The opportunities for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Romania will continue to attract more high-profile investors in 2024, and strategic industries remain in focus, according to the latest Clifford Chance M&A Trends 2024 report.
Enterprise spending on generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) will grow by 30% in 2024, from an estimated US$16 billion in 2023, according to the latest edition of the Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions report.
The year 2023 was a chapter of unprecedented performance for the Romanian capital market, recording historical highs on several levels, such as the value of stock and bond transactions, average daily liquidity, stock market indices, market value of companies.
Employers have posted more than 26,000 jobs since the start of the year and of these, almost 5% have been remote ones, half the level of the year-earlier period, reveals an analysis by eJobs, the main recruitment platform in Romania.
Online retailer evoMAG, controlled by entrepreneur Mihai Patrascu, has budgeted investments worth around EUR0.5 million for the current year, flat from 2023, with a focus on boosting logistic activity efficiency, delivery speeds and developing the platform behind the online store.
Macromex, one of the largest local fast moving consumer goods distribution companies, reported a 10% increase in sales volumes in 2023 compared to 2022, due to growth in the HoReCa (Hotel, Restaurant, Cafes)/hospitality industry, while sales volumes in the retail sector decreased.