Romania in the first half of this year manufactured just 247,972 passenger cars, 12.7% fewer than in the year-earlier period. This is the weakest year start of the past five years and in June the decline deepened to 16%.
Romania’s resident population declined to 19.04 million inhabitants on January 1st, 2025, a decrease of 24,425 persons from the previous year, in line with Statistics Office INS data.
Romania’s trade deficit dropped by 6.2% in the first five months of 2026, to EUR13.5 billion, as exports rose by 2.4% and imports by 0.1%, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Friday (July 10).
Electrical and electrotechnical component manufacturer Weidmüller Interface Romania, the local subsidiary of Germany’s Weidmüller Group, for 2025 reported turnover worth RON365.4 million (EUR72.5 million), up around 26% from 2024, in line with ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data.
Untold, one of the biggest music festivals in Europe, born in Romania and present in Cluj and more recently in Dubai, will expand on several continents in the following years, according to Bogdan Buta, founder and CEO of Untold Universe.