The rise in the number of insolvencies in Romania reflects a more demanding market and a natural selection of vulnerable companies, rather than the emergence of a generalised economic crisis, according to an analysis by Cătălin Guriță, lawyer and insolvency practitioner, founding partner of GMCID.
Analysis by Cătălin Guriță, lawyer and insolvency practitioner, founding partner of GMCID.
The number of companies entering insolvency in the first quarter of 2026 stood at 1,829, up 14.31% compared with Q1 2025, while a study conducted by Coface at the beginning of the year pointed to a 36% increase in January 2026 compared with January 2025.
The figures must be read in relation to the…

