The number of dissolved companies in the first ten months of this year reached 29,278 companies, increasing by 20.71 percent compared to 24,254 in the similar period of 2018, according to the data centralised by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).
Most of them are in Bucharest - 5,779 companies (plus 23.27 percent compared to the first 10 months of 2017) and in Timis County - 1,561 (plus 42.78 percent) and Constanta County - 1,316 (plus 8.31 percent).
The lowest number of dissolutions was registered in the following counties: Covasna - 177 (plus 35.11 percent), Harghita - 161 (minus 51.21 percent) and Mehedinti - 194 (minus 22.09 percent).
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Compared to 2017, most dissolved companies were recorded in the following counties: Giurgiu (plus 104.61 percent), Olt (plus 97.82 percent) and Botosani (plus 87.31 percent), while decreases were recorded only in the following counties: Harghita (minus 51.21 percent), Dolj (minus 30.08 percent), Brasov (minus 22.33 percent), Mehedinti (minus 22.09 percent) and Calarasi (minus 8.88 percent).
In October, a number of 3,104 companies were dissolved, with the highest number being recorded in Bucharest - 566 and in Timis County - 175, Cluj County - 164 and Constanta county - 141.
AGERPRES .
