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October 7, 2026

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Real estate becomes Romania’s second-largest destination for foreign capital
Oct 7, 2026

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Real estate becomes Romania’s second-largest destination for foreign capital.

Real estate transactions accounted for 16.4% of Romania’s total foreign direct investment stock at the end of 2025, up from 16% a year earlier, (…)

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