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IT & CMarch 10, 20250

Business opportunities for Romanian companies developing video games at the anniversary edition of Dev.Play, Bucharset on June 2 and 3 2025

>>> Developers from Amazon Games, Hazelight, Ubisoft and Funcom will take the Dev.Play stage Bucharest, March 10, 2025 - RBJ - Dev.Play, the Romanian and...

EconomyMarch 6, 20250

Transocean Barents oil rig departed Constanta port for the Black Sea to start gas drilling in the Neptun Deep perimeter

Bucharest, March 6, 2025 - RBJ - The Transocean Barents oil rig has departed from the port of Constanta/Romania for the Neptun Deep perimeter...

BusinessMarch 6, 20250

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Over 1 million square meters of new office space leased across Romania in the last 5 years, IT sector continues...

Bucharest, March 2025 - RBJ - IT companies, manufacturing & industry, and the medical & pharma sectors, have been the most active in the...

BusinessMarch 4, 20250

The Romanian company AQUILA expands its regional presence with the acquisition of KITAX Kft in Hungary

Bucharest, March 4, 2025 - RBJ - AQUILA (symbol AQ), one of the largest players in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) distribution sector from...

Tech & Innovation

IT & COctober 24, 20190

Brad Smith, in Bucharest: We are entering the stage where every profession

By Jerom Bolt Microsoft Romania organized, today, October 24, at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, an event dedicated to...

Economy

Transocean Barents oil rig departed Constanta port for the Black Sea to start gas drilling in the Neptun Deep perimeter

March 6, 2025 0

Bucharest, March 6, 2025 - RBJ - The Transocean Barents oil rig has departed from the port of Constanta/Romania for the Neptun Deep perimeter...

Business

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Over 1 million square meters of new office space leased across Romania in the last 5 years, IT sector continues...

March 6, 2025 0

Bucharest, March 2025 - RBJ - IT companies, manufacturing & industry, and the medical & pharma sectors, have been the most active in the...

Business

The Romanian company AQUILA expands its regional presence with the acquisition of KITAX Kft in Hungary

March 4, 2025 0

Bucharest, March 4, 2025 - RBJ - AQUILA (symbol AQ), one of the largest players in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) distribution sector from...

Agriculture

Romania, along with France, is against the signing of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

March 1, 2025 0

Bucharest, March 1, 2025 - RBJ - Romania opposes the free trade agreement with the countries of the Mercosur bloc, considering that it will...

Economy

Parapet, a Romanian company specialized in renewable energy, strengthens its European presence and opens a branch in Italy

February 27, 2025 0

>>> The new branch will be located in Bergamo, and operations in Italy will be carried out by an operational team coordinated by a...

Business

ASI Alpaco relocates to Romania: a new hub for compact HPL washroom cubicles, lockers, and medical furniture for Europe

February 26, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 26, 2025 - RBJ - The Romanian company ASI Alpaco, representative for Europe and Great Britain of ASI Group, announces the opening...

Business

Footprints AI attracts a €2.3 million investment led by Catalyst Romania to develop and expand the largest retail media network in CEE

February 25, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 25, 2025 - RBJ - Footprints AI, a Romanian technology company that develops and commercializes one of the most advanced retail-media and...

Economy

The Romanian Neptun Deep project in the Black Sea is progressing according to schedule. The Transocean Barents drilling platform will drill the 10 wells...

February 14, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 14, 2025 - RBJ - Representatives of the Romanian Government visited the Transocean Barents platform on Friday, which will drill for a...

Issue of the day

AgricultureMarch 1, 20250

Romania, along with France, is against the signing of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

Bucharest, March 1, 2025 - RBJ - Romania opposes the free trade agreement with the countries of the Mercosur bloc, considering that it will...

Economy

Parapet, a Romanian company specialized in renewable energy, strengthens its European presence and opens a branch in Italy

February 27, 2025 0

>>> The new branch will be located in Bergamo, and operations in Italy will be carried out by an operational team coordinated by a...

