Romanian company dissolutions rise 7% y/y to over 30,000 in January-September
<p>The number of dissolved companies in Romania increased by 6.9% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2024, reaching 30,094, up from 28,146 in the same period last year, according to data from the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).</p>

<p>Bucharest recorded the highest number of dissolutions at 6,184, marking a 5.4% y/y increase, <a href="https://www.profit.ro/stiri/economie/dizolvarile-de-firme-au-crescut-cu-aproape-7-in-primele-noua-luni-cele-mai-multe-in-comert-si-constructii-21839121?mc_cid=b9aa2a6061&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Profit.ro</a> reported.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Among counties, Constanța followed with 1,644 dissolutions (up 24.4%), Ilfov with 1,633 (+28.5%), Cluj with 1,557 (+4.4%), Timiș with 1,351 (a 4.9% decrease), and Iași with 1,151 (+19.4%). The lowest figures were reported in Covasna, with 146 dissolutions (+0.7%), and Ialomița, with 169 (+4.3%).</p>

<p>By sector, wholesale and retail trade, including motor vehicle and motorcycle repair, saw the highest number of dissolutions at 8,244, a 4.9% y/y rise.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Other affected industries included construction (3,089 dissolutions, up 14.3%), professional, scientific, and technical activities (2,931, up 7.1%), and manufacturing (2,515, up 4%).</p>

<p>In September alone, 3,071 company dissolutions were registered, led by Bucharest with 507, followed by Constanța (151), Timiș (146), and Cluj and Dolj, each reporting 138 cases.</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

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