The industrial real estate market in CEE has entered 2025 with strong momentum. According to new market data released by iO Partners, the total stock of industrial space has reached 34.4 million sqm in Q1 2025, marking a 1.1% quarter-on-quarter increase.
Travel tech company FlixBus is adding new international coach connections from Romania to Greece and bolstering existing routes to Bulgaria.
Erste Group Bank and its Romanian subsidiary BCR have jointly provided €21 million in refinancing for the Day Tower office building in Bucharest. The loan facility was signed with Danube Capital Partners.
The Romanian economy is projected to grow by 1.3% this year, a decrease from the 2.1% forecast in January, according to the latest World Bank report on global economies.
M Core has significantly expanded its retail portfolio with over €150 million in strategic investments over the past six months and has an active pipeline exceeding €200 million in projected developments over the next two years.
Romanian developer Iulius is investing €28 million in its third retail park under the Family Market brand in Tomești commune, Iași County.
Hagag Development Europe has started the construction for the second and third phases of H Pipera Lake residential complex in Pipera, near Bucharest, after securing the permits from local authorities.
Lion's Head Investments has secured the building permit for its first logistics park in Romania. The company will invest €65 million in the industrial project located in Popești-Leordeni, near Bucharest, for which construction is slated to start in Q3 2025.
The European retail banking sector experienced a significant deceleration in income growth in 2024, dropping to 2.9% from 18% in 2023.
The Romanian residential market has seen transactions falling by nearly 9% in the first four months of 2025 compared to the same period in the previous year. In Bucharest, the fall in deals reached 12%, according to data released by Colliers.
Romania finds itself under scrutiny regarding its fiscal position and ongoing macroeconomic imbalances in the European Commission's 2025 European Semester Spring Package.
Polish developer Scallier opened a new retail park with a leasable area of 10,000 sqm in Ploiești.
Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione (IGD) has sold the Winmarkt Crinul Nou shopping centre, located in Alexandria, southern Romania, to a private Romanian investor, for €3.3 million.
Schneider Electric has launched its new smart electric vehicle (EV) charging station, Schneider Charge Pro, in Romania, designed to meet the growing demands of multi-family residences and car fleets.
Prime Kapital Resi has 500 homes under construction in Romania, after having delivered 1,650 homes across three Romanian cities between Q1 2022 and Q4 2024.
Pleso Therapy startup, the developer of a mental health app, has raised $1.2 million to bolster its European presence.
Despite an aging vehicle fleet in the region, drivers are postponing car replacements, opting instead to fuel up with premium petrol, finds a recent study by MOL Group conducted across CEE.
The Romanian real estate market, particularly in the Bucharest-Ilfov region, is gearing up for a significant influx of new housing units. Developers anticipate delivering approximately 32,000 new apartments in Bucharest and another 20,500 in Ilfov County by the end of 2028, according to Imobiliare.ro.
Timișoara has emerged as the leading regional office market in Romania in Q1 2025, with companies leasing 63% of all office spaces transacted outside Bucharest, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors.
Around 75% of investors plan to increase their exposure to rental housing (PRS), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), and collective living solutions over the next five years, shows a survey by Cushman & Wakefield.
PPC Blue, the electric mobility division of the PPC Group in Romania, has acquired the Hermes Flow network with 116 charging points to expand its national infrastructure.
Romania's consolidated general budget recorded a deficit of €21.8 billion (RON 108.87 billion) in the first ten months of 2025, representing 5.72% of GDP. This marks a decrease of €110 million compared to the same period in 2024, when the deficit stood at 6.22% of GDP.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is participating in a €43 million loan by Raiffeisen Bank Romania to Altex Romania, the country's leading electro-IT retailer.
Romanian entrepreneurial group Agroland, active in retail, agribusiness, food production and animal nutrition, continues its expansion strategy by opening two new stores in Mega format in Odorheiu Secuiesc and Orăștie. With these openings, the Mega network reaches 36 units nationwide.
Although heat pump technology for heating and cooling is increasingly present in public discussions, the actual level of knowledge and usage remains low in Romania, according to research conducted for the despre-energie.ro platform, a project by E.ON and Delgaz Grid companies.