The three-month ROBOR index, used to calculate variable interest rates for loans in lei taken out before May 2019, as well as for companies' leu-denominated loans, took a step back on Monday, July 7, 2025, and went down to 6.88%, after dropping below the 7% threshold at the end of last week, in line with central bank (BNR) data.
Romania retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased in the first five months of 2025 against the year-earlier period, both in unadjusted data, by 2.6%, and when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, by 3.5%, in line with data provided by the country’s statistics institute INS.
Bitdefender, one of the first IT companies created in Romania after the fall of communism, in 2024 neared half a billion-dollar revenues with a 20% operating profit margin, in line with data consulted by ZF.
Retailer Mega Image has budgeted EUR40-60 million investments for 2025, in line with recent years’ sums, with the money aimed particularly at store remodeling, process digitalization, logistics and product range expansion.
Carmistin The Food Company, owned by Justin and Andra Paraschiv, has become the biggest fodder producer in Romania after taking over Provimi from US giant Cargill.