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Bogdan Neagu

Fields
Capital Market, Macroeconomics, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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Weekly Export Risk Outlook, October 29
Analysis

Weekly Export Risk Outlook, October 29

The latest edition of the Weekly Export Risk Outlook report.analyzes the outcome of elections in Ukraine and mixed news from the US and German economies.

Bogdan Neagu · 30.10.2014 · 13:00 · 1 min
Erste Group Reports EUR1.5B Loss For First Nine Months
Banks-Insurance

Erste Group Reports EUR1.5B Loss For First Nine Months

Austria’s Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) Thursday reported a net loss of almost 1.5 billion euros for the first nine months of the year, mainly due to write-downs at its Romanian and Hungarian un...

Bogdan Neagu · 30.10.2014 · 11:11 · 1 min
Extensive Balance Sheet Clean-Up Takes BCR's Loss To RON2.4B In Jan-Sept
Banks-Insurance

Extensive Balance Sheet Clean-Up Takes BCR's Loss To RON2.4B In Jan-Sept

Romania’s largest bank BCR Thursday reported a massive net loss for the first nine months due to a significant rise in provisioning costs on the back of an accelerated balance sheet clean-up...

Bogdan Neagu · 30.10.2014 · 10:13 · 2 min
Banca Transilvania 9-Month Net Profit Up 40%
Banks-Insurance

Banca Transilvania 9-Month Net Profit Up 40%

Romanian lender Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) Thursday reported a significant rise in net profit for the first nine months of the year, supported by higher operational revenue and cost control...

Bogdan Neagu · 30.10.2014 · 10:12 · 1 min
Romania Sells RON500M 3-Year Bonds At 3.57% Average Yield
Banks-Insurance

Romania Sells RON500M 3-Year Bonds At 3.57% Average Yield

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday raised a planned 500 million lei (EUR113 million) at a three-year bond auction, at similar yields compared with another sale earlier this month.

Bogdan Neagu · 28.10.2014 · 14:59 · 1 min
INS: Romania Issues More Housing Permits In September
Macroeconomics

INS: Romania Issues More Housing Permits In September

Romanian housing permits went up 6.6% to 3,858 units in September, from 3,618 units a month earlier, the country’s statistics institute INS said Tuesday.

Bogdan Neagu · 28.10.2014 · 10:09 · 1 min
Macroeconomics

Romanian Executives See Growth In Manufacturing, Decline In Constructions In 4Q

Romanian managers estimate moderate growth in the manufacturing industry, but a decline in activity in the constructions sector in the fourth quarter, the statistics institute INS said in a...

Bogdan Neagu · 28.10.2014 · 10:01 · 1 min
Macroeconomics

Romania’s Budget Turns To Surplus After First 9 Months

Romania’s government budget turned to surplus at the end of September, as spending took a dive in the first nine months, mainly due to lower allocations for public investments.

Bogdan Neagu · 27.10.2014 · 20:01 · 1 min
Romania Sells Debt Worth RON1.3B At Record Low Yields
Banks-Insurance

Romania Sells Debt Worth RON1.3B At Record Low Yields

Romania’s Finance Ministry sold debt worth a planned 1.3 billion lei (EUR294 million) in short-term notes at two auctions Monday, with the yields falling to record lows amid high demand.

Bogdan Neagu · 27.10.2014 · 17:38 · 1 min
ExxonMobil and OMV Petrom Explore New Prospect Offshore Romania
Energy

ExxonMobil and OMV Petrom Explore New Prospect Offshore Romania

ExxonMobil and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) Monday said they are drilling an exploration well on a new prospect about 155 kilometers offshore in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea.

Bogdan Neagu · 27.10.2014 · 09:22 · 1 min
Weekly Export Risk Outlook, October 23
Analysis

Weekly Export Risk Outlook, October 23

At the start of the last quarter of 2014, economic prospects in the euro-zone remain weak and suggest sluggish GDP growth, Euler Hermes analysts said in the latest Weekly Export Risk Outlook...

Bogdan Neagu · 24.10.2014 · 13:00 · 1 min
Energy Stocks Lift Bucharest Bourse Again
Capital Market

Energy Stocks Lift Bucharest Bourse Again

The Bucharest stock market closed higher Thursday, lifted as in the previous session by energy stocks, with Transgaz (TGN.RO) and Romgaz (SNG.RO) both gaining 3%.

Bogdan Neagu · 23.10.2014 · 18:38 · 1 min