Food Angels Hub, Romania's first investment community dedicated to the food sector, has launched with a mission to develop and scale companies operating in food production.
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%.
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.
Public food service company Sphera Franchise Group has earmarked approximately RON 100 million (around €20 million) for investments in 2025.
Romania's consolidated general budget recorded a deficit of RON 14.23 billion (€2.86 billion) - 0.70% of GDP, in the first two months of 2026, half the RON 30.24 billion deficit (€2.86 billion) - 1.58% of GDP from the same period in 2025.
Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) announced on Friday the reconfirmation of Romania's country rating at BBB (foreign currency) and BBB+ (local currency) and improved the outlook from negative to stable.
The Romanian Government has officially declared a crisis state on the crude oil and petroleum products market, effective from 1 April 2026 until 30 June 2026.
State-owned power producer Hidroelectrica achieved total investments of RON 781 million (€157 million) in 2025, up 32% compared to 2024, representing the company's best investment volume in years.
Verne, Pony.ai and Uber Technologies have announced a partnership to launch Europe's first commercial robotaxi service, beginning in Zagreb with initial deployment work already underway, including public-road validation.