Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Europe declined in 2025, marking a period of slowdown and structural transformation of the investment landscape.
Consumer products brands are shifting from competing for visibility to competing for algorithmic selection, according to an EY report.
Romanian M&A activity recorded 67 transactions in Q1 2026, representing a 29% increase compared to the same period last year when 52 deals were announced, according to a report by EY Romania.
CEOs are more confident in their own companies' prospects than they are in the outlook for the global economy, according to the latest EY-Parthenon CEO Outlook Survey, a quarterly survey of 1,200 global CEOs across 21 countries.
Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has entered the Han Asparuh offshore exploration joint venture in the Bulgarian Black Sea with a 10% interest.
Global life sciences M&A activity increased by 81% in 2025 to $240 billion, driven by Big Pharma's large-scale deals, despite fewer overall transactions. The surge reflects companies prioritising innovations ready for launch as they face widening growth gaps.
Romanian businesses are facing increased exposure to fiscal and operational risks as customs controls intensify across Europe and nationally, according to EY Romania experts.
More than half of households globally (57%) are worried about annual broadband price increases and think these increases are unfair and unreasonable (60%), according to the latest EY decoding the digital home study.
The EY Entrepreneurship Barometer reveals that 60% of Romanian entrepreneurs plan to invest in innovation, even as 63% consider the business environment unfavourable.
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.
Romanian consumers are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the country's economic and political outlook while continuing to prioritise spending and aggressively seek value, according to the latest Consumer Sentiment Survey by Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Romanians spent €63 million in cinemas in 2025, a record level for the local market, reflecting a 7% increase compared with 2024, while the number of admissions remained stable at 11.2 million, according to data from the Romanian Film Center analysed by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
The EU unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.0% in 2025, up from 5.9% in 2024, according to new data covering people aged 15-74 in the labour force, according to Eurostat.
Romania's National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis (CNSP) has cut its 2026 economic growth forecast by 0.9 percentage points to just 0.1%, down from the previous 1% projection, citing current macroeconomic conditions.
Enexus, a renewable energy development and construction company, entered 2026 with 210 MW under active construction across Romania, while securing an additional 195 MW pipeline with an estimated value of approximately €150 million.