Author: Alexandru Popescu

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which has been instrumental in supporting Romania's renewable energy ambitions, is providing a priority guaranteed loan of up to €34 million to Solar World SRL, RB Solar Energy SRL and Energie Soleil SRL for the development, construction and operation of two solar power plants in the south of Romania. The project will be co-financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) with a senior loan of up to €34 million and by Banca Comercială Română (BCR) with a senior loan of up to €17.5 million ....

The National Agency for Rural Investment Financing (AFIR) has announced the receipt of applications for more than 525 million euro for the establishment and modernization of processing units. The session for the submission of funding applications has closed for the component dedicated to the modernization of processing units through intervention DR-23 „Investments for the processing and marketing of agricultural products with a view to obtaining food and processed products, other than those referred to in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union”. The closing was carried out according to the session timetable, the deadline for submitting applications for funding through DR-23 intervention is February 16, 2026, 16:00. „In...

The Government has launched for public consultation the draft Emergency Ordinance on simplifying administrative procedures for investors. An important chapter of the draft concerns the measures proposed by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests: streamlining environmental impact assessment procedures by reducing the timeframes for analysis and modernizing administrative processes.„We are reducing timeframes where there is real room for streamlining, but we are not reducing environmental standards. On the contrary, digitization and clarification of procedural steps allow us to have faster, more transparent and predictable processes for investors while fully maintaining environmental protection requirements. It is a necessary step for the modernization of environmental administration”,...

The Romanian Government's Recovery Equity Fund (Recovery Equity Fund) has approved funding for five new investment funds in the fourth quarter of 2025. Managed by the European Investment Fund (EIF), the Recovery Equity Fund finances funds investing in small and medium-sized enterprises, mid-cap companies and renewable energy projects. Once the investor approval procedures and contract negotiations are finalized, the five funds, with diverse strategies, will contribute to the development of the investment ecosystem in Romania. The Committee approved a significant allocation to Altamira I, a fund with a generalist strategy...

The development of the prosumers segment must be supported in order to cover their own consumption, but its unlimited expansion generates significant costs in the market, up to 372 lei for each MWh fed into the grid, costs that will ultimately be borne by consumers, said on Monday the president of the Association of Energy Suppliers in Romania, Laurențiu Urluescu, at the launch of a specialized study. The association launched the ‘Study on the evolution, the regulatory framework and the impact of prosumers on the Romanian energy system’, conducted by ASC Xlaed Business Hub SRL.„Romania has recorded one of the fastest increases in the number of prosumers in Europe.

The IT&C sector remains one of the most stable and performing branches of the local economy. Companies have continued to invest, employ and export and the contribution to GDP remains high. 6.67% of GDP is the direct IT&C contribution, down slightly from 2023 (6.8%), of which IT accounts for 5.01%. However, the data indicate a change of pace: growth is slower than in previous years. The general economic context and recent tax changes are starting to influence companies' growth plans, writes TransilvaniaBusiness. Industry representatives are talking about a moment of transition: the sector still has high potential, but still depends...

Bulgarian unmanned aircraft developer Dronamics on Thursday announced the launch of a new defense platform based on its Black Swan transport drone, BTA reports, according to Agerpres. The initiative aims to address a critical national security shortfall - continuous early aerial detection and targeting of potential threats, ensuring control over European space, the company announced. For its first defense solution, Dronamics will cooperate with Munich-based Hensoldt, a globally active manufacturer of defense sensors. The result is a comprehensive European Airborne Early Warning (AEW) system that...

Technical recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of falling GDP, has occurred several times in the last two years, says analyst Adrian Negrescu. The stagnation of the economy occurs in parallel with an inflationary spike, a phenomenon called stagflation. After the INS announcement, commercial banks lowered their growth forecasts for 2026 to 0.6% (ING) -maximum1% (BCR). Romania's economy grew by 0.6% in 2025, but ended the year in technical recession, after Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 1.9% lower in the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter of 2025, the second consecutive quarter of...

As of January 2026, Dan Lăzărescu, representative of the Bosch Group in Romania, will also be the director of the Bosch Engineering Center in Cluj. This appointment, which comes shortly after taking over the leadership of Bosch's operations in Romania in October 2025, underlines the company's commitment to strengthen synergies between its entities in the country. Dan Lăzărescu succeeds Tobias Matter, who, after a successful four-year tenure at the helm of the center, will take up a new position at the company in early 2026. „My priority is to further strengthen Romania's position in our global ecosystem of...

The market for electrified cars (100% electric, plug-in hybrid and full hybrid) in Romania will reach 110,000 registered units in 2026, up 28% compared to the previous year, when 85,961 units were registered, the president of the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA), Dan Vardie, told a press conference on Thursday. „On the electrified cars segment, please note that we have an increase. For Romania, this is the first time in history that electrified passenger cars exceed 100,000 units, and the forecast is 110,000 units for 2026, 28% more than in 2025. The market share of...