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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.0 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 February 2016
Employment effect (start)
17 February 2016
Foreseen end date
30 December 2016
Description
Bucharest-based technology centre ING Services Romania, a subsidiary of Dutch Group ING, is to create 100 IT jobs by the end of the year. The long term plan is ING Services Romania is to hire 450 to 500 IT specialists by 2019 (100 new hires per year). The company currently employs 120 people.
Last November, the Dutch Group organized an international 'Hackathon' in Bucharest dedicated to IT professionals and students. The purpose was to discover the best and most innovative banking services and applications and attract the most talented specialists.
Sources
17 February 2016: Ziarul Financiar
23 November 2015: agora.ro
Citation
Eurofound (2016), ING Services Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 86509, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86509.
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