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    ANRE approves Transelectrica’s 2026–2035 investment plan, sets timeline for interconnection projects with Hungary and Bulgaria

    Romania’s National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has approved the Electricity Transmission Network Development Plan for 2026–2035 (PDRET), a strategic document outlining Transelectrica’s investment priorities...
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    ENGIE Romania acquires 54 MW battery storage project in Hunedoara

    ENGIE Romania has acquired a new battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Călan, Hunedoara County, marking another step in the company’s expansion of its energy storage portfolio. The project, which is currently at the pre-construction stage, will have an installed power capacity of 54...
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    ABB modernizes automation systems to extend life of Cernavoda nuclear power plant

    ABB has been awarded a contract by engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Ansaldo...
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    JT Grup Oil completes first private oil terminal with access directly to the Black Sea

    JT Grup Oil, a Romanian company active in the fuel distribution market, announces the...

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    The role of the Financial Supervisory Authority in strengthening Romania’s economic standing

    Economic diplomacy and Romania’s ability to transform its European membership, international partnerships and external...
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    Deloitte: Claims experience, a strategic differentiator for insurers. Artificial intelligence can accelerate claims resolution

    While price remains an important criterion when choosing an insurance policy, it is claims...
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    INTERVIEW Marian Pavel, Rezolv Energy: “Romania has all the fundamentals to be one of Europe’s leading renewable energy markets”

    Romania is entering a new phase in its energy transition, with large-scale wind and...
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    Boston Consulting Group: London tops first Intelligent Cities Index

    London, Dubai, New York City, Washington, DC, and Amsterdam top the rankings of the...
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    ING Bank: Two-thirds of Romanians spend more than expected on vacation

    Travel often involves costs that Romanians don’t factor in from the start: from exchanging...
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    Manufacturing reshapes industrial and logistics market dynamics. Nearly 30% of leasing demand comes from manufacturing, and signs point to this trend continuing

    Manufacturing is gaining ground in Romania’s industrial and logistics market, as a growing number...

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    Sphera Franchise Group appoints Anca Popa as Supply Chain Director

    Sphera Franchise Group, which owns the companies operating the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands under franchise agreements in Romania, KFC in the...
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    Alexandru Petrescu to address future of European Capital Markets at Athens symposium

    Alexandru Petrescu, President of Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF), will deliver a keynote address...

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    Deloitte: Fans spend over 25% more on streaming platforms and are becoming the main growth engine for the media industry

    Fans have become one of the most valuable consumer categories for streaming services and...
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    OMV Petrom celebrates 25 years on the Bucharest Stock Exchange

    OMV Petrom marks 25 years since its listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB),...
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    Electrica reports net profit of 457.5 million RON, up 8.6 percent in H1 2026

    In H1 2026, at Electrica Group level, EBITDA recorded an increase of 7.7 percent,...
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    ANRE approves Transelectrica’s 2026–2035 investment plan, sets timeline for interconnection projects with Hungary and Bulgaria

    Romania’s National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has approved the Electricity Transmission Network Development Plan...
    Energy

    ENGIE Romania acquires 54 MW battery storage project in Hunedoara

    ENGIE Romania has acquired a new battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Călan,...
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    Rompetrol Rafinare modernizes storage infrastructure at Petromidia refinery

    Rompetrol Rafinare is continuing its program to modernize and expand the storage infrastructure at...

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    ANRE approves Transelectrica’s 2026–2035 investment plan, sets timeline for interconnection projects with Hungary and Bulgaria

    Romania’s National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has approved the Electricity Transmission Network Development Plan for 2026–2035 (PDRET), a strategic document outlining Transelectrica’s investment priorities for the country’s electricity transmission infrastructure over the next decade. The plan includes 117 investment projects, of which 25 are entirely...
    Energy

    ENGIE Romania acquires 54 MW battery storage project in Hunedoara

    ENGIE Romania has acquired a new battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Călan,...
    Energy

    Rompetrol Rafinare modernizes storage infrastructure at Petromidia refinery

    Rompetrol Rafinare is continuing its program to modernize and expand the storage infrastructure at...
    Energy

    ABB modernizes automation systems to extend life of Cernavoda nuclear power plant

    ABB has been awarded a contract by engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Ansaldo...
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    OMV Petrom celebrates 25 years on the Bucharest Stock Exchange

    OMV Petrom marks 25 years since its listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB),...