Business

ASI Alpaco relocates to Romania: a new hub for compact HPL washroom cubicles, lockers, and medical furniture for Europe

February 26, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 26, 2025 - RBJ - The Romanian company ASI Alpaco, representative for Europe and Great Britain of ASI Group, announces the opening...

Business

Footprints AI attracts a €2.3 million investment led by Catalyst Romania to develop and expand the largest retail media network in CEE

February 25, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 25, 2025 - RBJ - Footprints AI, a Romanian technology company that develops and commercializes one of the most advanced retail-media and...

Economy

The Romanian Neptun Deep project in the Black Sea is progressing according to schedule. The Transocean Barents drilling platform will drill the 10 wells...

February 14, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 14, 2025 - RBJ - Representatives of the Romanian Government visited the Transocean Barents platform on Friday, which will drill for a...

Banking & Finance

National Bank of Romania decided to keep the monetary policy rate at 6.50 percent per annum

February 14, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 14, 2025 - RBJ - In its meeting of 14 February 2025, the Board of the National Bank of Romania decided the...

Business

The first wax paper factory in Eastern Europe opens in Iasi, an innovative solution to reduce plastic consumption

February 13, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 13, 2025 - RBJ - Romania opens the first wax paper factory in Eastern Europe, on the Exonia industrial platform in Iasi,...

Event & Opinion

Klaus Iohannis, the first president in Romanian history to end his term by resigning, a shameful and undignified resignation

February 12, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 12, 2025 - RBJ - Today, Klaus Iohannis, the fourth president of the post-communist period of Romania, ended his term by resigning....

Business

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Increased supply of industrial & logistics spaces in 2024, as the stock reached almost 7.6 million sq. m

February 11, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 2025 - RBJ - Developers completed new projects with a leasable area of 572,000 sq. m across the country in 2024, reflecting...

Conjuncture

Randstad Romania HR Trends 2025 Study: Higher Salaries by 6-10% for Romanian Employees in 2025

February 7, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 7, 2025 - RBJ - Over 80% of employers in Romania plan to raise salaries in 2025, with most increases expected to...

Tech & Innovation

Genuin, a growing start-up, 3 years of sustainability and innovation in the home & deco industry in Romania

February 6, 2025 0

Bucharest, February 6, 2025 - RBJ - Genuin, the Romanian family-owned brand specializing in organic home & deco products made from 100% European linen,...

Markets

Banking & FinanceMarch 1, 20220

Romania’s foreign exchange reserves are declining. The central bank did not buy a kilogram of gold, although all states in the region have strengthened...

By rbj At the end of February 2022, the foreign exchange reserves at the National Bank of Romania stood at...

Banking & FinanceJanuary 29, 20190

Garanti Bank, IFC, agreement to support SMEs and energy efficiency investments in Romania

By Emea Riga Garanti Bank, one of the most dynamic banks on the local market, signs a EUR 55 million...

Banking & FinanceJanuary 10, 20220

NBR Board decisions on monetary policy. The monetary policy rate increases from 1.75% to 2.00% per annum

By rbj The Board of the National Bank of Romania, having convened for the meeting of 10 January 2022, decided:...

Capital MarketsNovember 15, 20220

Fondul Proprietatea lists on the Bucharest Stock Exchange its participation in Hidroelectrica, estimated at over 12 billion lei (approx. $2.5 billion)

By RBJ Fondul Proprietatea shareholders voted for the listing of Hidroelectrica on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, Johan Meyer, the general...

Banking & FinanceJune 11, 20220

In May 2022, the annual inflation rate in Romania rose to 14.5%

By rbj The annual inflation rate rose to 14.5% in May 2022 from 13.76% in April, according to data released...

Economy

Agriculture

The largest grain terminal on the Black Sea inaugurated in Romania

September 17, 2020 0

By Emea Riga Today, the grain terminal of the Romanian company Comvex SA was inaugurated, after an investment of 56 million euros. The port operator...

Economy

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (“MIRA”) took over the assets of CEZ Romania, including the largest onshore wind farm in Europa

October 23, 2020 0

By Edwig Ban CEZ Group has approved the sale of its assets in Romania to funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets ("MIRA"), the...

