Scor picks Business Garden Bucharest for first Romanian office
Vastint Romania has signed a new leasing contract with Scor, one of the world's largest reinsurers, for its first office in Romania.
Vastint Romania has signed a new leasing contract with Scor, one of the world's largest reinsurers, for its first office in Romania.
Romania's commercial real estate investment market recorded approximately €500 million in 2025, down 31% from the previous year, due to the absence of large transactions.
Symphopay is strengthening its position as a payment orchestration solution for retail in Romania, following implementation across more than 1,750 stores in the Profi network.
The Board of the National Bank of Romania (NBR) decided in its meeting on 17 February 2026 to keep the monetary policy rate at 6.50% per annum.
Romanian developer Prima Development Group surpassed 5,500 delivered homes at group level across Oradea and Bucharest, and currently has over 3,500 units under construction or in permitting phase.
Romanian investors became the most important source of capital on the local real estate market, generating approximately 30% of transaction volume in 2025 and accumulating nearly €1.8 billion in investments over the past decade, according to Colliers' annual report.
Oil major OMV Petrom has completed a €20 million investment at the Petrobrazi refinery to modernise wastewater treatment systems.
Romanian agricultural solutions company Norofert has signed a commercial contract worth RON 2.1 million (€420,000) with a seed producer and multiplier in Wisconsin, US.
The average selling price for new homes in Bucharest has increased by over 50% in the last five years, from €1,480 per sqm to €2,273 per sqm. During the same period, average rent rose by 45%, from €8.6 per sqm per month to €12.3, according to research by iO Partners Romania.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is committing €34 million for solar power expansion in Romania.
Uber Eats will launch in Romania later this year as part of Uber's expansion across Europe.
Industrial developer CTP has completed a new 54,000 sqm building at CTPark Bucharest South, located in Popești-Leordeni, south of Bucharest. The first tenants have already begun operations in the new space.
The Romanian economy is entering 2026 on a fragile footing, prompting ING analysts to significantly lower their growth expectations for the year.
OMV Petrom will construct a photovoltaic park at its Petrobrazi refinery in Romania.
Residential developer Alesonor has appointed Strabag Romania as general contractor for the construction of Phase II of the Amber Forest suburb in Tunari, Ilfov County.
Bucharest's office market recorded its first year without new project deliveries in over two decades in 2025. On this backdrop, total leasing demand fell by around 25% year-on-year to approximately 250,000 sqm, while new space take-up totalled close to 90,000 sqm, according to Colliers data.
Shareholders of state-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica have approved the final investment decision for the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project at Doicești.
Electro-Alfa International has raised approximately 580 million RON (€115 million) for around 66 million newly issued shares, equivalent to a 35% free-float, following its initial public offering (IPO) on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).
Leventer Medical Group has opened Băneasa Tumor Center Hospital at CPI Romania's myhive Victoria Park building in northern Bucharest.
Ursus Breweries has announced the appointment of Roman Trzaskalik as Managing Director, effective March 1, 2026.

Romania's Competition Council has conditionally approved the acquisition of Supermarket La Cocoș by the Schwarz Group through Project Brazil Beta company, following an investigation by the authority.
Romania's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation as the country shifts from consumption-driven growth to a more technology-focused economy, with artificial intelligence and automation reshaping employment patterns.
Telecom group Digi Communications registered €2.2 billion in consolidated revenues during 2025, a 15% increase compared to 2024.
In 2024, the value added from the European Union's agricultural industry accounted for 1.2% of GDP, a 0.1 percentage point (pp) increase compared to 2009.
Rompetrol Rafinare will halt operations at its Petromidia Năvodari and Vega Ploiești refineries in early March for a scheduled technological turnaround lasting approximately 20 days.