Analysis
Number of Insolvencies in Romania Almost Unchanged in H1, 2022
The number of companies that went insolvent in the first half was almost unchanged compared with the year-ago period, 3,580 compared with 3,033, a report by insolvency specialist CITR shows.
Insurance, Private Pension and Capital Market Assets Double in 2014-2022
The assets of the three non-bank financial markets in Romania – the insurance market, the private pension market and the capital market doubled from 2014 through the end of 2021, the Financi...
Trading on Bucharest Stock Exchange and Multilateral Trading System up 28% to RON6.36B in Q1
The Romanian capital market was influenced by the shock of the war in Ukraine, but the impact was smaller than the crisis generated by the emergence of the COVID 19 pandemic, and in the long...
EY: M&A Deal Number Up 25% To 109 In H1
The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in Romania saw a number of 109 deals in the first half of 2022, an increase of 25% on the year-ago period, but the estimated value was lower, $2.5 b...
Romania Has One of Lowest Travel Recovery Rates in Europe
Romania has one of the lowest recovery rates of travel in Europe, as the number of arrivals in the first five months of 2022 stands at only 52% of the level reported in the same time of 2019...
Romania’s Beer Market Shrinks 10% in First Four Months of 2022
Romania’s beer market suffered a 10% decline in the first four months of 2022 from the year-earlier period after, at the level of Europe, sales in bars and restaurants dropped by 35% in 2021...
Romania Accounts for Almost Half of E-Commerce Sales in Eastern Europe in 2021
Romania recorded EUR6.2 billion in e-commerce sales last year, which is about half the level achieved by retailers in Eastern Europe, estimated at EUR14 billion, according to the European E-...
Deloitte: Most Working Women Face Increased Stress
The level of stress faced by more than half of working women (53%) is higher than a year ago, and 46% say they are exhausted, according to Deloitte’s Women @ Work 2022 study conducted global...
Romanians Spent EUR1.9B Abroad in Jan-April 2022, Double Vs. Year-Earlier Period
Romanians spent EUR1.9 billion on travel abroad in January-April 2022, as compared to EUR953 million in the same period of 2021, when there were travel restrictions in force amid the pandemi...