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

11.12.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry plans to attract EUR150 million from the local market by reopening a May 2014 euro-denominated bond, which carries a 4.5% coupon, according to an announcement posted more

11.12.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry sold a planned 800 million lei (EUR177 million) at a one-year bills auction Monday, at an average annual yield of 6.13% a year. more

11.09.2012

A delegation of Russian power producer TISE will come to Bucharest most likely next Friday for talks with Romanian Economy Ministry representatives on collaboration in the industry sector, state more

11.08.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry sold a planned 500 million lei (EUR110.7 million) at a two-year bond auction Thursday, at an average annual yield of 6.34% a year. more

11.05.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Monday sold 794.1 million lei (EUR175.7 million) in one-year treasury bills, slightly below the planned amount, at an average yield of 6.08%, in line with the recent more

11.01.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry plans to sell state paper worth 3.55 billion lei (EUR783 million) in November, slightly up from RON3.13 billion sold a month earlier, ministry data showed Thursday. more

10.31.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry raised EUR1.5 billion at a seven-year eurobond sale in international markets Wednesday, fulfilling around one third of the demand, people familiar with the matter said. more

10.31.2012

Romania’s Finance Ministry has launched a seven-year eurobond on foreign markets Wednesday in a bid to raise EUR500 million to EUR1.5 billion, market participants told Mediafax. more

10.28.2012

Romania’s Health Ministry has been allotted extra 150 million lei (EUR33 million) at this year’s second budget revision and expects to collect some RON350-400 million from the clawback tax. more