“I think we should have a more positive approach toward the banking system because it managed to absorb some major shocks during the crisis. It has a high solvency ratio and a high provisioning level,” said at the 2013 ZF Bankers Summit Thursday.

Oprescu also said that a market share above 3% allows a bank to have a sustainable activity.

“It depends on the segment a bank operates, but I think that any market share above 3% allows for a sustainable activity,” said Oprescu, adding the current economic environment is the best since the start of the economic crisis.