Romania's industrial production decreased by 1.3% in January-July 2025 in unadjusted data compared with the same period of 2024 and was down 0.7% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Monday (Sept 15).
In the second quarter of 2025, the employment rate for the working-age population (15-64 years) was 63.3%, increasing by 0.6 percentage points (pp) compared to the level recorded in the first quarter of 2025, data from Romania's statistical office INS showed on Monday (Sept 15).
Romanian Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare has recently met in Washington with representatives of the US Department of Commerce to discuss opportunities offered by Romania, with American officials being particularly interested in infrastructure, energy, technology and healthcare projects.
Cloud9, part of the real estate arm of Alfa Group, has earmarked EUR3 million to build a school within the Cloud9 Evolution project. The institution is set to be opened in school year 2026-2027 and will receive students both from Cloud9 projects and Bucharest’s northern area.
Real estate developer Prima Development Group of Oradea has acquired a two-hectare land plot next to PRIMA Solis housing compound, whose construction was set off this summer on the former industrial platform Antrefrig of Bucharest.
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has launched a new funding call worth as much as EUR100 million meant to stimulate Romania innovation ecosystem.