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More than half of the private equity funds active in Romania expect an increase in the number of mergers and acquisitions in the local sector in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to the Roland Berger study “Private Equity Industry Outlook for 2025.”  At the same time, more than 40% of the private equity…

Sun Plaza, one of the main shopping centers in Bucharest, is set for a major upgrade, as owner CPI Romania announced a new partnership with Auchan. Following Carrefour’s departure, Auchan will open a new-generation 7,000 sqm hypermarket at the end of 2026, as part of a broader repositioning strategy. Carrefour will permanently close its hypermarket…

Interim president Ilie Bolojan noted that energy interconnection and transport infrastructure are Romania’s foremost goals in the upcoming period during a speech at the Three Seas Initiative Economic Forum on Tuesday, April 29. The acting president began by noting the need to adapt and strengthen partnerships in the region, as a result of complicated times.…

Oxygen, Romania’s largest independent integrated communications agency, announces the appointment of Veronica Plăcintescu as Strategic Communications Director. In a market where communication is increasingly becoming an integrated function within business structures, Oxygen strengthens its ability to deliver strategic communications solutions and reputation management services aligned with its clients’ business objectives. This new position reflects the…

The famous British publication BBC highlighted Romania’s bear population and the responsible ways in which to admire them in an article published on Monday, April 28. Romania boasts the largest population of wild brown bears in Europe outside of Russia, around 13,000. They represent an attraction for many tourists visiting Romania’s Carpathian Mountains, and not…

Romania has taken first place in the team ranking at the 2025 Balkan Mathematical Olympiad (BMO), held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from April 25 to 30. Romanian students earned an impressive four gold medals and two silver medals, securing the top spot with a total of 198 points, the Ministry of Education announced. Gold…

Bocado.ro, one of the most important marketplaces in the VTEX ecosystem, has integrated OptiComm.AI’s intelligent prediction technology. The integration is an advantage for Bocado customers, whose ordering process will be greatly simplified, but also other VTEX stores that will be able to quickly integrate the intelligent prediction capabilities offered by OptiComm.AI. Through the implementation of…

The European Parliament Office in Romania, in partnership with the Romanian Game Developers Association, announced the launch of a game development competition in game jam format titled “Gamers in action for democracy.” The initiative aims to offer young people a practical learning opportunity to help them develop their digital and creative skills. The EP office…

Romanian investment management company Globinvest listed the first ETF to track performance of the BET-EF index on Bucharest Stock Exchange on Monday, April 28.  Trading under the ticker GIBEFETF, the Globinvest Energy & Financials ETF aims at full replication of the benchmark index structure Bucharest Exchange Trading Energy, Utilities and Financials Index (BET-EF) of the…

The Bucharest Stock Exchange officially launched the 2025 edition of the BVB Arena program with an event in Bucharest on Monday, April 28. During the same event, last year’s 15 finalists were honored in a book titled “BVB Arena: 15 companies for the growth of the Romanian economy and their success stories.” The 2025 edition…