23 mar 2012

Andreas Zivy, the Swiss businessman who controls grain trader Ameropa, became the chairman of Azomures’s board of directors as soon as the deal with the former owners was completed. The Turkish more

2 mar 2012

The capital market stars were generally the liquid shares of the first tier of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. They were the main targets of non-resident investors, who were given away by the high more

28 feb 2012

Paper and cardboard maker Vrancart Adjud (VNC.RO), controlled by regional investment fund SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO), set out to triple profit this year to 6 million lei (EUR1.4 million) according to more

20 feb 2012

The cumulated turnover of the 71 companies listed in Bucharest that have so far reported preliminary results for 2011 rose by 17.6% on the year in 2011 and their cumulated net profit climbed 62%, but more

20 feb 2012

Biofarm (BIO.RO) was the most profitable pharmaceuticals company on the Bucharest stock exchange last year. Despite a two-percentage point drop in net profit margin to 15.5%, the drugmaker surpassed more

2 feb 2012

The Romanian Government has been promising the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for two years that it will sell on the stock exchange minority stakes in the main state-run companies in the energy more

24 ian 2012

Buzau (SE Romania) businessman Constantin Toma, who successfully steered the Romet group towards EUR300 million sales last year, plans to consolidate business at this level in 2012 and also boost more

23 ian 2012

Harbor operator Socep Constanta (SOCP.RO) says that cargo traffic handled by the company and the entire harbor witnessed a significant decline over the past couple of months, and prospects for this more

13 ian 2012

In the long term, dividends granted by companies and the erosion in the money value through inflation have as much influence on the real yield of stock exchange investments as their market price more

12 ian 2012

Statements by unionists at aluminum refinery Alro Slatina (ALR.RO) of a potential shutdown of the unit caused the company's stocks to drop almost 10% on the bourse. Management declined to comment. more

5 dec 2011

The sovereign debt crisis caught the most important 50 companies on the Bucharest Stock Exchange with cash reserves that stood at 4 billion lei (EUR910 million) on September 30. Their short-term debt, more

29 nov 2011

Heavy equipment producer Doosan IMBG, controlled by South Korea-based Doosan Heavy Industries & Constructions, sees its turnover at 400 million lei (EUR94 million) in 2011, close to the EUR100 million more

17 nov 2011

The turnovers of three of the four steel companies owned by Russian group Mechel in Romania climbed by 72% in the first nine months of this year, to 2.1 billion lei (EUR0.48 million), but they posted more

10 nov 2011

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB.RO) on Thursday launches a wheat futures contract that will offer farmers a reference for the price of wheat, which they can use to sell their crop. more

26 oct 2011

Banca Transilvania bank (TLV.RO) on Thursday will open the season of financial reports for the third quarter, with all companies on the stock exchange set to publish their results by mid-November. more

17 oct 2011

The number of active investors on the Bucharest Stock Exchange reached the lowest level in September since 2005, when the institution started to publish the first statistical data on the trend of the more

14 oct 2011

Gheorghe Ionescu, one of the businesspeople closest in touch with what is going in Romania, has made his first public appearance in a decade, as he attended inauguration of the new Jilava plant of the more

14 oct 2011

The decline in orders received by the electrode maker Ductil signals a slowdown of the industry, which has born the burden of the economic rebound of the past year. The management is not too more

14 oct 2011

Timpuri Noi, one of the symbols of the Bucharest industry, has recently inaugurated its new plant in Jilava, near the capital city, in which it invested almost EUR10 million. more

8 oct 2011

ArcelorMittal Galati, the largest steel plant in Romania, plans to increase its production by one million tons starting next year, after the reopening of furnace five, whose upgrading cost EUR80 more

5 oct 2011

The shares of the five regional investment funds (SIF) were significantly affected on the stock exchange, losing up to 15% in the last three trading sessions alone amid foreign stock exchange more

3 oct 2011

The National Securities Commission (CNVM) at the end of last week approved the transfer of shares of electrical equipment producer Electromagnetica Bucuresti (ELMA.RO) from Rasdaq onto the regulated more

30 sep 2011

KBC Securities, the largest brokerage firm on the Romanian capital marmet, previously held by Belgium’s KBC, is now controlled by Bogdan Juravle and Sorin Apostol, each holding 47.5% of the capital, more

29 sep 2011

ArcelorMittal Galati, the largest steel plant in Romania, controlled by Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, will complete a EUR80 million investment in upgrading a furnace next month, which will boost more

23 sep 2011

BET, the main index of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, Thursday broke the 4,350-point level, hitting its lowest point since the autumn of 2009 amid severe corrections on the external markets. more