{"id":5823,"date":"2021-10-22T19:01:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T19:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/country\/romania\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T21:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:15:10","slug":"romania","status":"publish","type":"country","link":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/country\/romania\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>Global Communities works to strengthen the legal and regulatory environment for Romanian micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, unlocking competitiveness in vital sectors such as tourism, information technology and communication.<\/p>\n\t<p>Vitas Romania serves local entrepreneurs and homeowners by providing financing loans traditional banks won&#8217;t take on. By connecting these businesses to the credit they need, our work drives growth and bolsters a competitive market economy.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCurrent Programs\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GC-Romania-Vitas-Entrepreneur-2016-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"GC-Romania-Vitas-Entrepreneur-2016 (1)\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1696\" width=\"2560\" title=\"GC-Romania-Vitas-Entrepreneur-2016 (1)\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tFueling Job Creation with Fair Financing \t<\/h4>\n\t<p>Vitas Romania (Vitas IFN S.A.) is a registered Romanian financial institution first established as a program of Global Communities in 1996. Vitas Romania focuses on providing financing to homeowners, microenterprises, and small and medium-sized companies, including for improvements to increase energy efficiency. Vitas Romania operates ten branches in Western and Central Romania.<\/p>\n<p>It has worked with more than 50 non-governmental organizations, member-based business service organizations, and Chambers of Commerce. 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