In 2020, the spaces leased by companies in the IT&C sector decreased from nearly 150,000 square meters to some 30,000 sqm, and their share in the overall market fell from 50% in 2019 to 30%.
On the opposite end of the scale, by comparison with the situation in the IT&C sector, there is the pharmaceuticals sector which tripled the volume of spaces leased.
The professional services sector, which also included the e-commerce, comes second in terms of weight held in the volume of spaces leased, with a market share of nearly 16%, versus 5% in 2019. The finance-banking segment slightly reduced its share in total leases, to 15% from 18%.
By comparison, companies in healthcare and pharmaceuticals sectors tripled their market share, to 10% in 2020, from 3% in 2019.
ESOP is one of the leading companies on the Romanian real estate market, ranking among the top five companies specialized in the commercial segment of the market.