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Bogdan Neagu

Fields
Capital Market, Macroeconomics, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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Tourist Arrivals In Romania Up 22.2% On Year In February
Macroeconomics

Tourist Arrivals In Romania Up 22.2% On Year In February

Tourist arrivals in Romania rose 22.2% in February from the year-earlier month, while overnight accommodations were up 22.6% on the year, the statistics institute INS said Monday.

Bogdan Neagu · 01.04.2013 · 10:00 · 1 min
Romania Plans To Sell RON2.5B, EUR200M Paper In April
Banks-Insurance

Romania Plans To Sell RON2.5B, EUR200M Paper In April

Romania’s Finance Ministry plans to sell state paper worth 2.5 billion lei (EUR566 million) in April, down below RON3 billion raised a month earlier, but it added an auction for euro-denomin...

Bogdan Neagu · 29.03.2013 · 17:48 · 1 min
Bucharest Stocks Open Slightly Down, On Low Traded Values
Capital Market

Bucharest Stocks Open Slightly Down, On Low Traded Values

The Bucharest bourse was slightly down in early trade Wednesday, but the interest was extremely reduced with only several financial stocks gathering some interest.

Bogdan Neagu · 27.03.2013 · 10:50 · 1 min
Romania Private Lending Falls 0.6% To RON222.7B In February
Banks-Insurance

Romania Private Lending Falls 0.6% To RON222.7B In February

Romanian private lending fell 0.6% in real terms to 222.7 billion lei (EUR50.5 billion) in February, from RON223.4 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Tuesday.

Bogdan Neagu · 26.03.2013 · 11:33 · 1 min
Raiffeisen To Acquire Citibank’s Romanian Consumer Portfolio
Banks-Insurance

Raiffeisen To Acquire Citibank’s Romanian Consumer Portfolio

The Romanian subsidiary of Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International will purchase Citibank’s Romanian consumer portfolio, the lenders said in a joint statement Thursday.

Bogdan Neagu · 21.03.2013 · 10:40 · 1 min
Fitch Downgrades Unicredit's Subsidiaries In Romania, Croatia, Russia
Banks-Insurance

Fitch Downgrades Unicredit's Subsidiaries In Romania, Croatia, Russia

Fitch Ratings cut by one notch the ratings of several subisidiaries of Italian lender UniCredit, including Romania's UniCredit Tiriac Bank, following the parent group's downgrade, the agency...

Bogdan Neagu · 20.03.2013 · 22:51 · 1 min
IMF Approves Three-Month Extension Of Romania Stand-By Loan
Macroeconomics

IMF Approves Three-Month Extension Of Romania Stand-By Loan

The International Monetary Fund approved a three-month extension of the EUR3.6 billion stand-by loan for Romania until the end of June, the fund said in a statement Wednesday.

Bogdan Neagu · 20.03.2013 · 22:29 · 1 min
Leu Ends Down Vs Euro, Nears 4.4 Units
Capital Market

Leu Ends Down Vs Euro, Nears 4.4 Units

The Romanian leu weakened in late trade Wednesday and closed near the 4.4 mark, on high demand for euro from corporate clients.

Bogdan Neagu · 13.03.2013 · 17:07 · 1 min
Leu Slides Vs Euro, Exchange Rate At 4.3837
Capital Market

Leu Slides Vs Euro, Exchange Rate At 4.3837

The Romanian leu stayed on a downward trend in the first part of Wednesday session, and the central bank set the official reference rate at 4.3837 per euro, some 0.2% weaker on the day.

Bogdan Neagu · 13.03.2013 · 13:26 · 1 min
Romania Housing Construction Down 4.2% In 2012
Macroeconomics

Romania Housing Construction Down 4.2% In 2012

Romanian housing construction fell 4.2% to 42,566 units in 2012 from the previous year, due to a decrease in the number of privately-funded units, the country’s statistics institute INS said...

Bogdan Neagu · 04.03.2013 · 10:15 · 1 min
Romania Plans To Sell RON3B Debt In March
Banks-Insurance

Romania Plans To Sell RON3B Debt In March

The Romanian Finance Ministry plans to sell state treasuries worth 3 billion lei (EUR686 million) in March, below the RON4 billion raised in the previous month, according to an announcement...

Bogdan Neagu · 01.03.2013 · 16:14 · 1 min
Leu Exchange Rate Strengthens To 4.3573 Vs Euro
Capital Market

Leu Exchange Rate Strengthens To 4.3573 Vs Euro

The Romanian leu kept its early gains and stayed below 4.36 against the euro in the first half of Friday session, and the central bank set the leu’s exchange rate at 4.3573 units.

Bogdan Neagu · 01.03.2013 · 13:43 · 1 min