Economy

Romania is the second producer of bicycles in the EU and the first in the CEE

September 12, 2022 0

By RBJ According to Eurostat, the European Union produced approximately 13.5 million bicycles last year, an increase of 11% compared to 2020. The largest producers...

Economy

CEZ Group leaves Romania over 30 buyers have expressed interest in the assets of the Czech company

November 12, 2019 0

By Jerom Bolt More than 30 potential buyers have expressed interest in buying CEZ assets in Romania, the Czech group said on Tuesday. In September this...

Business

BusinessJanuary 30, 20200

First program of university studies for nurses

By Emea Riga The health network Regina Maria together with Grupul Educativa, in collaboration with Coventry University, founds the European Academy for Nurses. The Academy...

BusinessNovember 12, 20220

German food retail chains, a real source of infection for the health of Romanians. Kaufland and Lidl are leaders in crimes on the Romanian...

By Constantin Radut The two German brands, present on the Romanian market for about two decades, do not miss any inspection by the Consumer Protection...

BusinessSeptember 5, 20190

Reindustrialization of Romania: non-reimbursable funds of 100,000 euros for SMEs

By Andra Beltz Micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized companies in Romania will be able to obtain non-reimbursable funds of almost 100,000 euros through the 2019...

BusinessOctober 25, 20230

The Romanian mobile phone company Gigi Communications is establishing itself strongly in the Spanish market

Bucharest, October 25, 2023 - by rbj - (Source Agerpres) - The French telecommunications group Orange and the Spanish operator MasMovil have selected the...

BusinessAugust 16, 20230

Biofarm records a net profit of 50.1 million lei in the first half of the year, up 15% compared to the first half of...

Bucharest, 16 August 2023 - Biofarm, (stock symbol BIO), one of Romania's leading drug manufacturers, has recorded a 17% increase in turnover for the...

BusinessJanuary 18, 20240

PepsiCo Romania recognized as a Top Employer for the 11th consecutive year

Bucharest, January 18, 2024 - # RBJ - PepsiCo Romania, one of the leaders in the food and beverage industry, has been awarded for...

Bilateral

Romania is Kazakhstan’s most important trade partner in Southeast Europe

December 11, 2018 0

>>>Interview with Mr. Nurmukhamed Zhangarayev, Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan By Constantin Radut What has been the evolution of bilateral trade and your estimates for the years 2018/2019? The evolution of bilateral trade between Kazakhstan in Romania has been positive...

EconomySeptember 17, 20200

AFV Beltrame Group to invest over 11 million euros in the modernization of the rolling mill in Călăraşi

By Andra Beltz AFV Beltrame Group, the main shareholder of Donalam, one of the largest European producers of steel bars and special steels, is investing...

Issue of the DayDecember 28, 20220

The desperate situation in Hungary? Inflation pushes people to shoplift drinks and food products

By RBJ Hungary, a small country in the southeast of Europe, has the highest inflation rate among all the states of the European Union. According...

Fara categorieSeptember 16, 20230

Underground economy: Germany is the European champion in undeclared work. Was this the “engine” of economic growth in the most important country in the...

A report by the Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft (The German Economic Institute) - IW, dated September 16, 2023, shows how corrupt the German economy...

BilateralNovember 2, 20220

With the help of US know-how we can make the Danube an important source for irrigation

By RBJ The Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR) and the US Embassy in Romania organized, on Thursday, October 27, the "American Forum of...

Romania: Peles Castle (Peles National Museum) - Sinaia

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ConjunctureDecember 13, 20230

The annual inflation rate in November 2023 compared to November 2022 was 6.7%

Bucharest, December 13, 2023 - # rbj - The annual inflation rate decreased in November to 6.72%, from 8.07% in October, according to the...

BilateralDecember 23, 20180

Japan is celebrating on 23 December its National Day

By rbj The Emperor’s Birthday is a national holiday in Japan and is celebrated on the day of birth of the current emperor. Currently it’s...

