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Romania’s annual inflation rate rises to 6.9% in October
The highest price increase was once again recorded in services, at 11.23%.
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Gen Z accounts for over half of job applications in Romania, eJobs data show
Retail ranks first for Generation Z, accounting for 39.4% of its applications.
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Q3 2026 report: Bucharest prime office rents rise 9.5%, nearly twice European average
Limited availability in sought-after areas pushed the headline rent to EUR 23 per sqm per month in the third quarter, Cushman & Wakefield Echinox data showed.
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Speedwell appoints Răzvan Enache as country manager for Romania
The developer plans 8 projects in Bucharest, Timișoara, and Brașov through 2035 while assessing investments in Cluj-Napoca, Iași, and Sibiu.
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The festive season: 2026 Christmas Markets in Romania
From Sibiu to Timișoara, we take a look at some of Romania’s main Christmas markets and the programs they have prepared to add an extra touch of festive cheer to the holiday season.
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Romanian employees’ workplace happiness score of 64 out of 100 just above global average
Romanian employees are happier at work than their counterparts in countries such as Spain, Germany and Italy, and on a par with those in France and Sweden, according to a ranking by Edenred, a provider of employee benefits.
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Poll puts PNL-USR centre-right bloc just 3pp behind far-right AUR in Romania
The emerging alliance between the National Liberal Party (PNL) and Save Romania Union (USR) has the support of 32% of voters who have a voting preference, just three percentage points below the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), whose rating has declined for the first time in 18 months, INSCOP director Remus Ștefureac said.
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WDP begins building EUR 14 mln factory for Siemens in central Romania
German group Siemens is starting construction of a new factory in Sibiu, Romania, in partnership with real estate developer WDP.
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Lukoil’s Romanian refinery prepares to resume operations
Petrotel Refinery in Romania, owned by Lukoil, is ready to begin the restart procedure after being out of operation for more than a year.
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Romania’s Cernavoda NPP started production and will operate at full capacity on November 14
Unit 1 of the Cernavodă nuclear power plant will be reconnected to the National Energy System on Friday, November 13 – one day later than Nuclearelectrica (SNN) had initially announced, according to a report submitted to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
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Romania’s tax agency to classify firms by risk profile
ANAF is preparing to assess companies’ risk profiles based on their tax compliance history and the consistency of their financial operations with their declared financial statements.
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ING predicts 2.2% economic growth in Romania in 2027
Romania’s economy will grow by 2.2% in 2027, following a contraction of 0.5% in 2026, and accelerate to 2.4% in 2028, according to ING’s Global Outlook 2027, published on November 10.
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STRABAG PFS completes acquisition of Romania’s Brenneka
The purchase of the building technology specialist gives the German-headquartered group its first presence in the Romanian market.
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Romania bans three Pakistani nationals for 10 years over security threats
The Romanian Intelligence Service said the three had displayed signs of advanced radicalization and accessed terrorist propaganda together.
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Bucharest Stock Exchange announces major restructuring into three distinct markets
The SME Growth Market will include the shares of 23 companies.
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Salt Bank becomes trading member of Bucharest Stock Exchange
The bank also announced a special Black Friday promotion between November 11 and 27, 2026.
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New Romania Insider video series: Cristina Bojica on foreign investment in Romania
Romania Insider launches the Romania Insider Legal Series, a new video series produced in partnership with law firm Gruia Dufaut & Asociații. Episode 1 sits down with Cristina Bojica, Partner at the firm, to ask whether Romania is still worth it for foreign investors after FDI fell from €4.9 billion to €1.1 billion, and which legal checks to run before signing.
Romania Insider · 9 Nov · 2 min read
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Andrei Manea (RPIA) on Romania's solar boom, energy prices and what comes next
Romania's photovoltaic sector has transformed dramatically over the past five years, but the story behind the numbers is more complicated than the headlines suggest.
Romania Insider · 30 Sept · 2 min read
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New Romania Insider video series: Ionuț Vasile on Leroy Merlin Romania's supply chain
Romania Insider launches a new multi-part video series taking viewers inside Leroy Merlin Romania, one of the country's fastest-changing retailers. Episode 1 sits down with Ionuț Vasile, Head of Supply Chain, to open the doors on the logistics operation behind 25 stores, 3.7 billion lei in turnover, and a brand-new 48,500 sqm distribution centre.
