The company did not provide further data on the revenue in Romania or the growth rate figures.

All EY service lines (audit, tax, transaction and advisory) at global level continued to grow in 2014.

The company posted a 9.1% revenue growth in North and South America in the financial year ending 27 June. All the other regions – Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA), Japan and Asia-Pacific – registered revenue growth exceeding 5% in local currency.

As for emerging markets, EY revenue rose 8.7% despite weakening economic conditions, compared with a 12% growth last year.

EY’s strongest performing industry sectors, with double-digit growth, were the public sector and the pharmaceutical industry.

This year, the number of EY employees at global level rose by 60,000 people to 190,000.

EY has 728 offices in 150 countries. In Romania, EY has offices in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Iasi and Chisinau.