In the first quarter of 2009, 4.925 firms entered insolvency nationwide.
Out of the total number of insolvent companies in the January-March interval of 2010, 40% are active in commerce and retail, 16% in manufacturing, and 15% in constructions.
In March alone, 2,152 companies entered insolvency, compared with 2,022 in February, ONRC said Wednesday.
In 2009, 18,241 companies entered insolvency, up 25% on the year.
Almost 20,000 companies suspended their operations during the first quarter, 4.5-times more than in the same period of 2009.
About one million companies are registered in Romania.