7 mar 2019

A middle ground must be found when it comes to the interest spreads of the banks on the local market, so as to pursue not only profit but also an increase in financial intermediation, says Bogdan more

26 feb 2019

The Bucharest Stock Exchange is an important pillar for the development of the Romanian capital and the Pillar II private pension managers, which are considered natural buyers in the initial public more

21 feb 2019

“We want to invest but we want to understand the market we invest in,” Christina Verchere, CEO of OMV Petrom said at the ZF Power Summit 2019. more

20 feb 2019

Some of the largest actors in the energy sector say they will continue to invest, though more cautiously, expecting the Emergency Ordinance 114 on taxation changes to be amended soon. more

28 ian 2019

The Aqua Carpatica brand, the leader of the still mineral water segment, posted almost EUR75 million sales in 2018, as a result of high consumption and development of the brand on a premium position more

2 nov 2018

Development through franchising is the surefire way to grow a business and entrepreneurs must have the courage to invest in a business that matches their skills. more

16 oct 2018

Telecom operators on the local market will have separate budgets for the acquisition of 5G licenses from the auction the Romanian government is to hold some time towards the end of next year and more

20 sep 2018

Ten years after the crisis, Misu Negritoiu, then chief executive officer of ING Romania, said on ZF Live he “understood” the decisions of Romania’s central bank governor Mugur Isarescu at the more

6 iul 2018

Local banks are not interested in buying other banks, which have market shares of about 1%. The chances of a big bank coming to Romania are slim, but private equity firms can come with a new more

6 iul 2018

The lending model of the banks in Romania, which focuses on retail and real estate, limits “healthy, durable and balanced” growth of lending, considering all the signs pointing towards an more

5 iul 2018

Too complicated flows of operations, excessive red tape, superficial approach of potential customers, are the main weaknesses of the local banks, the participants to the first day of the ZF Bankers more

29 iun 2018

There might be a solution to the shortage of labor in Romania and that is enabling women on maternity leave to return to work sooner than two years. more

29 mai 2018

Almost 36,000 Romanians had more than EUR100,000 in the bank at the end of 2017 or 39.6 billion lei (EUR8.5 billion), which is RON3 billion more than at the end of 2016, according to a report of more

16 mar 2018

Romanian entrepreneurs are more and more willing to sell, taking advantage of Romania’s economic growth, which is a magnet to foreign companies and investment funds that have the money to buy more

7 mar 2018

Romanian startup UiPath has raised $153 million from venture capital firms Accel and Kleinder Perkins Caufield & Byers and investment fund Capital G, which values the company at $1.1 billion. more

21 feb 2018

The Romanian government could collect EUR2.8 billion royalties over twenty years from the natural gas drilled in the Black Sea and natural gas production is expected to double by 2025, when the more

13 dec 2017

Romania needs new generation facilities to be able to cope with rising consumption as the current system is old. more

3 nov 2017

Insurance companies and the public opinion should discuss more about optional insurance, be it general or life insurance and less about auto liability insurance (RCA), if they want to see the Romanian more

20 oct 2017

The franchise market in Romania - more than 400 concepts, is headed towards EUR3 billion revenue by yearend and has the potential to double in the next five years, as the interest of entrepreneurs for more

5 oct 2017

What is a brand? Is it a story? Is it marketing? Money, work, passion? All of the above? more

27 sep 2017

Iasi has the potential for industrial development over the next three to five years, after a time of development in the IT sector, believes Bogdan Pitigoi, owner of Tester group, which holds more

6 iul 2017

Romania’s banking system is in good shape in terms of financial indicators but in a major crisis of disconnect from the real economy and customers, consultants say. more

5 iul 2017

After cleaning up their balance sheets of the non-performing loans that piled up during the crisis and the return to profit, Romanian banking sectors is entering a new phase when the focus will be on more