The companies operate in a variety of sectors, from milling and bakery to construction and measuring equipment manufacturing.

The smallest has a market value of just RON180,000, while the largest, with a market value of RON55 million, is sugar manufacturer Agrana Romania (BETA), owned by Austria’s Agrana Zucker.

There are currently 77 companies listed on the AeRO platform, with a total market value of RON1.44 billion.

The RASDAQ market will be disbanded in October.

The AeRO market is the equity segment of the Bucharest Stock Exchnage’s alternative trading system. It is a market segment designed for listing of early stage companies, start-ups and SMEs.