Companies have contracted office spaces for over 7,000 new employees in the first half of 2025, with new demand totaling 64,300 sqm on the Bucharest market, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
The office space market across CEE experienced a slowdown in demand during Q1 2025, with less than 30,000 sqm of office space delivered across the region, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Companies in IT, manufacturing, industry, and the medical and pharmaceutical sectors were the most active in Romania's office rental market over the past five years, generating over half of the demand for new space.
The volume of office leasing in Bucharest amounted to 168,000 sqm during H1 2024, down 11% compared to the same period of last year, with the average new lease deal at more than 1,100 sqm, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Romania's inflation rate is expected to reach a peak of 9.6-9.7% in September, and will likely remain above 9% by the end of the year.
Romania's Minister of Finance Alexandru Nazare has announced changes to the tax regime of multinational firms as part of a wider effort to increase revenues to the budget.
Romania's annual inflation rate has surged to 7.8% in July 2025, marking a significant increase from the previous month, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Local FMCG distributor Aquila has reported a consolidated revenue of over RON 1.5 billion (€301.8 million) during H1 2025, marking an 18% increase compared to the same period in the previous year.
DRI, the EU renewables arm of DTEK, has secured a €60 million equivalent loan from UniCredit and Garanti BBVA to finance the construction of the Văcărești solar park in Romania.