A Deloitte Romania Foundation initiative
When: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, starting from 10.00 AM
Where: National Bank of Romania, Mitiță Constantinescu Hall
CONTEXT
With a new strategy for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) being developed, Romania is in intense competition with other states to attract FDI, whose vast benefits are well known: from direct and indirect economic effects, to the consolidation and diversification of the labor market, to the import of know-how and macro-financial advantages (exchange rate stability, reduction of the current account deficit of the state balance of payments).
In this context, the Deloitte Foundation has launched a complex and ambitious initiative aimed at strengthening Romania's positioning as an attractive destination for foreign direct investment, in which numerous Deloitte experts are voluntarily involved with the aim to capitalize on their knowledge, international network and experience working with foreign investors to increase the visibility of our country in the international investment landscape and to facilitate dialogue between the parties relevant stakeholders - public decision-makers, academia and business.
If you would like to be notified when the live broadcast of the event begins and to receive by email, immediately after the event ends, the study “Opportunities for Foreign Investors in Romania”, which maps the potential of our country as a destination for FDI, please register here.
RESEARCH
As part of the initiative, the Deloitte Foundation collaborated with the Academy of Economic Studies to conduct a study that maps our country's potential as a destination for FDI, analyzing Romania from the perspective of macroeconomic indicators, the legislative and fiscal framework, the labor market and education, the sectors that offer development opportunities, the regional landscape and market trends. The study combines academic and practical perspectives that can help shape Romania's FDI strategy.
The Deloitte Foundation's initiative was supported by 15 business leaders of some of the largest companies in Romania developed with foreign capital, who contributed with testimonials about their success story; these are included in the study carried out by the Academy of Economic Studies.
LAUNCH EVENT OF THE INITIATIVE
The study will be officially launched during the "Discover Romania. What are Romania's strengths in the competition to attract investments?" Conference, organized on December 9, 2025, at the National Bank of Romania, in media partnership with Ziarul Financiar.
The event will create the opportunity for a series of debates on Romania's attractiveness to foreign investors, with the help of prominent speakers representing central and local authorities, the business environment, as well as the academic community.
The conference will be broadcast live on zf.ro and on the Facebook accounts of Deloitte Romania and Ziarul Financiar.
Participation is subject to prior registration here until December 5, 2025.
Agenda draft (work in progress)
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09:30 - 10:00 Welcome and registration
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10:00 - 10:10 Opening remarks
Alexandru Reff, Country Managing Partner, Deloitte Romania and Moldova
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10:10 - 10:20 NBR welcome remarks
Representative of the National Bank of Romania Board of Administration
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10:20 - 10:50 Keynote speeches
Alexandru Nazare, Minister of Finance
Dragoș Pîslaru, Minister of Investment and European Projects
Stefan-Radu Oprea, Government General Secretary
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10:50 - 11:10 Presentation of the main conclusions of the "Opportunities for foreign investors in Romania" study conducted by the Academy of Economic Studies
Tănase Stamule, Dean, FABIZ (Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages of the Academy of Economic Studies)
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11:10 - 12:30 Panel: The point of view of some of the most important business leaders representing companies developed as a result of foreign investments
Nicolas Richard, CEO, Engie
Gilles Ballot, CEO, Carrefour Romania
Cornel Caramizaru, General Manager, Coca-Cola HBC
Jorge Araya, General Manager, BAT Romania, and Director of the South-East Europe Area
Moderator: Vlad Boeriu, Tax & Legal Partner-in-Charge, Deloitte Romania
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12:30 - 12:40 Conference conclusions
Alexandru Reff, Country Managing Partner, Deloitte Romania and Moldova
