Forty Management prepares first bond sale
Romanian developer Forty Management plans to raise up to €5 million from a bond sale in a bid to finance its international projects.
Romanian developer Forty Management plans to raise up to €5 million from a bond sale in a bid to finance its international projects.
Romania's property investment market reached close to €655 million in the first nine months of 2024, up by 169% compared to the same period of last year, according to an iO Partners report.
Romania remains one of the most affordable countries in the EU for office fit-outs, with costs significantly lower than in Poland, the Czech Republic, or Western countries, according to research by iO Partners.
SEE Property Forum 2024, Romania's leading international real estate event, brought together top economic minds to debate the effects of the economic convergence process in the region and also the current and future economic outlook of CEE.
Pledge, supported by InvestEU programme, marks first EIF-backed fund focused solely on social infrastructure in Central-Eastern Europe.
Bogdan Papandopol, Partner and Head of Dentons' Global Real Estate Group in Bucharest, talked to Property Forum about the growing investments in green property projects and the reduction of lease terms in the commercial sector.
Germany's Garbe group, specialised in industrial investment, is looking to start operations in Romania and develop its first local projects.
Bucharest's hotel market is set to expand by around 2,400 rooms by 2026, outpacing the estimated growth from other CEE-based capital cities, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report.
Romania's commercial property sector recorded investment transactions of €418 million in H1 2024, up 131% year-on-year, marking the biggest volume growth across CEE, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Private equity (PE) fund investments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) reached a total volume of €1.71 billion in 2023, while Romania ranked 4th at the CEE level.
GTC, a premier commercial real estate company in Central and Eastern Europe, presents an analysis of its notable achievements in Poland during the first half of 2024.
Massive investments, and hence long-term finance, are needed to decarbonise the electricity sector in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and improve energy efficiency.
Nine countries experienced a higher number of insolvencies, and three countries recorded a decrease (Bulgaria, Croatia and Latvia).
PayU GPO Romania, the leader of the local online payment market, estimates that the value of the e-Commerce market will be around €11.5 billion in 2024.

Cris-Tim Family Holding, the Romanian cold cuts and ready-meals producer, successfully completed its initial public offering (IPO), raising RON 454.35 million (€89.5 million).
The tax-to-GDP ratio in Romania remains one of the lowest in the European Union, despite registering an increase in 2024, according to recent data published by Eurostat.
The Ministry of Energy acknowledged the public statement from Lukoil regarding its intention to sell its international assets.
CruiseHub, part of the Aerotravel group, has become the first travel agency in Romania to organise an expedition-type group cruise to Antarctica.
Courier firm Sameday has announced a significant investment of over €80 million in 2025, dedicated to technology, regional expansion.