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A total of 15,000 customers have opened an investment account through ING Invest, less than a month after its launch, ING Bank Romania said. The lender’s investment platform is available through its mobile app, and offers access to shares of companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange and major European stock exchanges, as well as…

BAD, an exhibition by Gregor Schneider, will open at the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR) next week. Gregor Schneider is one of Germany’s best-known contemporary artists. A professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, he was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for his work Totes Haus u r, presented at the German…

Lumina Park, the international concept of outdoor light trails, opens for the first time in Romania on 16 October, at the “Dimitrie Brandza” Botanical Garden of the University of Bucharest. The first local edition, “Around the World”, transforms the garden after nightfall into an exploration experience for all ages, built from light, music, set design…

Romanian shoppers start their Christmas shopping early, according to research conducted by Shopfully, a European drive-to-store solutions provider operating in 25 countries. Around 42% of Romanians start Christmas shopping on Black Friday, November 6, when they look for gifts at better prices. Meanwhile, 18% will start planning their shopping during October, and only 11% will…

A virtual reality project hosted by the National Museum of History of Romania (MNIR) this weekend invites the public to explore two distinct periods in the history of the same area: the Royal Palace Square during the time of monarchy, and the area’s transformation during the communist period and amid the events of December 1989.…

Lumina Park will make its Romanian debut on October 16 at the Dimitrie Brândză Botanical Garden in Bucharest. The outdoor multimedia experience will remain open through January 2027. Titled Around the World, the first local edition combines light installations, music, themed sets, and interactive activities. Visitors can explore the trail at their own pace, with…

Lavinia Braniște’s novel Camping has been shortlisted for this year’s Médicis Prize/ Prix Médicis, one of France’s top literary awards, in the Foreign Fiction category. The novel has been translated into French by Sylvain Audet-Găinar and was published by Éditions des Syrtes. Other Romanian writers previously shortlisted for the prize include Norman Manea, who won…

City Grill, a leading Romanian-owned restaurant group, announced that it opened its fourth Hanu’ Berarilor restaurant following a EUR 500,000 investment. The venue in Cluj-Napoca, in the Transylvania region, is the brand’s first location outside Bucharest. The restaurant is located in the building known as the Mikes Palace, which was built around 1800 in the…

Two Romanian entrepreneurs, Iulian Stanciu and Adrian Crețoiu, have indirectly taken over the Gazprom gas station network in Romania from NIS Petrol, the local subsidiary of Serbia’s largest oil company, Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), which is still indirectly controlled by Russia through Gazprom and Gazprom Neft. Specifically, NIS Petrol was acquired by Romanian metal construction…

In Bucharest: National Theater Festival October 16 – October 25 For ten days, the festival brings 36 productions in the official selection, with 88 performances in 24 halls, along with over 50 other events, hosted in 28 other cultural spaces in Bucharest. More details here. KINOdiseea Until October 18 The 18th edition of the international…