Dylan Delhommois · 17 Sept · 2 min read
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Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest wins five international luxury awards in 2026, strengthening its position as a leading business and leisure hotel in Romania
The five-star hotel in central Bucharest receives European and global recognition for its luxury urban resort experience, business and conference facilities, alongside renewed Safehotels Executive certification
Romania Insider · 12 Nov · 3 min read
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Leon Zhang (LONGi): “Our strategy is to help Romanian solar projects manage risk and create value over their full lifetime”
In the interview below, Leon Zhang, President of Utility Europe at LONGi, explains why installed capacity is the starting point rather than the finish line for a successful project, how the company's Back Contact technology and Hi-MO 9 Prime module aim to squeeze more generation out of constrained sites, what the LONGi ONE integrated platform offers developers weighing the storage business case, and how the company's plan for 15 European Centers of Excellence by 2028 is intended to bring engineering and service support closer to Romanian project teams.
Romania Insider · 12 Nov · 9 min read
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Four ways to celebrate Christmas and New Year with ANA Hotels
There is the charm of a family Christmas in the mountains, the elegance of a Parisian-inspired New Year by the sea, a festive evening in the heart of Bucharest, or a party 960 metres above Brasov.
Romania Insider · 11 Nov · 3 min read
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BRAT launches Romania's first independent system for measuring and certifying retail media performance
The Romanian Bureau of Transmedia Audit (BRAT) is launching a project to create the first independent system for measuring and certifying retail media performance. Retail media is becoming a new communication vertical, assessed against the performance criteria currently used across the media industry and in line with the principles of independence, transparency and comparability that BRAT consistently applies to all its projects in online, outdoor, print, radio and social media.
Romania Insider · 10 Nov · 3 min read
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Gen Z accounts for over half of job applications in Romania, eJobs data show
Retail ranks first for Generation Z, accounting for 39.4% of its applications.
Radu Dumitrescu · 12 Nov · 3 min read
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Q3 2026 report: Bucharest prime office rents rise 9.5%, nearly twice European average
Limited availability in sought-after areas pushed the headline rent to EUR 23 per sqm per month in the third quarter, Cushman & Wakefield Echinox data showed.
Irina Marica · 12 Nov · 2 min read
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Speedwell appoints Răzvan Enache as country manager for Romania
The developer plans 8 projects in Bucharest, Timișoara, and Brașov through 2035 while assessing investments in Cluj-Napoca, Iași, and Sibiu.
Irina Marica · 12 Nov · 2 min read
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Bucharest’s Christmas Tree Festival returns in December to raise funds for vulnerable children
Designer Christmas trees will be auctioned at Romania’s National Museum of Art to support children affected by poverty.
Irina Marica · 12 Nov · 1 min read
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The festive season: 2026 Christmas Markets in Romania
From Sibiu to Timișoara, we take a look at some of Romania’s main Christmas markets and the programs they have prepared to add an extra touch of festive cheer to the holiday season.
RI Newsroom · 12 Nov · 8 min read
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Leon Zhang (LONGi): “Our strategy is to help Romanian solar projects manage risk and create value over their full lifetime”
In the interview below, Leon Zhang, President of Utility Europe at LONGi, explains why installed capacity is the starting point rather than the finish line for a successful project, how the company's Back Contact technology and Hi-MO 9 Prime module aim to squeeze more generation out of constrained sites, what the LONGi ONE integrated platform offers developers weighing the storage business case, and how the company's plan for 15 European Centers of Excellence by 2028 is intended to bring engineering and service support closer to Romanian project teams.
Romania Insider · 12 Nov · 9 min read
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Social enterprise accelerator expands funding to 15 businesses along Romania’s Via Transilvanica trail
The selected entrepreneurs will receive grants of up to EUR 8,000 and two years of mentoring to develop services for travelers and generate income for local communities.
Irina Marica · 12 Nov · 3 min read
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The festive season: 2026 Christmas Markets in Romania
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Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest wins five international luxury awards in 2026, strengthening its position as a leading business and leisure hotel in Romania
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WDP begins building EUR 14 mln factory for Siemens in central Romania
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