Property developer Prime Kapital has secured an €85.5 million refinancing facility from Erste Group for Argeș Mall, which opened in April 2024.
New retail projects with a combined leasable area of around 180,000 sqm were completed in Romania during 2024, down by around 15% versus 2023, with retail parks accounting for the biggest share of deliveries, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Romania's retail stock expanded by around 106,000 sqm during H1 2026, with another 205,000 sqm under development that could help the country reach the 5 million sqm milestone at the end of 2026, according to a Colliers report.
Romania's consolidated general budget execution for the first four months of 2026 ended with a significantly reduced deficit of RON 23.95 billion (€4.79 billion), representing 1.17% of GDP, compared to a deficit of 2.92% of GDP recorded in the same period of 2025.
The EU employed 3.4 million people with information and communication technology (ICT) education in 2025, representing a 5.1% increase from 3.2 million in 2024.
Premier Restaurants Romania, the operator of McDonald's restaurants in Romania, has launched a national recruitment campaign as part of its expansion plans. The company aims to create over 500 new jobs in 2026, with more than 1,400 positions planned over the next three years.
American industrial real estate developer Mega Company has completed a new temperature-controlled warehouse spanning 4,500 sqm at its Mega MDO Logistics Park in Chiajna, Ilfov County. The investment totalled approximately €10 million.
The judicial liquidator Biriș Goran Insolvență has announced the public auction of an industrial platform covering 24,628 sqm of land and 16,494 sqm of buildings on Calea Griviței, Bucharest.