Sales of homes funded by bank loans rose by 40% during H1 2024 compared to the same period of last year over the reduction of interest rates and the increase in transaction prices, according to transactions brokered by RE/MAX Romania.
Bucharest's short-term rental industry is expected to outperform the previous year's level and has already recorded estimated revenues close to €24 million in H1 2024, according to a Crosspoint Real Estate report.
Industrial developer VGP is expanding a building in VGP Park Brașov by 13,813 sqm, with 20% of the new space already leased.
he Brasov City Hall is undertaking an investment project worth nearly €21.8 million.
Brasov City Hall installed the first benches with photovoltaic panels, a contactless phone charging system, wireless internet, temperature, and pollution sensors.
The mayor of Brasov, Allen Coliban, has announced that he has signed the works contract for the largest garage for electric buses.
The first environment-friendly kindergarten will be built in the Noua district by two companies from Brașov.
Brasov city hall obtained almost RON 6 million (€1.2 million) non-refundable, from the Environmental Fund Administration (AFM), for the modernization of the lighting system.
Brasov City Hall wants to reduce pollution by 426 tons of nitrogen oxides and 16 tons of dust in the next 4 years.
The local authorities in Brasov continue the program of greening the fleet of buses and trolleybuses and transforming public transport into the main mobility solution in the municipality and in the metropolitan area.
Brasov is one of the ten European cities competing for the title of Green Capital of Europe, in a competition organized by the European Commission (EC), Mayor Allen Coliban announced. He states that he wants to transform Braşov into a truly green, environmentally friendly city.
Braşov City Hall is launching a tender for the construction of the largest garage for electric buses in Romania. The investment, carried out from European funds, exceeds RON141 million (€28.2 million), without VAT.
Braşov City Hall has blocked the activity of the Stejeris lime factory, which was operating in a residential area of the municipality because there are numerous petitions regarding the pollution in the area. This is the third company forced to relocate its activity, following the actions of the City Hall.
The Braşov County Council has established the locations for the investments of the Integral Waste Management System (SMID) project in Braşov County. For this project, the county public administration provided RON 9.09 million in this year's budget (€ 1.8 million). Brasov remained among the last counties in the country that do not have a functional SMID integrated waste management system.
Brașov City Hall has obtained new funding through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for the purchase of electric buses.
A significant portion of EU grants is allocated to support sustainable initiatives, further driving the rise in these types of loans.
Polish energy group Orlen announced that its subsidiary, Energa Operator, has secured a €1.8bn loan to modernize the power grid, preparing it for the integration of renewable energy sources.
OMV Petrom announced the commencement of construction for a production unit dedicated to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) at the Petrobrazi refinery.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €240 million loan to Slovakia for co-funding of EU-supported green and digital projects across the country.
In line with its 2030 ambition to decarbonize the hydrogen used in its European refineries, TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Air Liquide to develop two projects in the Netherlands.
