Office leasing in Bucharest reached its lowest point in four years during H1 2025, according to Colliers consultants. Total leasing transactions exceeded 100,000 sqm, representing a more than one-third decrease compared to the same period last year.
Romania stands out in the CEE as an increasingly attractive destination for investors in the industrial and office real estate sectors, a Colliers analysis reveals.
Bucharest recorded a 20% decline in office leasing, to 339,000 sqm, in 2024, compared to the previous year, although it remained above the five-year average, according to a Colliers report.
Romania's industrial stock totaled 7.3 million sqm during H1 2024, while new projects spanning 700,000 sqm were under various development stages, according to a report by Colliers.
Contract renewals accounted for approximately 50% of office transactions in Bucharest during H1 2024, while the total demand fell to around 160,000 sqm, according to a Colliers report.
Eleven programmes financed through the second Swiss Contribution, with a total value of around CHF 221.5 million (€240 million), are now in implementation in Romania.
The Romanian Government has adopted a financing instrument worth RON 5.313 billion (€1 billion) to develop production capacities in Romania.
Enery has inaugurated the Titu solar park, a 54 MW photovoltaic plant in Dâmbovița County.
Romania registered the highest annual inflation rate in the bloc for May 2026, reaching 9.7%, according to Eurostat.
OMV Petrom concluded a sales contract with OMV Downstream GmbH, a fully owned subsidiary of OMV AG, for part of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to be produced at the Petrobrazi refinery.