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Romania strengthens its position as a strategic destination for investments in the business services industry, a sector that generated a gross value added of EUR35.5 billion in 2025, approximately 10% of the total gross value added of the local economy, according to the Business Services Comparative Analysis 2025 study, conducted by Deloitte Romania for the Association of Business Service Leaders Romania (ABSL).
Chinese electric car brand BYD is strengthening its position in Romania and has climbed to fifth place nationwide, with 672 EV and PHEV cars registered in July and a market share of 5.72%.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €100 million to the leasing subsidiary of BRD Groupe Société Générale to increase financing for businesses across Romania. The EIB loan to BRD Sogelease IFN SA will benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Mid-Caps pursuing a range of investments in the country.
Fitch Ratings’ decision to maintain Romania's investment-grade rating at BBB-, the lowest level in the category, provides an important signal of confidence to investors and financial markets, but also underlines the fiscal and institutional vulnerabilities that remain unresolved, the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCham) said in a statement released on Wednesday, August 4.
Romania’s industrial and logistics market maintained its positive momentum in the first half of 2026, supported by a visible acceleration in leasing activity during the second quarter, despite a challenging macroeconomic environment marked by economic contraction, persistent inflation and pressure on consumer spending, according to the Romania Marketbeat Industrial Q2 2026 report published by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Romania’s Competition Council fined the companies Agrana Sales & Marketing GmbH, Agrana Romania SRL, and Lucsor Impex SRL a total RON52.09 million (approximately EUR10.22 million) for participating in an anti-competitive agreement on the Romanian sugar market.
Polish-held retailer Zabka, which operates under the Froo brand on the modern convenience store segment in Romania, opened 778 new stores in Poland and Romania in the first half of 2026, 72 of which in the latter, for a total of almost 250 in about two years on this market.
OVES Enterprise, a Romanian technology company specializing in autonomous systems and artificial intelligence applications, with experience in drone development and manufacturing, and EDRONE, one of Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturers, are expanding a partnership established during the early years of the war and laying the foundations for the joint production of military drones in Romania.
diconium Romania, the local subsidiary of German group VW’s tech company, saw its turnover rise by 35% in 2025 to RON43.7 million (EUR8.7 million) and substantially slashed its losses, to RON0.9 million, from RON3.3 million in 2024.
Swiss giant Nestlé, one of the leading players in the FMCG industry, which operates its own import and distribution operations in Romania, posted growth of 4.4% in revenue in this country in the first half of this year. Half of the growth came from higher volumes, while the other half came from price increases.
Clifford Chance Badea, the Bucharest office of global law firm Clifford Chance, is strengthening its partnership with Aukera Energy, by advising the developer on securing financing for the second phase of the battery energy storage system (BESS) project at Gura Ialomiţei, Romania, through a EUR48.5 million agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Lockheed Martin signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Aerostar and MarcTel at the 2026 Farnborough Air Show, held on July 21, to support industrial cooperation for future AN/TPQ-53 radars in Romania.
Romania’s e-commerce market was highly polarized in the first half of 2026, recording an overall 4% increase in sales value and stagnation in the number of orders compared with the same period last year, according to data analyzed by the e-commerce platform MerchantPro based on a constant sample of online stores.
Satu Mare-based Carel Woodworks, with a 25-year history on the market, works exclusively with clients outside Romania, with these including big names such as fashion retailer Gant, contemporary art galleries Philia, TikTok and OpenAI.
Hypermarket chain Kaufland, controlled by German group Schwarz, last year invested almost RON1 billion in Romania.
Sphera Franchise Group continues to expand the KFC network and is opening the first KFC restaurant in Romania operated under the Delivery Carry Out format, in Popesti-Leordeni.
Graffiti Plus S.A. (GRF+), a communication and brand marketing consultancy firm in Romania, debuted on Thursday, July 16, on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).
Romania will play a central role in Belgian IT services group Cegeka’s plan to expand in major European economies and become one of Europe’s IT industry champions.
Private equity and venture capital investments in Romania grew by more than four-fold to EUR433.6 million in 2025, with companies in this business increasing the number of employees almost 10 times faster than the overall Romanian economy, a study by the Romanian Private Equity Association (ROPEA) in collaboration with Deloitte Romania shows.
Growceanu, a private markets and equity crowdfunding platform authorized by Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) in accordance with the European Regulation on Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSP), has launched publicly in Romania.
