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Ursus Breweries GM to step down next month
Dan Timotin, General Manager of beer maker Ursus Breweries since July 2025, will leave the company at the end of February 2025, according to a company statement.
Romanian software company Arobs Transilvania Software has signed an agreement to acquire Quest Global Romania, the local unit of global engineering services provider Quest Global Engineering Services.
Enterprises across Europe and the Middle East have moved from AI pilots to scaled implementations, with nearly half of AI proof-of-concepts already in production.
Romania's National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) has launched Ana, an intelligent virtual assistant designed to help taxpayers quickly obtain information about their fiscal obligations.
The Austrian Post Group has acquired 100% of Hungarian parcel service provider Delivery Solutions Zrt., operating under the brand Sameday Hungary.
Haleon, a consumer healthcare company, has appointed Jon Workman as President for Europe operations.
Global life sciences M&A activity increased by 81% in 2025 to $240 billion, driven by Big Pharma's large-scale deals, despite fewer overall transactions. The surge reflects companies prioritising innovations ready for launch as they face widening growth gaps.
Romania's industrial production fell 1.1% as a gross series and 0.5% as a seasonally adjusted series in the first 11 months of the year compared to the same period in 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Arobs Systems, part of the Arobs Group, has signed two digitalization contracts with Romanian government institutions worth a combined €8 million to the company.
Millions of Romanians visited dental clinics across the country in December, with Life Group reporting a 20% increase in appointments compared to the same period in 2023.
The tender for the design and construction of the final motorway lot of the Târgu Neamț - Iași - Ungheni section has been launched.
New car registrations in Romania increased by 4.7% in 2025 year-on-year, reaching 155,855 units, according to preliminary data released by the Association of Car Producers and Importers in Romania (APIA) based on DGPCI statistics.
Private equity investor MidEuropa has acquired a majority stake in Romanian Business Consult (RBC), an IT system integrator specialising in retail, banking and industrial sectors in Romania.
DP World has expanded its operations in Romania with two new mobile harbour cranes and a 119,000 sqm multimodal terminal platform at Constanța South Container Terminal.
Romania's Competition Council has fined three companies a total of RON 135.2 million (€26.6 million) for anti-competitive agreements in the heated tobacco products market.
Metinvest has completed the acquisition of ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Iași, located in eastern Romania.
ABB Romania has opened its new customer experience center in Bucharest, a space designed to showcase the company's solutions in electrification, automation, energy efficiency and motion.
EU enterprises are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence technologies, with 20% of companies with 10 or more employees now using AI to conduct business in 2025, according to Eurostat.
Premier Capital has reached a milestone with the opening of its 200th McDonald's restaurant across its European portfolio, located in Malta - the company's home country.
Romanian private healthcare network MedLife has reached a market capitalisation of €1 billion at the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), around nine years after the company went public.
Romania nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica has announced that its subsidiary FPCU Feldioara signed a non-binding term sheet with Critical Metals Corp to explore establishing a joint venture for rare metals processing in Romania.
Romania's air passenger traffic increased by 8.2% in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, rising from 19.8 million to 21.4 million passengers, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics.
More than half of households globally (57%) are worried about annual broadband price increases and think these increases are unfair and unreasonable (60%), according to the latest EY decoding the digital home study.
Chimcomplex has announced the return of Ștefan Vuza as CEO.
Samsung Electronics has announced the appointment of Jaesung (James) Kim as President of Samsung Electronics Romania and Bulgaria (SEROM).
Romanian companies represent 53% of the top 5,000 companies in Romania, but figures show significant differences between the country's regions.
Raiffeisen Bank Romania ended 2025 with strong results, recording 22% growth in new clients compared to 2024.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record €955 million in 37 projects in Romania in 2025, up from €707 million for 44 projects the previous year.
Dan Timotin, General Manager of beer maker Ursus Breweries since July 2025, will leave the company at the end of February 2025, according to a company statement.
Vista Bank Romania has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Investimental, a financial investment services company.