Analysis
ING Bank Survey: 68% Of Employees, 87% Of Freelancers Want To Become Entrepreneurs In Next Two Years
Seven in ten employees in Romania (67%) are interested in starting a business in the next two years and 87% of people working as freelancers share the same desire, per a survey conducted by...
Romania’s Footwear Exports to Italy Down 25% to $340M in 2020
Almost $340 million worth of ‘Made in Romania’ shoes reached Italy in 2020, 25% less than in 2019, ZF has calculated from World Footwear data, a company that analyzes the industry of the wor...
Romanian Companies Have Made at Least 15 Deals Abroad in Past 4 Years
Romanian companies have conducted at least 15 deals abroad in the past four years, buying businesses in Mexico, Germany, Belgium and Republic of Moldova. They spent at least EUR600 million i...
Coface: Number of Insolvencies in Romania Up 23% in H1
There were 3,033 new insolvency cases in the first half of 2021, an increase of 23% on the year-ago period, a study by Coface Romania shows. The number of insolvency cases started in the fir...
EY: Romania’s M&A Market Sees Significant Rebound in H1
Romania’s mergers and acquisitions market saw a significant rebound in the first half, with a total of 69 transactions, reflecting an increase of 19% on the year-ago period, an EY study show...
Residential Rents Down from EUR12.4/Sqm Peak in 2008 to EUR7.5
The pandemic led to changes in the residential rental market in Bucharest, both in terms of the average rent apartment owners ask and in terms of potential tenants, who chose to give up livi...
Turkey and Greece Restrictions Lift Romanian Seaside Demand
The new travel restrictions, namely the inclusion of Greece, France and Spain on the red list and of Turkey on the yellow list, are significantly pushing up demand for the Romanian seaside.
20 Biggest Employers in Romanian Economy in 2020
The ranking of the 20 largest employers in the Romanian economy was dominated by retailers last year, in line with Confidas.ro data compiled by Ziarul Financiar.
Romanian Consumers Spent RON7.9B on Beer in Retail Stores in 2020
Sales of beer dropped slightly by 2.3% in Romania last year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic that either had on-trade locations closed or comply with certain restrictions to operate for most of 2...