{"id":4253,"date":"2025-09-01T06:12:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/?p=4253"},"modified":"2025-09-01T06:12:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:12:58","slug":"lidl-a-key-driver-of-romanias-economy-e2-31-billion-impact-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/lidl-a-key-driver-of-romanias-economy-e2-31-billion-impact-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Lidl, a key driver of Romania\u2019s economy: \u20ac2.31 billion impact in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, Lidl contributed \u20ac2.31 billion to Romania\u2019s economy, equivalent to 0.65% of the country\u2019s GDP, according to a KPMG study. The retailer\u2019s activity supported nearly 90,000 jobs nationwide, with each Lidl position generating six more across the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, Lidl invested \u20ac160 million in Romania, representing 2.79% of all foreign direct investment, and paid \u20ac765 million in taxes and contributions to the state budget. The company also collaborated with more than 2,200 local suppliers, spending over \u20ac2.16 billion, while exports generated through local partners reached \u20ac60 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEach year, Lidl strengthens its commitment to investing in Romania. Since entering the market, we have invested around \u20ac2.6 billion, with a major economic impact equivalent to more than 4.5 million net minimum wages. Our contribution goes beyond figures\u2014it\u2019s about building stronger communities,\u201d said Jose Alberto Chueca Val, CEO of Lidl Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With consolidated sales of \u20ac4.9 billion in 2024, up 9% year-on-year, Lidl remains the country\u2019s leading food retailer by revenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2024, Lidl contributed \u20ac2.31 billion to Romania\u2019s economy, equivalent to 0.65% of the country\u2019s GDP, according to a KPMG study. The retailer\u2019s activity supported nearly 90,000 jobs nationwide, with each Lidl position generating six more across the economy. Last year, Lidl invested \u20ac160 million in Romania, representing 2.79% of all foreign direct investment, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-investment","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4253"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4254,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4253\/revisions\/4254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}