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Cristina Bellu

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Companies, Banks-Insurance, Real Estate
Writing for ZF since
2021
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Kearney: Over Half of Banking Interactions in Romania for New Product Purchases Are Entirely Digital, Almost Double from 2020
Banks-Insurance

Kearney: Over Half of Banking Interactions in Romania for New Product Purchases Are Entirely Digital, Almost Double from 2020

More than half (57%) of interactions Romanians have with their banks for new product purchases are digital, a level that is almost double the 2020 one, of 30%, in line with the European Reta...

Cristina Bellu · 04.12.2024 · 11:44 · 1 min
CEC Bank Grants Tu Agrar Farm EUR3.3M Investment Loan to Purchase Shares of Foreign Investor
Companies

CEC Bank Grants Tu Agrar Farm EUR3.3M Investment Loan to Purchase Shares of Foreign Investor

CEC Bank has granted Tu Agrar farm, part of Rodbun group, a EUR3.3 million investment loan for the acquisition of shares of Frontier Invest Goup, a company that owns around 560 hectares of i...

Cristina Bellu · 04.12.2024 · 10:51 · 1 min
Romanian Army Signs EUR857M Contract with Turkish Otokar for Supply of COBRA II Tactical Armored Vehicles
Companies

Romanian Army Signs EUR857M Contract with Turkish Otokar for Supply of COBRA II Tactical Armored Vehicles

The Romanian Army, via Romtehnica, a company representing the Romanian Ministry of Defense (MApN), has signed with Turkish land systems manufacturer Otokar a multiannual contract worth RON4....

Cristina Bellu · 28.11.2024 · 11:59 · 1 min
CFA Romania Analysts Say Romania Economy Performed Below Potential in 2024 and Will Continue To Decelerate in 2025
Banks-Insurance

CFA Romania Analysts Say Romania Economy Performed Below Potential in 2024 and Will Continue To Decelerate in 2025

CFA Romania financial analysts’ economic growth outlooks continue to deteriorate, with the latest survey pointing to a 1.6% value, while for 2025 the economy is expected to decelerate to a r...

Cristina Bellu · 28.11.2024 · 10:46 · 1 min
Three-Month ROBOR Continues to Rise, Reaches 5.87%/Year
Banks-Insurance

Three-Month ROBOR Continues to Rise, Reaches 5.87%/Year

Romania's three-month ROBOR index, the interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate variable interests for loans in lei taken out before May 2019, as well as for companies lei-de...

Cristina Bellu · 26.11.2024 · 14:10 · 1 min
Bank Deposits Near RON602B in October, Up 9.8% YOY
Banks-Insurance

Bank Deposits Near RON602B in October, Up 9.8% YOY

Household and company loans in October totaled RON601.9 billion, up 9.8% from the same period of last year (4.9% in real terms), after local currency deposits went up by 13.1% and foreign cu...

Cristina Bellu · 26.11.2024 · 11:02 · 1 min
Romania Private Lending Accelerates Further to 8.9% in October
Banks-Insurance

Romania Private Lending Accelerates Further to 8.9% in October

Private lending increased by 8.9% in October against the same period of 2023, to a total of RON416 billion, after local currency loans rose by 11.7% and foreign currency ones advanced by 3%,...

Cristina Bellu · 26.11.2024 · 10:50 · 1 min
NEPI Rockcastle Takes Over 50 MW Solar Farm from Monsson
Companies

NEPI Rockcastle Takes Over 50 MW Solar Farm from Monsson

Monsson, the main renewable energy project developer in Romania, controlled by businessman Emanuel Muntmark, has transferred to NEPI Rockcastle, Romania’s largest mall owner, a 50 MW photovo...

Cristina Bellu · 26.11.2024 · 10:35 · 1 min
Retele Electrice Muntenia Set to Invest RON445M in Modernization of Electrical Infrastructure in Ilfov and Giurgiu
Companies

Retele Electrice Muntenia Set to Invest RON445M in Modernization of Electrical Infrastructure in Ilfov and Giurgiu

Retele Electrice Muntenia, part of PPC Group in Romania, has launched a public tender of over RON445 million on SEAP platform for the design and execution of maintenance and modernization wo...

Cristina Bellu · 25.11.2024 · 11:33 · 1 min
Bucharest’s Calea Victoriei Up Two Positions to 38 in Ranking of World’s Most Expensive Shopping Streets
Analysis

Bucharest’s Calea Victoriei Up Two Positions to 38 in Ranking of World’s Most Expensive Shopping Streets

Bucharest’s Calea Victoriei (Victory Avenue), the main shopping street in Romania, has climbed two positions, to 38, in the ranking of the world’s most expensive shopping destinations, as Bu...

Cristina Bellu · 25.11.2024 · 11:13 · 1 min
Stay Fit Gym Becomes Largest Fitness Center Chain in Romania
Companies

Stay Fit Gym Becomes Largest Fitness Center Chain in Romania

Stay Fit Gym has become the network with the biggest number of centers opened in Romania and Eastern Europe with the launch of its 47th unit in Rahova, Bucharest.

Cristina Bellu · 21.11.2024 · 10:49 · 1 min
New Car Registrations in Romania Up 5.4% YOY in Jan-Oct 2024 To over 127,000 Units
Automotive

New Car Registrations in Romania Up 5.4% YOY in Jan-Oct 2024 To over 127,000 Units

New passenger car registrations in Romania during the January-October 2024 period rose by 5.4% from the year-earlier period, to 127,061 units, while at EU level they merely edged up by 0.7%...

Cristina Bellu · 21.11.2024 · 10:39 · 1 min