.

Lidl, the leading retailer in Romania by revenue, set out to open 200 more stores in the country by 2030.

In August 2025, new passenger car registrations in Romania rose by 52.6% from August 2024, with “electrified” cars posting a 74.4% increase, corresponding to a 59.9% market share, in line with data published on Wednesday, September 10, by the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA).

French group Orange launches SCUT (Security Cyber Unified Telecommunications Unified) in Romania, a company specialized in cybersecurity, aiming to meet the challenges posed by the growing cyber threats to businesses and critical infrastructures.

Polish-held fashion retailer LPP, present in Romania with all five of its brands - Sinsay, Reserved, Mohito, Cropp and House, is strengthening its presence in the country by opening its 22nd Reserved store nationwide, in Bucuresti Mall.

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