Business Forum
| 16 July, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Artesana secures Booster Capital investment for growth
Artesana, the Romanian artisanal dairy producer, has announced a strategic partnership with investment fund Booster Capital.
Artesana, the Romanian artisanal dairy producer, has announced a strategic partnership with investment fund Booster Capital.
Edenred has named Matei Ciobanu as the new Growth & Development Director for Eastern Europe & Japan starting July.
Construction materials supplier Saint-Gobain Romania has appointed Jakub Kotala as its CEO starting July.
Romania's manufacturing faces mounting pressures from evolving technologies, labour market shifts, and sustainability demands.
Romanians spent over €3 billion on international travel in the first four months of 2025, a 15% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Haleon, the consumer health group, has announced the appointment of Wael Kaskas as General Manager for its Hungary, Romania, Czechia, and Slovakia cluster, effective July.
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre (SG GSC) Romania has announced the appointment of Laurent Mirjol as its new CEO, replacing Philippe Gabulon.
Steel producer LIBERTY Galați has announced significant changes to its executive management team and board, aiming to consolidate operations and maximize production performance.
INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund has completed the purchase of Pehart Group, a producer of household and industrial paper products in Romania, from Abris Capital Partners.
Romanian private healthcare network MedLife is investing €3 million in genetic testing and will launch a large-scale genetic testing program.
Carrefour Romania has launched the country's first intelligent shopping cart system, at its Corbeanca hypermarket.
In 2024, road freight transport in the EU saw a total volume of 1,869 billion tonne-kilometres (TKM), up 0.6% year-on-year, of which Romania recorded 67 billion TKM.
ADP, the supplier of human capital management solutions, announced the appointment of Claudiu Bodea as the new General Manager of ADP Romania.
Private equity firm Innova Capital has announced the launch of its Technology Advisory Board, which is the first of its kind in CEE.
Pluxee, a global supplier of employee benefits and engagement solutions, has announced the acquisition of MyBenefits.
PLG Group, the largest ticketing company in CEE, has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Bilete.ro, Entertix.ro, and Myticket.ro.
Ecolet, a digital marketplace for courier services part of the Alsendo Group, has acquired the commercial operations of Curier Online in Romania.
DP World has opened a drive-through scanner at the Port of Constanța, which reduces customs inspection times for trucks from 5-7 hours to just two minutes.
Flavours Group, an operator of event catering and premium restaurants within office buildings and educational institutions, has announced a 21.7% increase in year-on-year.
New car registrations in Romania fell by 22% in H1 2025, reaching 64,339 units, compared to the same period last year.
Druid AI has launched ChatEurope, a groundbreaking news platform featuring the first chatbot dedicated to European news.
PetStar Group, a key player in PET bottle recycling and preform production operating under the "Bottle-to-Bottle" circular model, has finalized a €50 million credit facility.
The final 18 kilometres of the A0 southern semi-ring road have opened to traffic on Monday, which will enhance highspeed road connectivity in southern Romania.
The Dr. Holhoș network has inaugurated the largest private ophthalmology hospital in Transylvania, following an investment of approximately €6 million.
Romania's economy delivered a mild upside surprise in the third quarter, with flash estimates pointing to 1.6% annual growth, above expectations. However, the economy still contracted by 0.2% versus the previous quarter. After nine months of 2025, the economy is 0.8% above the same period of 2024, according to a report by ING Bank Romania.
MedLife, Romania's largest private healthcare network, announced financial results for the first nine months of 2025. The group recorded consolidated pro-forma revenue of over RON 2.36 billion (€464 million), up 19.5% compared to the same period in 2024. EBITDA pro-forma increased by 20.4% compared to the first nine months of last year.
The Romanian Investment and Development Bank (BID) has committed €20 million to the Three Seas Initiative Innovation Fund, becoming the fifth national promotional institution to support the EIF-led investment vehicle targeting growth-stage companies across Central and Eastern Europe.
Digi Communications has announced its Q3 2025 financial results, showing consolidated revenues of €561 million, up 14% compared to the same period last year. The telecom company achieved total revenues of €1.643 billion for the first nine months of 2025, representing a 16% increase year-on-year.
BT and BT Investments have received approval from the Financial Supervisory Authority to acquire BRD Pensii and the BRD mandatory private pension fund (pillar 2).