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Manufacturing (32) Other manufacturing 32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys 32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys
140 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 February 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
The American company Electronic Arts (EA) has announced that it is to create 140 new jobs by the end of 2008 with the launch of a new production line for computer video games and consoles at its site in Bucharest Sema Parc. Production is expected to start in 2008. This business expansion will require an investment of USD 5 million. The site currently employs 180 employees specialised in the field of games for mobile phones.
Sources
4 February 2008: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Electronic Arts Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 66279, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66279.