Ride-sharing company Uber, which offers smartphone users an alternative transport method via a mobile application, has launched its operations in the city of Baia Mare, which becomes the 20th city in Romania in which the ridesharing service is available, the company said in a statement.
Romania’s finance ministry increased by RON1 billion (almost EUR200 million), to RON7.38 billion from RON6.38 billion, the maximum budget of the state aid scheme for investments with a major impact on the country’s economy.
Germany’s Daimler Group, which owns the Star Assembly company in Sebes and is the third largest exporter in Romania, is seeking RON185 million state aid for a total investment of RO675 million, the Finance Ministry announces in a document on its website.
Banks have crossed the line and taken the ROBOR rate above the central bank’s policy interest rate, Romania’s central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Tuesday at a press briefing on the latest quarterly inflation report.
Precast concrete manufacturer Somaco Grup Prefabricate has appointed Gabriel Ristoiu to the position of General Manager, starting August 1, 2022.
Romania’s central bank forecasts an annual inflation rate of 13.9% in December 2022, of 7.5% in December 2023 and of 2.3% in June 2024, in line with the quarterly inflation report presented by central bank governor Mugur Isarescu on Tuesday (August 9).
The Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization has announced the launch of a call to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to increase the competitiveness of the labor force in key technical fields such as programming/coding, data analytics, cybersecurity, computer-assisted design, and additive manufacturing.
Deloitte Romania has assisted Hili Properties, the strategic real estate investment division of Malta’s Hili Ventures Group, in acquiring 75% of the shares of Baneasa Real Estate, the owner of the MIRO office building in Bucharest’s Baneasa area, from Belgian real estate developer Speedwell.
Luxury jewelry store chain Teilor, with bonds listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, is further expanding in Hungary by opening its third store in Budapest and reaches a 62-unit network in five countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
Romania’s trade balance posted a deficit of EUR15.3 billion in January-June 2022, EUR4.74 billion higher than in the same period of 2021, in line with data from the country’s statistics board INS.
SAP Romania, the local subsidiary of Germany’s business software solutions developer of the same name, ended 2021 with turnover worth above RON476.7 million (EUR96.8 million), over 10% higher than in 2020, when the company’s turnover dropped by more than 16%.
Ardealul Carei, one of the biggest vegetable oil producers controlled by local entrepreneurs, for 2021 reported turnover of around RON416.5 million (EUR84.6 million), up around 61% from the previous year, in line with ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data.
Astra Vagoane Calatori, a major player on Romania’s rolling stock market, controlled by entrepreneur Valer Blidar, currently has 75 jobs available at its Arad plant.
Romanian company Top Seeds, a provider of integrated solutions for agriculture, is due to complete total investment of EUR4.7 million this year to acquire a farm and a grain warehouse, explained Oana Leahu, Top Seeds executive manager.
Romanian entrepreneur Cristian Erbasu has budgeted investments of above EUR50 million in the next three years in the businesses he owns in the fields of constructions, real estate and dairy production.
The Polisano Pharma SRL pharmacies held by Daniela Ioana Vonica and Valentina Bîrsan, were acquired by Marcos Provit, part of Evofarm Group, which operates in pharmaceutical distribution and retailing.
GreenGroup, a group of firms active in the recycling sector and majority owned by investment fund Abris Capital Partners, has acquired UAB Ecso, a Lithuanian LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) recycling company.
Romania's tax administration ANAF collected RON179.9 billion in tax revenue in the first half of 2022, higher by RON33.7 billion (+23.1%) than RON146.2 billion in tax revenue collected in the first half of 2021, ANAF said in its activity report for the first year-half released on August 8.
Ascendis Group, a leading player on the training and consulting market in the field of professional development in Romania, ended the first six months of 2022 with a consolidated turnover of EUR4.25 million, up 80% from the same period in 2021.
TBI Bank and dental clinic chain Dr. Leahu have concluded a partnership for the “buy now, pay later” payment tool which enables consumers to split the total cost of any dental procedure into instalments with no interest or fees.