The EY Entrepreneurship Barometer reveals that 60% of Romanian entrepreneurs plan to invest in innovation, even as 63% consider the business environment unfavourable. The study, conducted in spring 2025, highlights significant obstacles affecting business development in the country.
Although 60% of organizations in Romania are involved in AI utilization, either through testing or adoption planning.
Financial independence is a nearly universal aspiration for 87% of Gen Z, yet wealth accumulation is not the primary driver of success.
Romania's informal economy represents about one eighth of its GDP, according to an EY report.
Morphosis Capital Fund II, a growth capital fund focused on developing high-growth SMEs, announces its first investment outside Romania.
Most confident CEOs taking long-term approach to transformation with a focus on customers and employees, despite evolving disruptive forces.
The collaboration aims to address the AI skills gap by helping to equip young people with employable AI experience needed to thrive in the new AI-driven economy.
The lift in M&A activity in 2024 was most pronounced in H2, with 415 deals announced – the highest H2 volume since 2012 and a 58% year-on-year increase from 263 deals in H2 2023.
Security and trust remain the top telco risk, driven by AI concerns and escalating cyberthreats.
65% of all big pharma revenues now come from dealmaking, confirming a need for robust inorganic growth and value creation strategies.
In 2024, global IPO volumes fell 10%, with proceeds down by 4% YOY, while India led in volume and the US led in proceeds.
The current talent landscape is marked by employees moving in short cycles from one employer to another in order to gain new experiences and thus upgrade their skills.
EY Institutional Investor Survey shows that 92% of investors are reluctant to sacrifice short-term gains for the longer-term rewards of ESG investments.
AI is now largely accepted as key to future success in virtually every industry, and it is time for technology companies to translate the potential of AI into performance.
By 2030, Gen Z will be a key driver of the AI future, comprising 30% of global workforce.
45% of consumers globally are concerned about being able to pay for this festive season with half using loans or credit cards to fund their spending.
An overwhelming majority of CFOs (87%) believe that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will drive efficiency in the tax area, compared to only 15% in 2023.
Latest EY Global Integrity Report shows 49% believe that integrity standards within their organizations have improved over the past two years.
The human element plays a crucial role in successfully increasing the chance of a transformation significantly, improving performance by up to 12 times.
European companies don't make the grade on DEI: the average DEI Index score is 5.69 out of 10. Only Switzerland got a passing grade (6.0)
Premier Energy has acquired a 100% stake in a 200 MW battery storage system development near Iași, Romania. The ready-to-build project has a capacity of 400 MWh and is expected to be constructed primarily during 2026, with commissioning planned for late 2026 or early 2027.
Over 87% of Romanians have applied energy reduction measures in recent months at their homes or businesses, while more than 60% are interested in investing in energy efficiency projects next year to achieve comfort and reduce energy bills, according to research conducted for the despre-energie.ro platform, a project by E.ON and Delgaz Grid companies.
The EY Entrepreneurship Barometer reveals that 60% of Romanian entrepreneurs plan to invest in innovation, even as 63% consider the business environment unfavourable. The study, conducted in spring 2025, highlights significant obstacles affecting business development in the country.
Rețele Electrice Romania has begun implementing a new advanced automated distribution management system (AADMS) and workforce management system (WFM) to continue digitalising the electricity distribution network. The project is valued at over €27 million and the services were purchased through a tender on the public procurement platform.
Romania's construction work volume increased by 9.3% in the first nine months compared to the same period in 2024, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS).