And Romania's top companies are...

Top players in Romania are dominated by energy companies Petrom, Electrica and Rompetrol Rafinare, and the automotive, metallurgy and retail sectors, with Automobile Dacia, ArcelorMittal Galati and Metro, respectively, whose cumulated profit was some €720 million.

“It is not at all unusual for such a ranking to be dominated by energy companies. If you look at Russia or the U.S. you will notice the same pattern. With the price of oil rising rapidly, it is natural that all businesses involved in this area should increase significantly. In any case, by their very nature, these businesses are very large,” according to a declaration for Business Standard by Codrut Pascu, Managing Director of the Roland Berger management advisory company.