Direct investments of non-residents in Romania rose by 186.44% in the first 11 months of 2021, to 6.866 billion euros, compared to 2.397 billion euros in January-November 2020, according to data from the National Bank of Romania.

“The direct investments of non-residents in Romania amounted to 6.866 billion euros (compared to 2.397 billion euros in January-November 2020), of which equity investments (including estimated net reinvested profit) amounted to a net value of 5.499 million euros, and loans intragroup recorded a net value of 1.367 million euros,” the statement said.

The number of newly established foreign capital companies in Romania increased in the first 11 months of 2021 by 42.2% compared to the same period in 2020, to 5,284 units, according to data centralized by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).

The 5,284 new companies had a total subscribed share capital of 41.109 million dollars, 107.3% higher than that of companies registered in January-November 2020, of 19.828 million dollars, according to Agerpres.

In November 2021, 558 companies with foreign participation in the capital were registered. Depending on the fields, most registrations were registered in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (28.32% of the total), professional, administrative, scientific and technical activities (21.15%) and construction (12 , 37%).

At the end of November 2021, in Romania there were 236,260 companies with foreign participation in the share capital. The value of the subscribed capital was of 64.354 billion dollars.

The largest number of companies with foreign participation was with investors from Italy, respectively 50,517 (subscribed capital of 3.902 billion dollars), but the highest value of the share capital belongs to Dutch companies, respectively 12.441 billion dollars, in 5,656 companies.