Over €2 billion grant funding in Q1 2025 for investments in start-ups
The authorities are preparing to launch more than 15 separate funding lines, with allocations ranging from €50,000 to more than €57M.
The authorities are preparing to launch more than 15 separate funding lines, with allocations ranging from €50,000 to more than €57M.
The total value of the investment amounted to RON 7.788.593,26, of which 70% represents European funds, which was successfully attracted by the REI Grup team.
InvestALIM results: out of a total of 37 companies - eight are projects successfully managed by the REI team.
The Modernisation Fund, Regional Programmes, Rural Development - Agriculture and Start-up Nation 2024 receive the largest allocations. Financial support ranges from €20,000 to over €57 million.
The Ministry of Finance is preparing a new state aid scheme for investments, similar to GD 807/2014: annual budget is estimated at €150 million.

Romanian energy giant Hidroelectrica recorded a net profit of €263 million in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 122% increase compared to same period last year, according to a report submitted to the BVB.
Romania's central bank has decided to maintain its key policy interest rate at 6.5% per year, following a meeting of the National Bank of Romania's (BNR) board of directors on Friday.
Digi Communications reported consolidated revenues of €583 million in Q1 2026, a 10% year-on-year increase. At the same time, adjusted EBITDA (excluding IFRS 16 impact) reached €161.2 million, up 15% compared to Q1 2025.
Romania's central bank announced on Friday that annual inflation will rise above previously forecast levels in Q2 2026, but will experience a substantial downward correction in Q3.
Uber Technologies announced new products and features at its annual Go-Get product event, including hotel bookings and travel tools that are planned to roll out globally in the coming months.