Economy | 3 December, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Romanian insolvencies surge 46.5% in November 2025
Romanian businesses continue to face financial difficulties, with insolvency cases reaching 985 in November 2025.
Romanian businesses continue to face financial difficulties, with insolvency cases reaching 985 in November 2025.
In October, there was a significant rise in insolvency filings, signalling mounting pressure on the business environment.
Liberty Galați's restructuring plan was officially approved by creditors and the Galați Tribunal at the start of August.
Nearly half of the companies whose applications were admitted went directly into bankruptcy, with no chance of recovery.
43% of all impact companies are restructurable or in imminent insolvency, and they generate 33% of the total turnover of impact companies.
In the first 6 months of 2024, 68,223 new companies were registered, this being the lowest value in recent semesters, including the first semester of 2019.
Nine countries experienced a higher number of insolvencies, and three countries recorded a decrease (Bulgaria, Croatia and Latvia).
As expected, 2023 recorded a high-speed rebound in insolvencies in three out of four countries (55% of global GDP).
DP World has expanded its operations in Romania with two new mobile harbour cranes and a 119,000 sqm multimodal terminal platform at Constanța South Container Terminal.
Romania's Competition Council has fined three companies a total of RON 135.2 million (€26.6 million) for anti-competitive agreements in the heated tobacco products market.
Holiday spending is decreasing by about 10% this year compared to 2024, as three-quarters of consumers (77%, up from 69% in 2024) expect higher prices on holiday goods.
Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have recorded an 18% increase in banking assets between 2021 and 2024.
PPC Blue, part of the PPC Group in Romania, has reached over 1,100 charging points this year, doubling its network from the previous year. More than half of these are fast and ultra-fast charging stations, making it one of Romania's most extensive electric vehicle charging networks.