ConjunctureJanuary 9, 20240

Romania: The trade balance deficit was 5.5 billion euros lower in the 11 months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022

Bucharest, January 9, 2024 - # rbj - The Bucharest, January 9, 2024 - # rbj - The trade balance deficit (FOB/CIF) in the period...

BusinessMarch 17, 20230

The Romanian authorities declare the bankruptcy of the Euroins insurance company, with Bulgarian capital. Eurohold Bulgaria AD will appeal the decision

By RBJ The Council of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) decided to withdraw the operating authorization of the Euroins Romania company, noting the signs of...

Fund ManagementJanuary 30, 20200

Impetum Group: Significant step in supporting the Romanian business

By Constantin Radut The name impetum, granted to the group of companies Impetum Group, attracts its name from impetuosity, from the tumultuous manifestation of doing...

ConjunctureDecember 11, 20180

GDP in 2019 exceeds 1,000 billion lei for the first time in history

By Andra Beltz The state budget for 2019 exceeds for the first time 1,000 billion lei, the Gross Domestic Product is estimated at 1.022 billion...

Issue of the day

Event & OpinionJanuary 15, 20230

January 15, the Day of Romanian National Culture and Mihai Eminescu’s Day

By RBJ Is Eminescu's work still read, do people still like his poems, which have reached almost all corners of the world, and how current...

Issue of the DayDecember 9, 20220

Clear proof that Austrian companies steal in Romania: Raiffeisen Bank damaged its clients with 22 million euros

By RBJ The National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) announced on Friday that Raiffeisen Bank has started returning the sums for the damaged customers, and...

Issue of the DayJuly 31, 20200

EU-Viet Nam free trade agreement

By rbj ***Joint press statement by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on the occasion of the...

Issue of the DayJune 18, 20240

Three students from Romania want to revolutionize aircraft avionics. They were awarded at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Among the prize winners...

Bucharest, June 18, 2024 - RBJ - Filip Bușcu, David Ghiberdic and Rareș Marinescu, students at the Bucharest International Informatics High School, won a...

Economy

EconomyMarch 7, 20230

Nuclearelectrica SA will collaborate with Candu Energy Inc. for extending the lifetime of Unit 1 of the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant until 2060

By RBJ Nuclearelectrica SA is moving forward with the Project for the refurbishment of Unit 1 of the Cernavoda CNE Nuclear Power Plant. Today it...

AgricultureAugust 18, 20210

Record production of wheat and sunflower in Romania

By Andra Beltz Romania obtains this year a wheat production of over 11.33 million tons, being the largest harvest since the country's accession to the...

ConjunctureApril 16, 20220

S&P reconfirms Romania’s BBB-/A-3 rating. The agency reduced the growth forecast for 2022 to 2.1%, and for 2023 to 4.5%

By Jerom Bolt Standard & Poor's has reconfirmed Romania's sovereign debt rating at BBB- / A-3 for long-term and short-term local and foreign currency debt,...

BusinessMarch 4, 20250

The Romanian company AQUILA expands its regional presence with the acquisition of KITAX Kft in Hungary

Bucharest, March 4, 2025 - RBJ - AQUILA (symbol AQ), one of the largest players in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) distribution sector from...

AgricultureMarch 1, 20250

Romania, along with France, is against the signing of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

Bucharest, March 1, 2025 - RBJ - Romania opposes the free trade agreement with the countries of the Mercosur bloc, considering that it will...

EconomyFebruary 27, 20250

Parapet, a Romanian company specialized in renewable energy, strengthens its European presence and opens a branch in Italy

>>> The new branch will be located in Bergamo, and operations in Italy will be carried out by an operational team coordinated by a...

BusinessFebruary 26, 20250

ASI Alpaco relocates to Romania: a new hub for compact HPL washroom cubicles, lockers, and medical furniture for Europe

Bucharest, February 26, 2025 - RBJ - The Romanian company ASI Alpaco, representative for Europe and Great Britain of ASI Group, announces the opening...

Markets

CryptocurrenciesAugust 27, 20240

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