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Bogdan Neagu

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Capital Market, Macroeconomics, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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Romanian Industrial Producer Prices Fall In April
Macroeconomics

Romanian Industrial Producer Prices Fall In April

Romania’s industrial producer price index went down 0.5% in April, after a 0.4% increase in the previous month, the country’s statistics institute INS said Tuesday.

Bogdan Neagu · 02.06.2015 · 10:00 · 1 min
Banks-Insurance

Romania Plans To Sell RON2.8B In State Treasuries In June

Romania’s Finance Ministry plans to raise 2.8 billion lei (EUR635 million) at treasury auctions in June, up from RON2.1 billion in the previous month.

Bogdan Neagu · 29.05.2015 · 12:31 · 1 min
WB: Romania Growth Fueled By Higher Disposable Income, Labor Market Evolution
Macroeconomics

WB: Romania Growth Fueled By Higher Disposable Income, Labor Market Evolution

The increase of disposable income and developments of the labor market will fuel the private consumption, the main driver of Romania’s economic growth projected at 3% for 2015, according to...

Bogdan Neagu · 28.05.2015 · 15:11 · 2 min
Banks-Insurance

Isarescu: Romania's Financial Market Unbalanced, Need Alternatives To Banks

Romania’s financial market is unbalanced, as banks massively dominate with more than 80% of the total financial assets, according to central bank governor Mugur Isarescu, who said banks are...

Bogdan Neagu · 28.05.2015 · 13:27 · 1 min
Romania Private Lending Extends Decline In April
Macroeconomics

Romania Private Lending Extends Decline In April

Romanian private lending extended its decline in April, falling 0.3% in real terms against the previous month, after a similar decrease in March, central bank data showed Wednesday.

Bogdan Neagu · 27.05.2015 · 11:30 · 1 min
Isarescu: Which Bank Will Grant Loans If Debtors Repay With Buildings?
Banks-Insurance

Isarescu: Which Bank Will Grant Loans If Debtors Repay With Buildings?

Any legislative act that will allow debtors to repay their loans with the mortgaged properties will totally inhibit lending, said Mugur Isarescu, governor of the Romanian central bank.

Bogdan Neagu · 26.05.2015 · 16:11 · 1 min
Macroeconomics

Romania Budget Surplus Rises In April

Romania’s consolidated budget posted surplus of 5.96 billion lei (EUR1.35 billion) in the first four months of the year, compared with a RON1.88 billion deficit in the same period of 2014, F...

Bogdan Neagu · 26.05.2015 · 15:16 · 1 min
Macroeconomics

Romania Central Bank Has No QE Program, Uses Reserves To Raise Market Liquidity

Romania’s central bank has not jumped the quantitative easing bandwagon, but it increased the market liquidity by cutting the minimum reserve requirement ratios, according to governor Mugur...

Bogdan Neagu · 26.05.2015 · 12:48 · 1 min
Big IMF Loan Helped Romania Lower Risk Costs, Central Bank Head Says
Macroeconomics

Big IMF Loan Helped Romania Lower Risk Costs, Central Bank Head Says

Romania’s central bank governor said he wanted the country to borrow less from the International Monetary Fund back in 2009, but the 20 billion-euro bailout package provided enough cushion a...

Bogdan Neagu · 26.05.2015 · 12:35 · 1 min
Isarescu: Bank Clients Should Follow Real Interest Rates
Banks-Insurance

Isarescu: Bank Clients Should Follow Real Interest Rates

Customers that place their money in bank deposits should rather look at the real interest rate, which currently is higher than a few years ago, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Tues...

Bogdan Neagu · 26.05.2015 · 12:00 · 1 min
Romania Sells RON400M 6-Month T-Bills At 1.26% Yield
Banks-Insurance

Romania Sells RON400M 6-Month T-Bills At 1.26% Yield

Romania’s Finance Ministry Monday sold a planned 400 million lei (EUR90 million) in 6-month treasury bills, at an annual average yield of 1.26%.

Bogdan Neagu · 25.05.2015 · 14:12 · 1 min
Romania Sells RON400M 7-Yr Bonds; Yield Rises To 2.75%
Banks-Insurance

Romania Sells RON400M 7-Yr Bonds; Yield Rises To 2.75%

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Thursday raised a planned 400 million lei (EUR91 million) in a reopening of a seven-year bond due April 2020, while the average yield rose to 2.75%.

Bogdan Neagu · 21.05.2015 · 15:17 · 1 min