CFA Romania: ROBOR has fallen amid liquidity in the market; the shock on inflation is bound to be transferred to interest rates

Thursday, October 2, 2025 ROBOR has fallen amid liquidity in the market, but the shock on inflation is bound to be transferred to interest rates, said on Wednesday the president of the Association CFA Romania, Adrian Codirlasu. ‘ROBOR has fallen...

FinMin: IFC partners reaffirmed commitment to support strategic projects in areas that can transform Romanian economy

Friday, October 17, 2025 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting strategic projects in Romania in sectors with transformative potential for the economy, such as clean energy and competitive industry,...

Study: Romanian entrepreneurs experience higher sense of self-satisfaction, with taxes being their main source of stress

Thursday, October 9, 2025 Romanian entrepreneurs are experiencing a higher sense of self-satisfaction this year compared to 2024, with taxes being their main source of stress, according to the Mind your Business study, released on Wednesday....

PM Bolojan: Energy bills should start decreasing from the second half of 2026

Thursday, October 2, 2025 Energy bills should start decreasing from the second half of 2026, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Monday evening. He explained on Digi 24 private television broadcaster that this will be possible due to photovoltaic...

Packeta Romania opens new logistics center in Oradea

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Packeta Romania, a global digital platform for online commerce and part of Packeta Group, a technology and logistics company with extensive presence across Europe, is expanding its infrastructure on the local market by...

Enescu Festival concludes: 4,000 artists, in over 100 concerts; Cristian Macelaru: A gain for Romania

Monday, September 22, 2025 The 27th edition of the "George Enescu" International Festival, a major national brand and one of the most prestigious events of its kind in the world, concluded on Sunday with the traditional concert by the Royal...

Monsson and Prime Batteries Technology prepare 1,070 MWh of storage in Romania and Europe

Thursday, September 18, 2025 At the conference “RES market towards maturity”, organized by Energynomics on September 10, Sebastian Enache, Business Development Manager of Monsson, announced a new partnership with Prime Batteries Technology for the...

PM Bolojan discusses new areas of cooperation with Australian MPs - energy, defence, infrastructure and logistics

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan met on Tuesday, at the Victoria Palace, with an Australian parliamentary delegation led by Milton Dick, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia. Within the talks, the possibility...

Chamber of Deputies/ Simple motion on agriculture - debated on October 20 and voted on October 22

Friday, October 17, 2025 The simple motion lodged by the AUR MPs will be read and debated on Monday, 20th Octobe stating at 4 p.m. to be under vote during the voting meeting on Wednesday, 22 October, decided the Standing Office of the Deputies’...

The missing students: Why does Romania have few university graduates and what are some of the hurdles they face?

Romania has few tertiary education graduates relative to the general population while seeing high dropout rates among those who are enrolled in university studies. Two reports from the Education Ministry and OECD have highlighted the issue and...

Head of Romanian Fiscal Council tones down forecasts predicting prolonged, deep recession

Romania's economic growth will be somewhere between 0-1% and further acceleration in 2026 remains unclear, Fiscal Council head Daniel Dăianu said in a conference, as quoted by Economica.net. He toned down extreme pessimistic scenarios, such as...

Apartment Blast Kills at Least Three in Bucharest, At Least 13 Injured

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – A powerful explosion tore through two stories of an apartment building in Romania´s capital on Friday, killing three people and injuring at least 13 others, authorities said. The explosion affected the fifth and sixth...

Is Brussels Yielding to Pressure on Common Agricultural Policy? 

It seems the European Commission is starting to back down. After weeks of political and regional pressure, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Raffaele Fitto acknowledged on Thursday, October 16th, that Brussels is willing to modify its proposal...

Romania’s industrial output plunges 3.3% y/y to new record low in August

Romania’s industrial output volume index contracted by 3.3% y/y in August, after it boosted positive annual growth rates over the previous three months, according to data published by the statistics office INS. The negative annual growth rate came...

Grup EM to list shares on Bucharest Exchange after undersubscribed IPO

The initial public offering (IPO) of Grup EM, the Romanian energy group that includes Electromontaj and Iproeb among other companies, closed on October 16 at 12:00 after two weeks of subscriptions, raising EUR 4.85 million for the 725.476 shares -...

Three dead, many others injured after powerful explosion at apartment building in Bucharest

A powerful explosion at a residential building rocked the Rahova neighborhood in southern Bucharest, District 5, on Friday morning, October 17, leaving 3 dead and at least 17 injured. The building is now at risk of total collapse, according to the...

SolarToday commissions 10.32 MWh energy storage system in Romania

SolarToday Eastern Europe commissioned a 10.32 MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system - BESS in Vaslui county, Romania. In addition, the company announced plans to expand its local presence further. The 10.32 MWh system stores solar power...

Microsoft: Romania ranks 52nd globally in terms of impact of cyberattacks in the first half of 2025

In the first half of 2025, Romania ranked 52nd worldwide among the countries most frequently affected by cyber activities, according to the new Microsoft Digital Defense Report. The sixth annual report, covering trends from July 2024 to June 2025,...

Internatul Liceului Tudor Vladimirescu din Șimian: a cincea clădire școlară renovată la standard nZEB prin România Eficientă

Internatul Liceului Tehnologic Tudor Vladimirescu din comuna Șimian, județul Mehedinți a fost reabilitat energetic la standard nZEB printr-o investiție de peste 1,5 milioane de euro. Este cea de-a cincea unitate de învățământ public din România și...

GE Vernova set to equip Greenvolt wind farm in Romania

GE Vernova Inc. has entered into an agreement with Greenvolt International Power to supply, install, and commission 42 of its 6.1 MW, 158 m onshore wind turbines to power the Ialomita wind farm in Ialomita, Romania. The wind farm will be capable...