Romania: British Investor Ghai Sant Ram Gets EUR36M Funding to Accelerate (…)

August 18, 2026

British Investor Ghai Sant Ram Gets EUR36M Funding to Accelerate HORIZON CITY Residential Project
Aug 18, 2026

British Investor Ghai Sant Ram Gets EUR36M Funding to Accelerate HORIZON CITY Residential Project.

HORIZON CITY, the residential project developed by British investor Ghai Sant Ram in northern Bucharest, has secured €36.5 million in financing (…)

[Read the article in Ziarul Financiar]

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