VISA data shows spending at Olympic Games Paris 2024 boosting French economy
The biggest share of overseas spend comes from U.S. Visa cardholders, with most significant increases in year-on-year spending from Japan and Brazil.
The biggest share of overseas spend comes from U.S. Visa cardholders, with most significant increases in year-on-year spending from Japan and Brazil.

The Competition Council has authorised the transaction through which Pavăl Holding intends to acquire the Carrefour group in Romania.
Romanian construction company Concelex recorded revenues of RON 1.48 billion (€296 million) in 2025, representing a 17 per cent increase compared to the previous year.
Polytrade Global, a Romanian group specialising in energy infrastructure, the supply of electrical equipment, and renewable energy projects, closed 2025 with a turnover of around €21.5 million, a 173% increase on the previous year, and a net profit of €579,000.
Romania has recorded the lowest corporate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption rate in Central Europe, with just 5% of companies deploying the technology at an organisational scale.
Electrica announces the completion of the competitive procedure for the selection of an EPC Contractor and the signing, by its wholly owned subsidiary New Trend Energy, of the contract for the Satu Mare 3 photovoltaic project.