02.25.2014

The lending activity in Romania remained on a downward slope in January, as demand for loans remains subdued, despite interest rate reductions in recent months. more

01.27.2014

Private pension funds in Romania will have around EUR500 million in the next two years to invest in public offerings and corporate bonds, Raluca Tintoiu, general manager of ING Pensii, said Monday. more

01.27.2014

Romanian private lending fell 4.7% in real terms to 218.46 billion lei (EUR48.2 billion) at the end of December 2013, from RON225.9 billion in the previous year, central bank data showed Monday. more

01.20.2014

Mergers & acquisition consultants are upbeat about a rebound of the Romanian M&A market, and the most dynamic sector will be financial services, which has stood out starting as early as 2013. more

01.13.2014

German-held supermarket chain Lidl, which entered Romania officially by taking over the Plus network in 2011, will continue to expand in 2014 at the same pace it did in 2013, 14 stores, driven by a more

01.12.2014

Nextebank will focus on niche services--namely on very small and small companies, as well as on individuals, with lending not including long-term products in the latter case--according to Horia Manda, more

01.12.2014

Private labels launched by store chains have in recent years conquered some of the most important ranges of Romanian retailers’ sales, such as vegetable oil, yogurt, soap or chocolate, where until more

01.09.2014

The major private healthcare providers announced investment plans in new clinics this year, as well as new hires, after a very quiet 2013 expansion-wise. more

01.08.2014

The year 2014 will be quite busy for the private equity firms that have been in Romania for a number of years, while others might exit after using up their allocations for the area, the managers more

01.06.2014

The average yield of Romania’s mandatory private pension funds (Pillar II) reached a three-year high of 11.75% in 2013, and their total net assets stood at 13.94 billion lei (EUR3.1 billion) in more

12.30.2013

Romanian private lending fell 0.6% in real terms to 219.7 billion lei (EUR49.2 billion) in November, from RON221 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

12.17.2013

The year 2013 has been full of events for the local retail sector, from changes of executives to hundreds of store openings inaugurated by most companies in the sector. more

11.27.2013

Romania’s mandatory (Pillar II) private pension funds will cash contributions of EUR870 million in 2014 and reach net assets of EUR4.2 billion at the end of next year, from EUR2.96 billion on more

11.26.2013

Romanian private lending fell 1.2% in real terms to 221.02 billion lei (EUR49.72 billion) in October, from RON223.1 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

11.07.2013

Sales of private label products increased by 34% on the year in 2012 on the food segment and by 36% on the non-food segment, according to a report by Romania’s Competition Council released Thursday. more

11.07.2013

Contributions to the mandatory private pension system (Pillar II) will increase from 4% to 4.5% of employees’ gross income in 2014, according to Romania’s draft state budget for next year, more

10.29.2013

On a fast moving consumer goods market that is progressing in small steps (below 5%), the private label products developed by retailers are the only ones to see significant growth, says Hans Dewaele, more

10.28.2013

The net profit of Romanian mandatory (Pillar II) and voluntary (Pillar III) private pension funds reached 462.8 million lei (EUR104.2 million) in the first half of 2013, up 41% on the year, according more

10.28.2013

Banks’ supremacy on the market of government bonds is about to end after local clients of government bonds, who include pension funds, as well as foreign clients have boosted their portfolios to more

10.23.2013

Romanian private lending edged up 1.1% in real terms to 223.1 billion lei (EUR50.3 billion) in September, from RON221.9 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

10.11.2013

The private medical service market, which was almost non-existent ten years ago, reached EUR521 million last year and has been among the fastest growing sectors in the last few years. more

10.07.2013

The net assets of Romanian mandatory (Pillar II) and voluntary (III) private pension funds reached 13.5 billion lei (EUR3.02 billion) at the end of September, the Romanian association of private more

09.30.2013

The private banking division of UniCredit Tiriac Bank has reached a portfolio of nearly 3,000 clients following the transaction completed earlier this month whereby the bank took over all the retail more

09.25.2013

Private healthcare providers are complaining that the government is distributing healthcare money at its discretion and there is no predictability in dealing with the authorities. more

09.24.2013

Romanian private lending edged up 0.4% in real terms to 221.9 billion lei (EUR49.62 billion) in August, from RON221.4 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Tuesday. more