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    Sphera Franchise Group appoints Anca Popa as Supply Chain Director

    Sphera Franchise Group, which owns the companies operating the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands under franchise agreements in Romania, KFC in the...
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    Primark opens first store in Iași following a 10 million euros investment

    Primark has officially opened its first store in Iași, located at Palas Iași mixed-use...
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    EU Commission clears acquisition of eMAG by Naspers

    The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole...
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    Colliers: Retail deliveries slow in 2026, but the 2027 pipeline remains strong

    Romania’s modern retail market added approximately 80,000 square metres of new retail space in the first half of 2026, compared with around 122,000 square metres in the same period last year, taking the total stock to more than 5.2 million square metres, according to...
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    Couche-Tard acquires controlling stake in Zabka Group in 8.6 billion USD transaction

    Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (Couche-Tard), a global leader in convenience and mobility, today announced that it plans to acquire all of the issued and outstanding...

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    Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania appoints Roxana Hidan as CEO and Chairperson of the Management Committee

    Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania announces the appointment of Roxana Hidan as Chief Executive Officer...
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    Nusco appoints Nello Nusco as Strategy & Investments Director

    Nusco announces the appointment of Nello Nusco as Strategy & Investments Director. This marks...
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    Bogdan Leu elected as International Chair of CIGRE Next Generation Network

    Romanian energy professional and power systems engineer Bogdan Leu has been elected International NGN...
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    tbi bank appoints Costin Mincovici as Executive Director and Chief Risk Officer

    tbi bank is further strengthening its leadership team following its acquisition by Advent International,...
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    Sphera Franchise Group appoints Anca Popa as Supply Chain Director

    Sphera Franchise Group, which owns the companies operating the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands under franchise agreements in Romania, KFC in the Republic of Moldova and certain areas of Italy, as well as the Cioccolatitaliani, Hard Rock Cafe and wagamama brands, has...

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    Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania appoints Roxana Hidan as CEO and Chairperson of the Management Committee

    Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania announces the appointment of Roxana Hidan as Chief Executive Officer...
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    Primark opens first store in Iași following a 10 million euros investment

    Primark has officially opened its first store in Iași, located at Palas Iași mixed-use...
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    Romgaz completes acquisition of Azomureș production activities

    Romgaz, Romania’s largest natural gas producer and leading natural gas supplier, has announced the...
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    Reţele Electrice România has launched a tender of over 156 million lei for vehicles with a working platform at height

    Reţele Electrice România, part of the PPC group in Romania, has launched, through the...
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    Construction activity grew by approximately 12% in the first half of the year, but reliance on public investment is increasing

    Romania’s construction market remains close to record highs and continues to be one of...
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    tbi bank increases financing for Hexagon’s Someșului 15 project in Cluj-Napoca to 15 million euros

    tbi bank is expanding its partnership with Hexagon by providing an additional 5 million...
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    Romania takes a new step in AI development with the launch of the RO AI Factory at ICI Bucharest

    The implementation of the Romanian EuroHPC AI Factory at ICI Bucharest (RO AI Factory)...
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    Nusco appoints Nello Nusco as Strategy & Investments Director

    Nusco announces the appointment of Nello Nusco as Strategy & Investments Director. This marks...
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    Transelectrica: Demand-only aggregated group activated in balancing market for the first time

    Romania’s electricity transmission system has recorded a first: an aggregated reserve provider group made...
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