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The Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index), an economic indicator that measures the health of the manufacturing sector based on surveys of supply-chain executives, compiled in Romania by BCR, recorded a second consecutive month in expansion territory, rising to 51.1 in August from 50.1 in July. The rise was driven by two of the most relevant…

New car registrations in August fell 37% compared with the same month in 2025, to 9,552 units, as potential buyers waited for the government-backed incentive scheme, according to industry association ACAROM. In the first eight months of 2026, the total volume reached 86,142 units, down 10% compared with the same period last year.  Notably, the…

Romania expects to complete the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) with absorption rates of over 90% for grants (92.7%) and over 95% for loans, according to acting prime minister Ilie Bolojan and acting investment and European Projects minister Dragoș Pîslaru, who held a joint press conference on the topic on September 1. Romania still has…

The new issues of Fidelis government bonds offered for subscription by the Romanian Ministry of Finance in September keep interest rates unchanged from the previous month, at up to 7.5% per annum for issues in lei and up to 6.3% for those in euros – both yields applying to the 10-year maturities. Investors can subscribe…

Danish retailer Normal is entering the Romanian market this fall and will open its first two stores in Bucharest and Timisoara, Ziarul Financiar announced. The first unit will be inaugurated on September 30 in Mega Mall in the capital, and the second on October 2 in Shopping City Timisoara. It follows the entry of the…

OVES Enterprise, a technology company based in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca specialising in autonomous systems and artificial intelligence-based applications, has signed a strategic partnership with German military technology manufacturer STARK. Under the agreement, the Romanian company’s Nemesis AI technology will be integrated into the VANTA unmanned naval systems developed by the German company. According…

Electrical equipment manufacturer Electro-Alfa International (BVB: EAI), listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange in March 2026, could be included in the main BET index upon review, the results of which are expected this week, according to an estimate by BT Capital Partners cited by Ziarul Financiar. EAI’s market capitalisation surpassed EUR 3 billion (EUR 570…

Russia has struck again at the border with Romania, destroying the Orlivka border crossing and customs checkpoint in Ukraine, which connects the two countries, Digi24 announced on the morning of September 1. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of intentionally targeting the Orlivka crossing in an attempt to disrupt freight traffic. The effects of the…

Romania’s interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan discussed regional security and the war in Ukraine in separate phone calls with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte and Ukrainian prime minister Sergii Koretskyi on Tuesday, September 1. The conversations also covered drone incursions, allied deployments in Romania, and potential joint Romanian-Ukrainian defence projects. During his discussion with Mark…

Romanian engineering and technology group Simtel (BVB: SMTL), one of the leading players in Romania’s renewable energy sector, announced the signing of the first two projects by Simtel Italia, the subsidiary opened by the Group in Milan in June 2026.  The two projects have a cumulative value of approximately RON 15 million and a total…