FDI in Romania falls sharply in Q1 2025

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Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Romania decreased to €1.67 billion in Q1 2025, down over 32% versus the same period last year, according to data from the National Bank of Romania (BNR).

Equity holdings (including estimated reinvested profit) totalled a net value of €2.97 billion, while intragroup loans recorded a net value of -€1.30 billion.

According to data centralised by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC), 1,565 companies with foreign capital participation were founded in Romania during Q1 2025, down 6.57% compared to the same period in 2024.

At the end of March 2025, there were 258,875 companies with foreign capital participation in Romania, with a subscribed capital of around $72 billion.

The largest number of companies with foreign participation came from Italian investors, with 54,027 companies (subscribed capital of $3.67 billion), but the highest value of share capital belongs to Dutch companies, with $13.2 billion across 6,247 firms. 

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