French group SYCLEF Buys Majority Stake in Romania’s Unicool
French group SYCLEF, present in ten countries, is entering Romania by taking over a stake in Cluj-based company Unicool, active on the commercial refrigeration market.
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French group SYCLEF, present in ten countries, is entering Romania by taking over a stake in Cluj-based company Unicool, active on the commercial refrigeration market.
OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in South-Eastern Europe, together with Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia), announce the arrival in Romania of the first batch of photovoltaic panels - part of a total of approximately 800,000 panels.
Romania’s budget revenue is expected to go up to 36.7% of GDP in 2026, the highest level in recent years and above the 34% of GDP average in 2020-2025, the European Commission says in its Convergence Report 2026.
Romania’s budget revenue is expected to go up to 36.7% of GDP in 2026, the highest level in recent years and above the 34% of GDP average in 2020-2025, the European Commission says in its Convergence Report 2026.
Danish-held furniture and home goods retailer JYSK is opening a new store on Thursday, June 25, this time in the city of Caransebes, Caras-Severin County (western Romania), bringing its local network to 162 stores.
Romania’s grain and oilseed output is expected to reach 30.5 million tons in 2026, in line with estimates by COCERAL, the European association of grain, oilseed, oils and agrifood product traders. This would be the best harvest of the past five years, in line with data analyzed by ZF.
Sporting goods retailer Hervis ended 2025 with RON293.2 million turnover in Romania, down 14.4% from 2024.
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), a US-based leading, privately-held global professional services firm, has announced the launch of its operations in Romania.
Romania’s media market reached a net value of roughly EUR838 million in 2025, up 5.4% compared to 2024, according to Media Fact Book 2026, the annual report carried out by media agency Initiative Romania.
Law firm Filip & Company legally assisted Czech investment group Star Capital Finance in acquiring two NEST retail parks in Romania, developed by RC Europe, in a deal worth almost EUR40 million.
DRI, a company controlled by Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, has become one of the most prominent investors in green power production in Romania during this second period of growth the market is currently experiencing.
A total of 11,876 dwellings were completed in Romania in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1/2026), 914 more (+8.3%) than 10.962 units completed in the same period of 2025, data from the country’s statistics office INS showed on Friday (June 12), citing provisional data.
Dexory, a robotics startup founded by three Romanians in London, has plans to expand in Romania and Eastern Europe amid the global reshoring trend.
Affidea, a leading player on the European and Romanian healthcare market, with a strong footprint in Romania, has invested over EUR250 million on the local market in the past four years, with the main directions being geographical expansion, but also new medical services and outfitting clinics with state-of-the-art equipment.
Romania’s economy should stagnate in 2026 (0% economic growth) and could grow by 1.7% in 2027, World Bank says in its latest “Global Economic Prospects” report.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a EUR175 million loan to Greek company PPC, backed by InvestEU program, to support renewable energy projects across Bulgaria, Greece and Romania.
The number of new insolvency cases rose to 864 in Romania in May 2026, compared to 500 cases opened in April 2026, as per data from financial analysis platform RisCo.
German group Schwarz neared the threshold of EUR10 billion (RON50 billion) turnover in Romania in 2025, thus controlling around one quarter of local food retail, in line with ZF calculations.
Germany’s Lidl Group, the leader in the local retail sector by revenue, posted RON27.3 billion revenue in Romania in 2025, an increase of 10% year-on-year. This revenue was generated by three companies: Lidl Discount SRL, Lidl Romania SCS, and Lidl Romania SRL. However, the first is the largest and the one that operates the stores.
HELLENiQ Renewables, a subsidiary of Greece’s HELLENiQ ENERGY, is stepping up expansion in Romania with a new 96 MW wind farm in Galati County, which is expected to become operational in 2027.