Corporate Lending Up to RON3.9B in October, 14-Year Monthly Peak
12.16.2020
Banks in Romania granted 3.9 billion lei in new leu loans to companies in October, an increase of RON1.3 billion or 50.5% on the year-ago month. Corporate lending reached the highest level of the year in October as well as the highest monthly level in 14 years.
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CFA Romania Analysts Project 7.3% Budgetary Gap and 1.7% Economic Growth in 2024
10.14.2024
The macroeconomic confidence index of CFA Romania Association shed 6.7 points in September, to 40.1 points, amid the 7.3-point decline of the... more
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Romania's Central Bank Has New Board Of Directors As Of October 11
10.11.2024
Romania's central bank has a new Board of Directors, for a five-year term, led by Chairman and Governor Mugur Isarescu, starting October 11, 2024. more
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tbi bank, Also Present In Romania, Upwardly Revises Its Net Profit For H1/2024 To EUR24.4M
10.10.2024
tbi bank, a provider of alternative payment solutions, which operates in Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Germany and Lithuania, announces an upward... more
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Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania Appoints Alessio Cioni As General Manager And Chief Executive Officer
10.09.2024
Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, the Romanian subsidiary of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, Italy's largest banking group, has appointed Alessio Cioni as General... more
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tbi bank, With Operations In Romania Too, Opens Its Own Technology Hub In Türkiye
10.08.2024
tbi bank, a provider of alternative payment solutions, which operates in Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Germany and Lithuania, is opening its own... more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON500M From Banks On Oct 7, 2024
10.07.2024
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON500 million from banks on Monday (Oct 7, 2024) selling benchmark bonds, in line with the planned amount, at an... more
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New Tezaur Treasury Bills Available As Of Monday, October 7
10.04.2024
Romania’s finance ministry is launching new Tezaur Treasury bills on Monday, October 7, the ministry announced on Friday (Oct 4). more
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Romania's Central Bank Holds Key Rate Steady At 6.5% a Year
10.04.2024
Romania's central bank has decided at its Board meeting on Friday (Oct 4, 2024) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year, the level... more
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Metropolitan Life Reaches Gross Written Premiums Of RON378M In H1/2024, Up 21% YoY
10.03.2024
Metropolitan Life, the second largest life insurance company in Romania (as per data from Ziarul Financiar daily), announces a 21% annual increase... more
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Romania's Central Bank Authorizes BLIK ROMANIA Instant Payment System
10.03.2024
The Board of Directors of Romania's central bank authorized on October 1, 2024 the operation in Romania of Polish instant payment system BLIK. more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON1.4B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On Oct 3
10.03.2024
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.42 billion from banks on Thursday (Oct 3), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average... more
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Romania Forex Reserves Rise To EUR65.77B In September 2024
10.01.2024
Romania's foreign exchange reserves increased by EUR2.5 billion over the course of September 2024, up to EUR65.77 billion at the end of the month,... more
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First Bank Becomes 15th Bank in Romania Banking System To Add Instant Payment Services to Portfolio
10.01.2024
First Bank, part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group, has broadened its portfolio with the Instant Payments service developed by TRANSFOND, allowing for the... more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON500M From Banks On Sept 30, 2024
09.30.2024
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON500 million from banks on Monday (Sept 30, 2024) selling benchmark bonds, higher by RON100 million than the... more
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Filip & Company Assisted Banca Transilvania In Launching Sustainable Bond Issue
09.30.2024
Law firm Filip & Company assisted Banca Transilvania with the launch of a sustainable bond issue, raising EUR700 million from international markets. more
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Installments of RON-Denominated Loans Contracted after 2019 Will Inch Up Starting October as IRCC Index Hits 5.99% Record High
09.30.2024
Installments of RON-denominated loans taken out after 2019 will edge up starting October as loan reference index IRCC rose from 5.86% in... more
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CEC Bank Group Rakes in RON280M Net Profit in H1/2024
09.27.2024
CEC Bank Group in the first half of this year generated RON279.8 million net profit, with the Bank’s net profit reaching RON269.5 million. more
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Banca Transilvania Raises EUR700M Via Bond Issue Maturing In 2030
09.26.2024
Romanian lender Banca Transilvania (stock symbol: BT) has announced in a press statement that it sold EUR700 million in bonds on September 25,... more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON500M From Banks On Sept 26
09.26.2024
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON500 million from banks on Thursday (Sept 26), selling government paper at an annual average yield of 6.04%. more
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iBanFirst: Forecast For Romanian Leu And EUR/USD Exchange Rate In Q4/2024
09.26.2024
The exchange rate has a short-term upward potential, with a target of RON5 to the euro, which is largely driven by lower bond yields, driving... more
The Ministry of Energy and the companies Reţele Electrice Muntenia, Reţele Electrice Banat and Reţele Electrice Dobrogea (part of
moreMore than 3,600 companies went insolvent in the first half of 2024, which translates into a 5.8% increase compared to the first six
moreRomania's energy ministry has signed 27 financing contracts worth a total RON138.2 million which target investments in the local
moreBucharest’s short-term rental market had a booming post-pandemic evolution considering that in 2023 alone, the industry generated
moreThe volume of real estate deals in Romania posted an 131% advance in the first half of this year, to EUR418 million, marking the
moreThe assets of open-end equity funds in Romania, which have three times fewer investors than bond and fixed income funds, increased by
moreRomania smartphone market is expected to be flat at around 3.5-3.6 million units this year as in recent years there’s been a downward
moreFiscal deficits will remain elevated in Romania in the medium term: 4.7% of GDP (cash basis) in 2024, compared to the 2.9% target set
moreAnalysis
Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting SavingsRomania could increase its gross domestic product (GDP) by 10% until 2050, generating an additional contribution of EUR575 billion by boosting savings and redirecting them towards lucrative investments, according to a survey conducted by McKinsey&Company in spring 2022.