Vastint Romania has officially launched the second phase of Timpuri Noi Square, its flagship urban regeneration project in Bucharest.
National Golf & Country Club (NGCC), the largest golf club in South-East Europe, is set for its official inauguration in early summer.
Bucharest's industrial and logistics market has experienced significant growth, with its modern leasable space nearly quadrupling over the past decade to exceed 3.6 million sqm, according to a Colliers analysis.
The Romanian retail market experienced a substantial surge in April and May 2025, with approximately 150,000 sqm of new retail schemes delivered, including the super-regional Mall Moldova in Iași.
Radisson Hotel Group has announced a raft of new developments in Romania, as it sees the country as a pivotal market for growth.
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Iulius and Atterbury Europe have secured the largest loan ever granted for a new real estate development in Romania. The €400 million syndicated financing will back the development of the Rivus Cluj-Napoca mixed-use urban reconversion project. The green loan was provided by a consortium of four major financial institutions: Erste Bank, BCR, EBRD, and BRD.
Romania has elected a new president in a landmark vote, with independent and pro-European candidate Nicușor Dan defeating far-right rival George Simion with 54% of the vote. The result marks a major political shift, as neither of Romania's traditional parties advanced to the final round. In Poland, the second round of the election is to take place amidst the fiscal clarity issues.
The Romanian construction sector recorded a 3.1% growth in the volume of works in March 2025 compared to March 2024, adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Romanian entrepreneur Daniel Ștefănescu, owner of mobile phone distributor Gersim, has purchased the IPA office building in northern Bucharest from a group of investors.
In a significant political shift for CEE, Romania elected Nicușor Dan as president on May 18, 2025, while Poland's pro-European candidate Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly led the first round of its presidential election. These outcomes suggest a regional move toward centrist, pro-EU leadership.
Iulius and Atterbury Europe have completed a €40 million investment in the expansion of Iulius Mall Suceava.
The office space market across CEE experienced a slowdown in demand during Q1 2025, with less than 30,000 sqm of office space delivered across the region, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Prima Development Group has announced the completion of a residential complex in northern Bucharest totaling 482 units.
Marriott International plans to expand its presence in Romania by adding five new properties and over 550 rooms by the end of 2028.
Service charges for modern office buildings in Romania have seen the most substantial increase in recent years, with approximately a 10% rise in the 2025 allocated budgets,
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has cut its 2025 growth forecast for its regions by 0.2 percentage points to 3.0%, with a moderate rebound to 3.4% expected in 2026. This follows a similar downgrade in February and reflects mounting global headwinds, including rising trade policy uncertainty, softening external demand, and newly imposed tariffs.
Hagag Development Europe has partnered with Radisson Hotel Group to launch its first hotel in Bucharest under the Radisson RED brand.
Schindler Romania, part of the Swiss manufacturer of elevators and escalators, is set to move its HQ to Business Garden Bucharest.
Romanian developer One United Properties has raised around €6.5 million in fresh capital from a group of ten investors to support the construction of the new office building for Infineon in northern Bucharest.
The Romanian industrial and logistics market has recorded a 31% year-over-year increase in leased space, totaling nearly 260,000 sqm during Q1 2025, according to a new report by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Romanian hotel manager Amstar Management has sold two projects in Bucharest for an undisclosed amount.
Recent market data by CBRE confirm the resilience of the industrial and retail sectors, which are seeing a sustained pace of construction this year.
Public real estate fund Meta Estate Trust has announced new investments of approximately €4 million in Bucharest's residential sector. The investments, made within the company's trading business line, encompass four residential projects in two key areas of the city.
Romania's consolidated general budget execution closed the first seven months of 2025 with a nominal deficit of RON 76.44 billion (€15.34 billion), an increase of RON 5.4 billion.
Romanian electricity major Electrica Group has announced a substantial increase in its financial performance for H1 2025, with a net profit reaching RON 421.4 million.
Germany-based energy company E.ON has issued €1.1 billion in green bonds through a public transaction.
Romanian private healthcare operator MedLife has reported a pro-forma consolidated turnover of RON 1.57 billion (€316 million) in H1 2025, a 20.3% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, announced consolidated sales of RON 745.2 million (€150.3 million) for H1 2025, marking a slight increase of 0.7%.