Business Forum
| 29 May, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Flanco opens first store in Cluj-Napoca
Flanco, the local smart discounter for electronics and IT, has opened its first store in Cluj-Napoca, in the Artema Shopping Center.
Flanco, the local smart discounter for electronics and IT, has opened its first store in Cluj-Napoca, in the Artema Shopping Center.
While a substantial 59% of Romanian businesses have either adopted or are planning to adopt green technologies for their vehicle fleets.
Vodafone Romania, in partnership with the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest and Fifth Ingenium, has started the implementation of the 5G-ENRICH project.
The soft skills training market in Romania is currently estimated at €30–40 million annually and continues to expand, according to EXEC-EDU, the provider of executive education in Romania.
Bulgarian NanoSat provider EnduroSat has announced the closure of a €43 million investment round, spearheaded by Founders Fund.
Heineken Romania brewer has announced that Boris Miloushev will assume the role of Managing Director, effective July 1st.
Kärcher has officially inaugurated its third factory in Romania, located in Curtea de Argeș, through its local production subsidiary, CER Cleaning Equipment.
Romanian metal company Lio-Metal has opened a €5 million manufacturing facility in Galați. The greenfield investment was backed by financing from ING Bank.
While battery electric vehicles (BEVs) hit a record 16% global market share in Q1 2025, driven largely by China, the transition to electromobility faces has slowed down in Romania.
The Government has approved the Ministry of Development's proposal to allocate RON 484 million (€96 million) from the budgetary reserve fund to finance airport infrastructure investment projects.
Furniture giant IKEA has opened its first Plan and Order Point in Bucharest, located in the Orhideea area.
Flip.ro, the Romanian platform dedicated to refurbished electronic devices, has concluded its fiscal year with a 45% year-over-year increase.
Romanian tech retailer Flanco has announced its most significant expansion strategy in six years, committing approximately RON 20 million (close €4 million) to investments.
Maspex Romania has submitted documentation to the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) for a voluntary takeover bid of a majority stake in Purcari Wineries.
BIPA, the drugstore brand of REWE Group, has announced its expansion into the Romanian market, with the first store slated to open in 2026.
State-owned CEC Bank has completed its e-factoring project, marking a significant step forward in its ongoing digitalization strategy.
Early Game Ventures (EGV) has announced a significant seed investment of €1.2 million in Servo AI, a local startup leveraging computer vision and AI to deliver.
The Romanian Competition Council has initiated six ex officio investigations within the automotive sector, targeting major car importers for potential anti-competitive practices.
Beer producer Ursus Breweries, part of Asahi Europe & International, has named Dan Timotin as its new Managing Director for Romania.
Gabriela Stănică, the current Chief Information Officer, Digital & AI, will join the executive leadership team of Carrefour Romania as of June 1.
Romania's telecom sector recorded a 5% fall in revenues last year compared to 2023, reaching approximately €3.2 billion.
Holcim Romania has announced an investment of over €5 million in its Turda factory to launch a new production line.
Romanian private healthcare services provider MedLife has recorded a 20% y/y increase in pro-forma consolidated turnover during Q1 2025.
Sphera Franchise Group reported consolidated sales of approximately €72.52 million (RON 362.6 million) in Q1 2025 across its network of fast-food restaurants.
BCR and EBRD are financing NewCold for the development of Romania's first large-scale, fully automated, and digitally integrated cold storage facility.
Romania's trade deficit decreased by €673 million to €32.7 billion in 2025, representing a 2% improvement compared to 2024, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Electro-Alfa International announced the early closure of its Initial Public Offer (IPO) for the sale of up to 65.9 million newly issued shares.
ArcelorMittal has officially approved the sale of its extensive industrial assets and real estate holdings to UMB Steel for €12.5 million plus VAT.
SafeFleet, one of Romania's largest fleet monitoring companies, closed 2025 with 15% revenue growth compared to the previous year.