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.
Bucharest is consolidating its position within the Central and Eastern European (CEE) real estate market, combining rental growth across major asset classes with investment yields that remain well above Western European levels, according to the DNA of Real Estate Europe Q2 2026 report published by Cushman & Wakefield. Across Europe in Q2 2026, prime office rents rose 4.5% year-on-year, retail rents increased 3.0%, and logistics rents grew 2.4%, while investors remained selective as yield movements pointed to a more balanced market following the repricing cycle of recent years.
Energy company Electrica informs investors and the capital market that it has obtained the technical grid connection permits (ATR) for 17 new battery energy storage projects (BESS), with a total capacity of approximately 700 MWh.
The European Retail Banking Radar, Kearney's latest study now in its 18th edition, shows that Europe is entering a period of normalisation following the conditions of 2023–2025. For Romania, the challenge extends beyond the normalisation of interest rates.
Romania's national electricity transmission network operator, Transelectrica, has halted scheduled maintenance shutdowns to ensure the grid operates at maximum capacity during an ongoing extreme heatwave. The preventive measures aim to mitigate operational risks associated with severe weather conditions.
Digi Spain has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Spanish stock exchanges, aiming to raise approximately €150 million.