In the middle of the 90’s, in full swing of economic recovery, the authorities looked upon the promotion of the Romanian products and services in the foreign markets as a priority for the development and modernization of the national economy.

Therefore, the foundation of a national center for export promotion became a must in the strategy aimed at the sustainable growth of the Romanian export.

Under such circumstances, on January 1^st 1996, the Romanian Foreign Trade Center (RFTC) was set up. The key goal focused to become more successful in the international business. A special emphasis has been devoted on helping Romanian companies to develop their capacity and ability to tackle overseas markets.

Since its foundation, RFTC has fully performed the assigned mission: expanding Romanian exports, diversifying export offer and assisting the Romanian enterprises entering foreign markets.

For the very coming years, RFTC has planned to consolidate its position and role as a national trade promotion organization, focusing on developing a wide range export promotion projects, particularly designed for small and medium-sized enterprises, diversification of trade-related promotion activities, improving trade information services and training support, expanding representative offices network across the country, and strengthening partnership and cooperation with national, regional and international trade promotion organizations and institutions

In 2002, Romanian Agency for Foreign Investment was founded having the mission to apply government policies for promoting and attracting foreign direct investments.

In 2004, RFTC went through a reorganization process and changed its name into Romanian Trade Promotion Center (RTPC) aiming to promote exports, to present Romania’s economic potential and to provide trade-related information.

In 2009, Romanian Trade Promotion Center and Romanian Agency for Foreign Investment merged into

Romania Trade and Invest