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The Romanian Finance Ministry listed the first 2026 edition of the Fidelis government bonds on Thursday, January 29. The subscriptions made between January 16 and 26 totaled over RON 1.87 billion (EUR 366.6 million), which are now available for trading. Around 18,440 subscription orders were placed with a total investment value of RON 697.2 million…

Romania’s land market closed 2025 with an estimated transaction volume broadly in line with 2024 levels, and deals totaled nearly EUR 450 million despite political uncertainty and fiscal adjustments. The final months of 2025 showed strong transactional results. In 2025, Bucharest accounted for around 60% of land transactions, down from 70–80% in previous years, against…

The private equity Carlyle Group, based in the United States, has agreed to purchase Lukoil’s international assets, including those in Romania, Biziday.ro reported. The company is already involved in the exploitation of Romanian gas in the Black Sea through Black Sea Oil & Gas. The acquisition was announced on Thursday, January 29, by the Russian…

Romanian-born cats are again in the international spotlight after last week, when one won the grand trophy of the North Atlantic Cup competition held in the Netherlands, according to the Felinological National Federation of Romania. A silver British Shorthair male nicknamed “Polar Bear,” Roy of Winter Foxes, born in Romania and raised by Oana and…

Jazz in the Park, one of Romania’s best-known music festivals, will return to Cluj-Napoca this summer with Lisa Simone, the daughter of legendary jazz musician Nina Simone, announced as the first major headliner. The event is scheduled for June 5-7. The 14th edition of the festival will take place in the city’s “Romulus Vuia” Ethnographic…

The Church and the Army are the institutions Romanians trust the most, while Parliament ranks last in public confidence, according to the latest Informat.ro – INSCOP Research Barometer. The data was collected between January 12 and 15. Roughly 64% of respondents said they have a high or very high level of trust in the Church,…

Traian Băsescu, who served as Romania’s president between 2004 and 2014, won roughly EUR 150,000 in monthly allowances for former heads of state in court. The money was withheld after Băsescu was declared a collaborator of the communist-era information agency, the Securitate. Among the rights that former heads of state receive for the rest of…

AROBS Transilvania Software (BVB: AROBS), the largest technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, has signed an agreement under which Quest Global Romania will join the AROBS Group, strengthening its position in software engineering services. The transaction will be settled entirely through the issuance of new AROBS shares, with no cash component, and the…

ElectroPutere Mall in Craiova has expanded its retail space to around 62,000 square meters following a EUR 22 million investment, becoming the third-largest shopping center outside Bucharest, French real estate group Catinvest announced. The recent expansion added 10,500 sqm of new retail space. The project brings two international anchor tenants to Craiova and Dolj county…

Almost three-quarters of Romania’s counties each have an individual contribution to the national gross domestic product of under 2% of the 2026 GDP, according to an analysis by Profit.ro. The structure of county GDP shows a very polarized economy. Bucharest alone generates 25.5% of national GDP, more than the first 7–8 counties combined. After Bucharest…