01.14.2013

Romania’s Finance Ministry sold state paper worth 2.91 billion lei (EUR664 million) at two auctions Monday, well above the planned amount, as yields continued a downward trend started in the last more

01.14.2013

Romania’s Finance Ministry plans to raise EUR150 million at a euro-denominated bond sale on the local market January 22, the ministry said Monday. more

01.11.2013

Traian Oprea, former general manager at Romanian state-owned hydropower producer Hidroelectrica, has been appointed adviser to Economy Minister Varujan Vosganian. more

01.10.2013

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Thursday sold 1.82 billion lei (EUR416 million) in four-year government bonds, threefold the planned amount, at an average yield of 6.03% a year, lower than at the more

01.07.2013

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Monday sold state paper worth 2.15 billion lei (EUR486.3 million) in the first two auctions of 2013, at decreasing yields, as investors' interest for Romania debt has more

12.27.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry plans to sell debt of 18-20 billion lei (4-4.5 billion euros) on the local market in the first three months of 2013, according to a ministry announcement. more

12.26.2012

The Finance Ministry has a foreign currency liquidity reserve of EUR4.4 billion, only EUR200 million more than on May 8, when Florin Georgescu, the suspended first deputy governor of central bank, more

12.24.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry plans to sell state paper worth 4.6 billion lei (EUR1 billion) in January, down from RON8.1 billion sold in December. more

12.22.2012

Romania’s Government on Saturday decided to set up the National Tourism Authority, which will operate within the Economy Ministry and will be coordinated by the minister-delegate for SMEs, Tourism more

12.22.2012

Romania’s new Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu on Saturday appointed Raed Arafat to the position of secretary of state and first deputy health minister. more

12.21.2012

Romanian Parliament’s special committees on Friday endorsed Varujan Vosganian for the position of Economy minister with 57 to 11 votes and one abstention. more

12.20.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Thursday sold three-year bonds of 3.4 billion lei (EUR760 million), much higher than its RON300 million target, as the average yield fell to 6.14% from 6.61% at the more

12.17.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry raised 1.08 million lei (EUR241 million) at a one-year bills auction Monday, above the planned amount, at an annual average yield of 6.24%, lower than at the previous more

12.13.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry sold 2.07 billion lei (EUR460 million) at two bond auctions Thursday, well above the planned amount, at average annual yields of 6.44% and 6.57%, respectively. more

12.10.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry sold a planned 500 million lei (EUR110.3 million) at a one-year bills auction Monday, at an average annual yield of 6.33%, marginally higher than at the previous tender. more

12.06.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry sold a planned 500 million lei (EUR110.1 million) at two bond auctions Thursday, at slightly higher yields compared with the previous tenders, central bank data showed. more

12.03.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry sold a planned 500 million lei (EUR110.6 million) at a one-year bills auction Monday, with the average annual yield reaching 6.29% a year, higher than at the previous more

11.29.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry will tap international debt markets again early next year and has already hired HSBC, Citigroup, Barclays and BNP Paribas to help with the sale. more

11.29.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry plans to sell state paper worth 3.1 billion lei (EUR687 million) in December, slightly down from RON3.5 billion sold a month earlier, ministry data showed Thursday. more

11.28.2012

Romania’s Health Ministry aims to speed up the acquisition and discount procedure of the drugs difficult to procure, secretary of state Alexandru Rafila said Wednesday. more

11.26.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Monday sold 450 million lei (EUR99 million) in state paper of various maturities, raising slightly more than planned although yields inched higher. more

11.22.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Thursday sold a planned 250 million lei (EUR55.2 million) of five years bonds, at an average yield of 6.66% a year, higher than at the previous auction. more

11.19.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry sold 406.6 million lei (EUR89.6 million) at a two-year bond auction Monday, slightly below the planned amount, at an average annual yield of 6.42% a year, higher than at more

11.16.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Friday raised EUR341.8 million from a tap of its 2014 euro-denominated bond, more than double the planned amount, at an average yield of 3.4% a year. more

11.15.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Thursday sold a planned 300 million lei (EUR66 million) of three-year bonds, at an average yield of 6.55% a year, little changed from the previous auction. more