Romania

Los nexos entre el delito, la corrupción y quienes están involucrados en negocios que acaparan tierras agrícolas son reales.

Abu Dhabi-based Al Dahra Holding said on Monday it will invest a further $500m in various sectors in the Romanian market after acquiring the largest farm producer there.

Authorities are trying to harden the conditions for foreign land purchases after a study by the European Parliament found that around 40 percent of the Romanian agricultural land is owned by foreign citizens.

Investment Fund Al Dahra Holding took over Agricola Braila, the largest agricultural producer in Romania, in a deal estimated at over EUR 230 million euros and involving some 57,000 ha.

Ingleby group is owned by the Swedish billionaire family of Hans Rausing. The group exploited over 100,500 ha of land worldwide, of which 81,500 ha farmland and 7,261 ha forest.

On the occasion of the publication of Transnational Corporations and Land Speculation in Brazil, Mary Taylor of LeftEast spoke with Fábio Pitta, Devlin Kuyek and Attila Szőcs about the broader implications of the report's findings.

Abu Dhabi-based Al Dahra Group is close to a 200 million Euro deal (US$245 million) to acquire Agricost Braila, the largest farm in Europe.

S'il a acquis légalement ces fermes, le milliardaire Hu Keqin a joué sur une faille juridique en achetant la quasi-totalité des exploitations, et non leur totalité.

Astra Holding Gmbh déjà présent en Roumanie dans des investissements financiers étend son portefeuille dans l’agriculture avec le rachat de 2500 hectares de terre situé dans la région Olt.

PHI Group, Inc, a company investing globally in agriculture and farmland, signs an agreement to set up a bank fund in Luxembourg to provide financing for the Company’s and its clients’ projects.

Depuis l’entrée en vigueur d’une nouvelle loi en 2014, la Roumanie connaît un alarmant phénomène d’accaparement des terres arables.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will buy a 13% stake in the Agricover group, owned by Iranian investor Jabbar Kanani.