Chinese car brand LEPAS enters Romania, plans 24 dealerships by 2027
The Chery Group brand is entering an increasingly competitive Romanian market with a plug-in hybrid SUV and plans to add fully electric models.
Irina Marica · 5 Oct · 2 min read
Monday, 5 October 2026 · Bucharest
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The Chery Group brand is entering an increasingly competitive Romanian market with a plug-in hybrid SUV and plans to add fully electric models.
Irina Marica · 5 Oct · 2 min read
Deal numbers rose by more than half year-on-year, although one large international acquisition accounted for a significant share of the market’s estimated value.
Irina Marica · 5 Oct · 2 min read
The fifth auction for the sale of the Mangalia shipyard will take place on October 9, with the starting price reduced to EUR 138 million, or 75% of the market value set for the previous four failed auctions.
iulian ernst · 5 Oct · 1 min read
Romanian energy company Nova Power&Gas (NPG), part of the E-INFRA group, reportedly said that it signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with a Greek trader of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) in November 2025 at the request of representatives of the Romanian government.
iulian ernst · 5 Oct · 2 min read
CFA Romania expects Romania’s economy to grow by only 0%-0.5% in 2027, while inflation could fall to 4%-5% and the budget deficit remains around 6% of GDP, according to the organisation’s 2027 Macroeconomic Outlook.
iulian ernst · 5 Oct · 1 min read
Moody’s warned in an ad hoc commentary that Parliament’s failure to form a government for the third time since May is putting Romania’s fiscal consolidation at risk, while the latest political impasse makes early elections a significant possibility despite president Nicușor Dan’s opposition to such a scenario.
iulian ernst · 5 Oct · 2 min read
S&P Global Ratings on October 2 affirmed Romania’s BBB- rating on foreign-currency sovereign debt, with a negative outlook.
iulian ernst · 5 Oct · 4 min read
The former tennis player said the situation was unpleasant for all parties involved.
Radu Dumitrescu · 2 Oct · 2 min read
The assets of the BT Group reached RON 233.3 billion as of June 30, 2026.
Radu Dumitrescu · 2 Oct · 2 min read
Exim Banca Romaneasca obtained the first rating from the international rating agency Fitch Ratings, a favourable assessment that reflects the Bank's financial and risk profile and its ability to continue its development on a sustainable basis, marking an important milestone in its development, and strengthening its active role in financing and supporting the Romanian economy.
Romania Insider · 2 Oct · 3 min read
Trendyol has roughly 4 million active buyers in Central and Eastern Europe, and over 40 million products were sold over the past 12 months.
Radu Dumitrescu · 2 Oct · 2 min read
According to investigators, between 2020 and 2025, Vicol intentionally failed to mention income, loans, debts, and other benefits in successive asset declarations, intending to avoid integrity checks and conceal illicit sources of income originating directly or indirectly from the assets of the companies in the group.
Radu Dumitrescu · 2 Oct · 2 min read