Analysis
Supermarket and Hypermarket Chains in Romania Valued at Almost EUR10B in 2020
Local modern retail stores, about 3,500 in various formats, are valued at a little less than EUR10 billion (46 billion lei) in 2020, 21% higher than in 2019.
Corporate Lending Up to RON3.9B in October, 14-Year Monthly Peak
Banks in Romania granted 3.9 billion lei in new leu loans to companies in October, an increase of RON1.3 billion or 50.5% on the year-ago month. Corporate lending reached the highest level o...
JLL: High Rental Yields Attract Investment Funds to Romania
The residential sector remains one of the most attractive investments on the Romanian real estate market, with yields above other countries in the region, attracting local and institutional...
Romania’s Automotive Industry Loses EUR5B in Revenue Due to Production Halt in Spring
The revenue of Romania’s automotive industry shrank by 15% from more than EUR30 billion in 2019 to some EUR25 billion this year, data from Romania’s carmaker association ACAROM shows.
Romania Registers 60,183 Real Estate Deals in November
The number of real estate deals in Romania stood at 60,183 in November 2020, 23,492 fewer than in October, data from the national cadaster agency ANCPI showed Monday.
Pharmaceutical Retail Doubled to More Than RON20B in Ten Years
Romanians spent more than 20 billion lei in pharmacies last year, as their medicine and food supplement purchases rose by 8% in 2019 year on year, Trade Register data show.
Fitch Ratings: Romania Election Does Not Allay Medium-Term Fiscal Uncertainty
Romania’s general election result points to continued political uncertainty and hence a still-challenging policy-making environment and the need to pass a 2021 budget will be a near-term tes...
Romania Imported More Furniture from Bulgaria and Serbia in Jan-July
Bulgaria and Serbia are the only countries from which Romania imported more furniture in January-July 2020 compared with the year-ago period, data from Romania’s association of furniture man...
Business Sentiment Among Foreign Investors in Romania Worsens
Foreign investors in Romania report negative sentiment regarding the COVID impact on business, with 68.2% of the respondents estimating a moderate decrease and 13.6% a rather significant dec...