Author: Alexandru Popescu

The SFS Group is strengthening its market position with the accelerated expansion of its industrial trading division following the acquisition by Hoffmann SE of Gödde GmbH, Oltrogge Werkzeuge GmbH and Hch. Perschmann GmbH. The transactions, currently in the clearance process under merger control law, are scheduled to be completed by the end of March 2026. The three companies, based in Germany, generated combined sales to third parties of around €270 million in 2025 and employ around 450 people in the respective structures, Construction Agenda reports. Given that these entities purchase...

Closed-end alternative investment funds will be able to lend to legal entities, the president of the Association of Romanian Fund Administrators (AAF), Horia Gustă, has announced. „It is a European directive from AIFMD 2 - Alternative Investment Directive 2. Basically, this directive says that alternative investment funds can make several alternative investments. One of them is the possibility to lend, but they don't lend to the manager, they lend to the manager on behalf of the fund. So, alternative investment funds will be able to make loans, only they will not be able to lend to consumers. It is for legal persons mainly, so not consumers....

Clean Recycle reached more than 1,000 customers last year, up 10% from 2024, according to a release. The company, which is one of the leaders in the local packaging transfer of responsibility (OIREP) market, has strengthened its nationwide operations as its customer portfolio has expanded, Cargo Day writes. Thus, it has reported an increase of 16% in the volume of packaging waste collected, i.e. an amount of 140,000 tons, in 2025 compared to 2024. At the same time, Clean Recycle has recorded a turnover of more than €10 million in 2025. This...

BMW has announced a model range update in spring 2026. The company has revealed that the iX1 eDrive20, iX1 xDrive30, iX2 eDrive20 and iX2 xDrive30 electric crossovers will get silicon carbide power electronics (SiC inverters). This change should improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption in the WLTP combined cycle. In practice, this means that the iX1„s range will increase by around 40km, and the manufacturer claims that the iX2 will see similar improvements. In addition, the iX3 will also receive updates. It will get an option called ”AC-Laden Professional', which allows AC charging ...

The Romanian construction machinery market decreased in 2025 by 19% compared to the previous year, according to data presented by representatives of Bergerat Monnoyeur Romania. „The year 2025 was a year of adjustment for the construction machinery market, after the record levels reached in 2022-2023 both locally and in Europe. In Romania, around 2,540 machines were sold, down by 19% compared to the previous year,” they said. Against this backdrop, Bergerat Monnoyeur Romania, the leading distributor of construction equipment, recorded an estimated turnover of €126 million (unaudited). The company continued to grow, operating...

The entry into the final phase of the Border Carbon Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), starting January 1 this year, significantly impacts import costs for a number of products considered polluting - cement, iron and steel, aluminum, fertilizers, polymer-based products, hydrogen or ammonia, say Mihai Petre, Director, International Trade, EY Romania, and Daniela Neagoe, Senior Manager, International Trade, EY Romania. As a result, it is essential for importers and suppliers to fully understand these effects and adapt strategies to minimize the impact of CBAM costs without slowing down the pace of product purchases...

President Nicușor Dan said that in the next two months there will be an Urban Planning Code for the Capital. ”We will have an Urban Planning Code in February-March, my estimate, in Parliament, and here it seems that we are heading towards centralization at the Bucharest City Hall (...) In the National Budget Law there is an article (...) related to Bucharest and I expect it to say that a certain percentage of the income tax collected from Bucharest residents goes to the Bucharest City Hall, and the Bucharest City Hall through the General Council will decide to divide this money among the seven Bucharest City Halls,” Dan said on Digi 24....

The office space market in Bucharest is showing signs of a gradual recovery and the vacancy rate has dropped significantly to an average level of almost 11.2%, creating sustainable space for new projects, a specialized analysis indicates. The office space market in Bucharest is stabilizing: the falling vacancy rate is making way for new office buildings that will deliver 181,000 square meters in 2026 and 2027. After more than 5 years of resilience and adjustment to the effects of hybrid work and the impact of new technologies (AI), the office space market in Bucharest is showing signs of gradual recovery....

In an inflationary environment, non-invested savings are not neutral, but constantly depreciating. The purchasing power of money declines and postponing financial decisions means, in real terms, loss of capital. As I have always argued in my analyses for economic publications, the real estate market should not be viewed through the prism of fear, but of mathematical opportunity. In January 2026, we are at a unique point: we have almost double 2019 wages, but access to lower interest rates than then. Keeping money „in the mattress” in a high inflation environment is the surest way to lose capital. Money needs to circulate. Investing in a...

Road, rail and air infrastructure remained the main priority of the Bihor county administration. In 2025, strategic works such as the second section of the Oradea Metropolitan Ring, between Oșorhei and Sânmartin, and the connecting ramp to the Sânmartin ring road were completed. Also last year, the Biharia ring road - the seventh ring road built by CJ Bihor in recent years - was commissioned, notes TransilvaniaBusiness. Work on the Paleu-Biharia road is nearing completion, with the technical evaluations for the acceptance of the road underway. Also, the Oșorhei overpass, the first in a series of eight planned overpasses, has been completed and opened to traffic. Another six...