Romania Permanent Virtual Exhibition and Business Directory

Romania, the largest Balkan country, has been part of numerous empires, including the Roman, Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires. It is lush and verdant, a breadbasket, home to the majestic Carpathian Mountains and 225 km of Black Sea coastline.

A NATO member since 2004 and an EU member since 2007, Romania is the birthplace of both Count Dracula and Nadia Comaneci, one of history's greatest gymnasts, the winner of five gold medals at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 and the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event.

Strong GDP growth in recent years has been driven by domestic consumption and investment, thanks to a growing middle class. Tourism and agriculture are key industries with significant production of barley, corn, eggs, grapes, potatoes, sheep, sugar beets, sunflower seeds and wheat.

Romanian companies are gaining critical mass in a number of industries outside tourism and agriculture such as chemicals, construction materials, electric machinery and equipment, food processing, footwear, light machinery and auto assembly, metallurgy, mining, petroleum refining, textiles and timber. The top four export destinations for Romanian products are Germany, Italy, France, Turkey and Hungary.

Doing Business in Romania

Romania has an extensive experience in the management of trade changes, in the field of taxation as well as financial, banking and labour market as a result of continuous economic restructuring and the transition period. Like many countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, Romania had been struggling to turn its command economy into a market economy. Read Full Article

Investing in Romania

When considering Romania as a potential location for developing their businesses, foreign investors take a close look to the advantages provided by the market Read Full Article