The number of registrations of individuals and legal entities doing business in Romania was 6.5 percent down over the first five months of 2022 from the same period of the previous year, to 67,777, of which 46,783 were limited liabilities, according to data centralised by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).
Most registrations were in Bucharest - 11,623 (plus 14.21 percent from the year-ago period), and in the counties of Cluj - 3,955 (plus 5.55 pct), Ilfov - 3,184 (plus 5.33 pct ), and Timis - 3,084 (plus 1.21 pct).
The lowest number of registrations occurred in the counties of Covasna - 352 (minus 24.14 pct year-over-year), Tulcea - 457 (minus 20.66 pct) and Ialomita - 473 (plus 5.58 pct).
The business areas where most registrations were made are wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - 11,136 (minus 20.66 pct), construction - 6,980 (minus 7.79 pct), and professional, scientific and technical activities. AGERPRES