The factory by Raiffeisen Bank program, launched seven years ago to support beginner entrepreneurs, has provided funds for more than 560 businesses, of which 130 in 2024, with the total financing value exceeding EUR30 million, as per data offered by the bank.
Principal33, a European software development company founded in Romania, ended 2024 with EUR20.3 million in revenue driven by its Romanian operations, the company said in an announcement on Jan. 29, 2025.
French do-it-yourself (DIY) retailer Leroy Merlin will inaugurate its second store in the city of Iasi, in the first half of 2025, within the new shopping center, Mall Moldova.
Businessman Remus Aurel Benta, a stakeholder in building materials maker Daw Benta and other firms, plans to build a basaltic wool plant near Targu0Mures, an investment put at EUR73 million, via Construct Plus.
Romanian companies conducted 18 transactions abroad in 2024, spending more than $330 million to buy businesses in the US, Italy and Austria, reveals a ZF analysis based on market data and data from audit and advisory firm EY Romania.