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Polish investors continue to view Romania as a strategic and attractive market due to its geographic position, growth potential, and transparent legislation, even in the current economic climate, according to recent conclusions from an economic mission organized in Bucharest by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Internal data of the Bilateral Chamber shows…

Romania ranked sixth among the top automobile producers in the European Union in the first half of 2025. During this period, the country’s two car factories produced over 230,000 cars.  In the first part of 2025, the European automotive industry produced a total of 5.9 million cars, down 2.8% compared to last year. Germany dominates…

The Ermil Nichifor Doctors’ Orchestra is scheduled to perform on October 12 at the Concert Hall of the University of Music and the Arts in Berlin (UdK Berlin). The concert marks 70 concert seasons of the orchestra and the end of the Enescu Year.  The program will include works by L.V. Beethoven, George Enescu, W.A.…

The National Meteorological Administration (ANM) has expanded its red weather alert for heavy rain to cover Bucharest and four additional counties in the country’s south, warning of torrential downpours and possible flooding from Tuesday night until Wednesday afternoon. Orange and yellow warnings are also in place. The red code warning, the highest level of weather…

The Social Democrats (PSD) came up with a new plan for reducing the number of employees and their payroll in the public administration, a couple of days before the latest deadline announced by the ruling coalition for deciding on this topic, according to Mediaflux.ro. PSD thus insists on including the central administration in the plan…

Israeli-based Econergy Renewable Energy announced that it agreed to buy out the 50% stake held by its partner, TVSE-listed Nofar Energy, in the 155 MWp Rătești photovoltaic plant, the largest in Romania. The company announced plans to add a 120 MW battery energy storage system under a EUR 32 million investment, according to Balkan Green…

The Romanian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market increased by 8.5% y/y by the number of deals, to 216 transactions, but contracted by 1.9% y/y to USD 5.4 billion by the estimated value in the first nine months of 2025, according to an EY analysis. Three outbound deals stood out in the third quarter of the…

September’s reading brought the BCR Romania Manufacturing PMI index to 49.8, which represents a 15-month high and comes after the 49.3 recorded in the previous month. The value is only marginally below the neutral mark of 50, showing only a marginal contraction reported in monthly terms, according to Erste Group. Romania’s industrial production increased by…

Romania’s economy is expected to grow by less than 0.5% in 2026, according to a report announced by CFA Society Romania on October 6 ahead of its official release one day later. The association of financial analysts said that accessing European Union funds would be essential for restoring economic momentum in 2027. CFA Romania’s members…

Romania’s retail sales volume index contracted by 4.1% in August after a 5.4% y/y advance in July (revised from +5.3% y/y), the statistics office INS announced on October 6. The sudden slowdown in August was expected and it probably overstates the fundamental deceleration in the private consumption as an effect of higher VAT rate and…