Romanian FMCG distributor Aquila reported a 17% increase in revenues to approximately RON 2.5 billion (€500 million) in the first nine months of 2025, driven by strong performance in its distribution and logistics segments.
In recent years, the HoReCa industry has been steadily losing Romanian employees, trying to compensate for the staff shortage of employees from other countries.
Private equity investor MidEuropa has acquired a majority stake in Romanian Business Consult (RBC), an IT system integrator specialising in retail, banking and industrial sectors in Romania.
Freedom24, the European broker connecting retail investors to international exchanges, expanded its Romanian client base by 9% to over 4,300 investors in 2025.
Romania's consolidated general budget recorded a deficit of RON 121.77 billion (€23.90 billion), equivalent to 6.40% of GDP, in the first eleven months of 2025, down 0.74 percentage points from 7.15% in the same period of 2024.
Romanian businesses are facing increased exposure to fiscal and operational risks as customs controls intensify across Europe and nationally, according to EY Romania experts.
A company from the PPC Romania group will construct a natural gas power plant with a capacity of approximately 100 MW on Valea Terovei, on the site of the former UCC - Uzina Cocso Chimică platform in Reșița.