Today Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

EBRD Appoints Andreea Moraru As Managing Director For Central Europe And The Baltic States The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has appointed Andreea Moraru as Managing Director for Central Europe and the Baltic States. May 18, 2026

Central Bank: Romania’s Current Account Deficit Shrinks To EUR5.3B YoY In January-March 2026 Romania's current account deficit decreased to EUR5.3 billion in January-March 2026, EUR815 million below the level recorded in January-March 2025, central bank data showed on Monday (May 18, 2026). May 18, 2026   Aquila In Due Diligence Phase To Buy Distributor With EUR36M Revenue Aquila (AQ.RO), one of Romania’s largest distributors of fast-moving consumer goods, has confirmed that it is in the due diligence phase for the acquisition of a distributor with annual revenue of (…) May 18, 2026   Fitch Ratings Upgrades Banca Transilvania Rating To "BBB” From "BBB-”, One Notch Above Romania's Rating Fitch Ratings has upgraded Banca Transilvania's long-term issuer default rating (IDR) from "BBB-" to "BBB," one notch above Romania's sovereign rating. May 18, 2026   Real Estate Developer Alezzi Group Completes Transfer Of Its Concrete Division To Heidelberg Materials Romania Alezzi Group, a real estate developer based in Constanta, has finalized the transfer of its concrete production operations to Heidelberg Materials Romania, one of the world’s largest producers of (…) May 18, 2026   Searches in Bucharest and three counties after the attack on the „Butcher of Bebino” Police officers from Ilfov carried out 17 searches on Sunday in a case that concerns violent crimes, public order disturbances and failure to comply with the weapons and ammunition regime. The (…) May 18, 2026   Cantacuzino Institute on hantavirus case in Romania: Not related to the outbreak on the ship The case was confirmed with hantavirus infection for the strains circulating in Romania and Europe and is not related to the outbreak on the cruise ship, the National Institute of Public Health (…) May 18, 2026   Nadia Com?neci to open TIFF 2026 The 25th edition of the Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) will open on Friday, June 12, in Pia?a Unirii in Cluj-Napoca with the screening of the film "3 Days in September" and an (…) May 18, 2026   Romania ranks last in the EU in the percentage of children enrolled in preschool education Romania ranks last in the European Union in terms of the percentage of children over 3 years old who are enrolled in preschool education. While the European average is 95%, in Romania the (…) May 18, 2026   IT Genetics Set to Debut on May 21st on AeRO Market The shares of IT Genetics, a Romanian tech company specializing in digital automation and operational efficiency for businesses, will start trading on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock (…) May 18, 2026   Crosspoint: Romania Hotel Industry Expanded 16% in 2025 to EUR2.2B Romania hotel industry ended 2025 with EUR2.2 billion estimated turnover, up 16% from 2024, but the advance was mainly supported by rising tariffs and the premium segment, as total demand started (…) May 18, 2026   Knight Frank Wealth 2026 Report: Romania Registers One of World’s Highest Increases in Number of People with over $30M Fortunes in Past 5 Years Romania has in the past five years registered one of the highest growth rates in the number of persons with fortunes of above $30 million fortunes globally, of 93%, now having 749 millionaires, (…) May 18, 2026   Keysight Technologies Romania Reports almost RON190M Turnover in 2025, Up 10%. Profit Falls 26% Keysight Technologies RO (the former Ixia), the local subsidiary of the US company of the same name, in 2025 posted turnover worth RON189.7 million (EUR37.6 million), up around 10% from 2024. May 18, 2026   China’s Tineco Aims to Triple Sales in Romania in 2026 Tineco, the Chinese brand known for its smart cleaning devices, wants to triple sales on the Romanian market in 2026, after a first year of official presence when the company sold thousands of (…) May 18, 2026   Frigorifer 2025 Turnover Up 20% YOY To RON82.8M Frigorifer, a vegetable processor with Casa Taraneasca brand in its portfolio, ended 2025 with turnover worth RON82.8 million (over EUR16 million), up 20% from 2024. May 18, 2026   IAR Brasov Ends Q1/2026 with RON30.6M Net Profit, Double Q1/2025 Level State-owned IAR Brasov, which produces and repairs spare parts for helicopters, in the first three months of 2026 posted RON30.6 million net profit, almost double the year-earlier level. May 18, 2026   Conpet Ploiesti Sees Profit Down To RON2.2M In Q1, 2026 Conpet Ploiesti (COTE.RO), a national crude oil transporter via pipelines and tank cars, ended the first quarter of 2026 with RON2.2 million net profit, down from RON11.7 million in the first (…) May 15, 2026   Electromagnetica Returns To Profit In Q1, 2026 Electromagnetica, a company with roots in the electrical engineering industry that is currently repositioning itself toward the management and leasing of commercial and industrial spaces, posted (…) May 15, 2026