The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has cut its 2025 growth forecast for its regions by 0.2 percentage points to 3.0%, with a moderate rebound to 3.4% expected in 2026. This follows a similar downgrade in February and reflects mounting global headwinds, including rising trade policy uncertainty, softening external demand, and newly imposed tariffs.
Budapest-based Shopper Park Plus (SPP) is considering a range of financing options to further its corporate development, following the successful completion of a portfolio deal in Slovakia with a 9.5% yield.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has allocated €50 million for the upgrading of key rail border crossing points in Ukraine.
Construction labour cost and availability have become the primary concerns for real estate developers in Central Europe, according to a new survey by Deloitte. This shift sees it surpassing project financing, which has been the dominant issue in recent years.
Productivity in Romania has increased from 26% in 2008 to 44% in 2024, with women making a notable contribution, according to an analysis of Alpha Bank.
Investment incentives across CEE are proving to be a major draw for Research and Development (R&D) and Business Services Sector (BSS) projects, with support reaching up to 70% of qualified costs, according to Colliers' report.
iO Partners and Miebach Consulting have formed a new partnership to deliver enhanced real estate and supply chain solutions across CEE.
The transaction represents a strategic step in AQUILA's regional expansion and was finalized following the fulfillment of all suspensive conditions stipulated in the contract.
Romania ranks sixth in Eastern Europe in terms of international gold reserves held.
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.
Alin Latu has seven years of expertise in the foreign exchange market and international payments. For the past three years, he served as Country Manager for iBanFirst Romania.
The acquisition expands the SAMEDAY Grup portfolio with services dedicated to stores operating an online channel, in Central and Eastern Europe.
The first plant, which will be located at MOL Petrochemicals Co. Ltd. in Tiszaújváro, Hungary, will have a processing capacity of 40,000 tons of mixed waste plastics per annum.
Romania faces an economic maturity test, with the key question being whether it can transform current vulnerabilities into reforms and progress.
TotalEnergies Marketing Romania has announced the appointment of Franck Bagouet as Managing Director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania and Managing Director Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing.
Vlasceanu & Partners has advised Econergy on a €40.5 million project financing from UniCredit Bank for the development of an 87 MW photovoltaic project in Oradea, Romania.
Socar Petroleum has opened its first petrol station in Baia Mare, bringing its total network to 88 stations across 30 counties in Romania.
DN Agrar Group, one of Romania's leading integrated agrifood companies and Europe's largest dairy milk producer, has started operations at its second automated manure composting facility at the Lacto Agrar farm.