Romania’s external position improves for second consecutive month in July

Romania’s current account (CA) deficit in rolling 12 months has narrowed for the second consecutive month to EUR 32.12 billion in July, according to the data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). The 12-month rolling CA gap has thus...

Romania's telco Digi reportedly ponders listing Spanish subsidiary

Telecommunications operator Digi Communications (stock symbol DIGI) has hired investment bank Rothschild to evaluate a possible listing on the Madrid stock exchange of its Spanish business, the publication Expansión wrote on September 12, citing...

Romanian entrepreneur pours EUR 10.5 mln in animal feed plant

Rosavis Prod, a business founded in 2007 by the Vica and Constantin Mihăilă family in northeastern Romania at Roşieşti, Vaslui County, which raises 2 million chickens annually, is investing EUR 10.8 million in a feed factory, Ziarul Financiar...

Starling to Bring its Digital Banking Platform to North America

UK-based Starling Bank is bringing its SaaS banking platform, Engine, to North America with a $50 million investment, a new New York headquarters, and new leadership under Jody Bhagat. With 4,000+ US banks and credit unions weighed down by legacy...

Pepco Group opens 500th store in Romania 

Discount retailer Pepco Group has completed ten years of operations in Romania with the opening of its 500th store. Pepco entered the Romanian market in March 2015 with stores in Bucharest, Ploiesti, and Campina, and the country has since become...

Launch of Moldovan stock exchange announced in Chisinau - decisive step for development of capital market

A Stock Exchange will be established in Moldova, which will become a strategic pillar for expanding access to capital for companies, attracting investments and integrating into the European capital market. A partnership memorandum for creating the...

Moldovan PM attends opening of tenth edition of Moldova Business Week

Prime Minister Dorin Recean has attended the opening of Moldova Business Week—the largest event of the year for the business community. The tenth edition brings together over 2,000 participants, of which about 700 are from abroad, from more than...

New Moldova Stock Exchange Debuts at Business Week 2025

50Chisinau, Moldova – September 15, 2025: Moldova announced the launch a new capital market institution with support from local and regional players. The long-expected Moldova Stock Exchange was officially announced today, signed and sealed as...

Moldova launches Interactive Investments Map, showcasing business development opportunities in each region of country

Moldova has launched the Interactive Investments Map - a useful tool for potential investors, which provides quick and detailed information on investment opportunities in each region of the country. The launch took place during the tenth edition...

Russia vs NATO, Poland, UK, France, Germany, Denmark, Romania, Ukraine - Are we witnessing World War 3 in Europe? What are roles of U.S. and China?

NATO member countries and European nations are reportedly mounting pressure on Russia and President Vladimir Putin as tensions have run high in Eastern Europe's skies since more than a dozen Russian drones entered Polish airspace last week. Now...

IMF cautions on need for further fiscal consolidation steps in Romania after end-2026

The main risk for Romania's macroeconomic balances rests in the budgetary area and are related to the commitment for full implementation of the first and second packages this year and in 2026 – but even under the best case scenario, the measures...

Futures Rise To New Record High As Musk Trade Sends Tesla Soaring

Equity futures are at fresh record highs, erasing a modest dip earlier in the session when a probe found that Nvidia violated anti-monopoly laws in China in a 2020 deal. That killed the mood at the start of a big week, with the Fed expected to...

Only 145 Romanian companies grew annually for 17 straight years, study finds

Only 145 companies in Romania, out of more than 800,000 active businesses, managed to grow their revenues and remain profitable every year between 2008 and 2024, according to an analysis published by business intelligence platform Termene.ro. The...

Food price capping causes more tensions within Romanian ruling coalition

An expected decision on prolonging the price capping mechanism for staple food, which expires at the end of September, may generate more tensions within Romania's four-party coalition. The Social Democrats (PSD) expressed firm views over the...

Seasoned retail investment veteran joins Scallier as Poland's commercial property market shows resilience

Michal Radomski has been appointed Investment Director at Scallier, marking a strategic move that positions the advisory firm to capitalise on emerging opportunities in Poland's evolving retail property landscape. With over a decade of commercial...

Western Romania: Babeș-Bolyai University establishes endowment fund

The Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca (UBB) has established an endowment fund, which the institution described as a "strategic" financial mechanism aimed at supporting academic excellence and ensuring the long-term sustainability of...

A new stock exchange will be launched in Chisinau, in partnership with the Bucharest Stock Exchange

0 Moldova will have a new stock exchange, created in partnership with the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) and a group of institutional investors from Moldova. The announcement was made today at the Moldova Business Week forum, the most important...

Drills in Belarus and drone incursions into Romania: How the war in Ukraine has already become a European conflict

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​CHISINAU AND BUCHAREST AGREED ON CREATION OF NEW STOCK EXCHANGE IN MOLDOVA

Chisinau and Bucharest have formalized a partnership to create a new stock exchange in the Republic of Moldova. As the press service of the Investment Agency informed, the signing ceremony of the relevant memorandum took place on Monday. On the...

Moldova’s exports rise in July, but trade deficit widens

In July 2025, the Republic of Moldova exported goods worth 347 million dollars, marking a 30.3 percent increase compared to June and a 21.8 percent rise compared to July 2024. However, overall exports for January–July 2025 fell 5.7 percent...