01.07.2015

Mandatory private pension funds (Pillar II) had an average yield of 8.71% last year, from 11.75% in 2013, and reached total assets of RON19.1 billion (EUR4.26 billion) in December 2014, 37% higher more

12.29.2014

The assets of Romanian mandatory (Pillar II) and voluntary (Pillar III) private pensions are expected to reach nearly 26.3 billion lei at the end of 2015, of which Pillar II will total some RON25 more

12.23.2014

Romanian private lending went up 0.1% on the month in real terms in November, after a similar increase in October, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

12.04.2014

Assets managed by private pension funds in Romania reached RON18.8 billion at the end of September, up 27.12% from the end of 2013, and account for 2.8% of Romania's gross domestic product, according more

11.25.2014

Romanian private lending went up a mere 0.1% on the month in real terms in October, after a 0.3% decline in September, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

11.21.2014

The number of companies in Romania rose by 13,500 in 2013 from 2012, to around 460,000, while private sector headcount shows 19,000 new jobs were created, according to the latest data published by the more

11.06.2014

Private equity fund investment manager Axxess Capital will continue acquisitions in 2015 and plans to close two or three deals. more

11.06.2014

Private mandatory pension funds with high investments in Romanian stocks rather than foreign ones boasted the highest returns in the first nine months of this year, of as much as 8.2%, as the more

11.05.2014

Sales of private label products account for 14% of Romania’s retail market, higher by one percentage point compared to 2013, but it is hard to build customer loyalty, according to a survey by market more

11.04.2014

International Healthcare Systems (IHS), the fifth largest player on the Romanian private healthcare market, will continue adding one center per annum, at the pace it’s maintained so far, but also more

10.23.2014

Romanian private lending went down 0.3% on the month in real terms in September, after a 0.2% increase in August, central bank data showed Thursday. more

10.21.2014

Consumption of private label soft drinks has neared 20 liters per capita in Romania, accounting for 15% of overall consumption of such products, eight times higher than the 2008 level. In the same more

10.17.2014

Romanians annually earmark the largest sum in Europe for soap, each consumer spending on average EUR3.2. According to ZF data, this is the only product category where Romanians lead, while in terms of more

10.13.2014

Youths are uniformed or uninterested in private pensions, as in 2014 alone, 80,000 persons were randomly distributed to one of the eight pension funds as they had no option, Ileana Ciutan, head of more

10.13.2014

The problems on the capital market and insurance market have started to affect the credibility of private pension funds, which is a cause for concern, Ion Giurescu, vice-president of Romania's more

10.06.2014

Romania's Transport Ministry is seeking managers for state owned airline Tarom, passenger railway company CFR Calatori, railway company CFR SA, the Bucharest Airports Company and subway operator more

10.01.2014

There should be more companies providing medical insurance, so the healthcare sector would get more money, Vasile Ciurchea, chairman of the National Health Insurance House (CNAS) said at the ZF Pharma more

09.30.2014

The private healthcare market will have several mergers and acquisitions in 2015 and at least one big transaction in the next two years, Sergiu Negut, consultant in the healthcare sector, told ZF more

09.24.2014

Half of Romanians believe "someone else" must ensure they have decent pensions upon retirement, particularly the state, which explains' people's low interest for the private pension system, an online more

09.23.2014

Misu Negritoiu, head of Romania's financial regulator ASF, said Tuesday it is good for Romanians to contribute to private pension funds, whether or not they expect to eventually live off that money, more

09.23.2014

Romanian private lending inched up 0.2% in real terms in August, after a 0.7% fall in July, fueled by a increase in leu loans while foreign currency lending extended its decline. more

09.19.2014

Health insurance, which has lagged behind on the private healthcare market, had a strong start to the year in 2014, as companies with over 54,000 employees signed contracts with insurance companies. more

09.04.2014

Private equity funds’ interest in transactions on the Romanian market and the number of these operations grew in the first eight months of 2014, but the funds’ investment strategy has remained the more

08.26.2014

Romanian private lending went down 0.7% on the month in real terms in July, after a 0.4% fall in June, as a small increase in leu loans could not offset the persistent decline in foreign currency more

08.25.2014

Retailer Mega Image, part of Belgian group Delhaize, reported sales under Mega Image private label worth 538 million lei (EUR121.8 million), accounting for 23% of the retialer’s total revenue in more