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Reporter

Cristina Bellu

Fields
Companies, Banks-Insurance, Real Estate
Writing for ZF since
2021
Articles
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Libra Internet Bank Ends H1/2024 with RON50M Net Profit, RON11.6B Total Assets
Banks-Insurance

Libra Internet Bank Ends H1/2024 with RON50M Net Profit, RON11.6B Total Assets

Libra Internet Bank, part of US investment group New Century Holdings (NCH), in the first half of 2024 registered RON149.5 million net profit, down from RON160.7 million in H1/2023.

Cristina Bellu · 30.08.2024 · 11:50 · 1 min
Uniqa Asigurari and Uniqa Asigurari de Viata Report Overall Gross Underwritten Premiums of EUR67M in H1/2024, up 18% YOY; Net Profit Hits EUR8.5M
Banks-Insurance

Uniqa Asigurari and Uniqa Asigurari de Viata Report Overall Gross Underwritten Premiums of EUR67M in H1/2024, up 18% YOY; Net Profit Hits EUR8.5M

Uniqa Asigurari and Uniqa Asigurari de Viata, the local companies part of Austrian group Uniqa, ended the first half of 2024 with cumulated gross underwritten premiums worth EUR67.8 million,...

Cristina Bellu · 22.08.2024 · 11:16 · 1 min
Entrepreneur Silvia Melcescu Aims to Double Turnover of SIVA Uniforms To EUR4M, Eyes International Expansion
Companies

Entrepreneur Silvia Melcescu Aims to Double Turnover of SIVA Uniforms To EUR4M, Eyes International Expansion

SIVA Uniforms, the main professional outfit plant in Romania, expects turnover to double this year, to EUR4 million, and aims expansion of the brand on new foreign markets.

Cristina Bellu · 22.08.2024 · 10:02 · 1 min
Alin Latu, iBanFirst Romania Country Manager, Promoted to Run the Fintech on Hungary Market As Well
Companies

Alin Latu, iBanFirst Romania Country Manager, Promoted to Run the Fintech on Hungary Market As Well

French fintech iBanFirst, a leading global provider of foreign exchange and international payments for businesses, has appointed Alin Latu as Country Manager for Hungary, where the company l...

Cristina Bellu · 21.08.2024 · 12:46 · 1 min
Optical Retailer Lensa Recruits Florin Melinte for Deputy CEO Position
Companies

Optical Retailer Lensa Recruits Florin Melinte for Deputy CEO Position

Florin Melinte has been recently appointed as Deputy CEO of optical retailer Lensa, a position from which, together with Daniel Craciun, Lensa founder and CEO, will support the expansion of...

Cristina Bellu · 21.08.2024 · 12:32 · 1 min
New Tezaur Treasury Bills to Be Available Starting Monday, August 12
Banks-Insurance

New Tezaur Treasury Bills to Be Available Starting Monday, August 12

Romania Finance Ministry is launching new Tezaur treasury bills starting Monday, August 12.

Cristina Bellu · 09.08.2024 · 16:05 · 1 min
AAylex ONE Contracts EUR20M Syndicated Loan to Support Business
Companies

AAylex ONE Contracts EUR20M Syndicated Loan to Support Business

AAylex ONE of Buzau, the company behind poultry brand Cocorico, has signed a syndicated loan agreement worth EUR20 million to support operating activities and business development.

Cristina Bellu · 09.08.2024 · 10:39 · 1 min
BVB Group H1/2024 Net Profit Up 152% YOY To RON8.4M
Capital Market

BVB Group H1/2024 Net Profit Up 152% YOY To RON8.4M

The Bucharest Stock Exchange, the operator of the local capital market and a majority stakeholder in the Central Counterparty (CCP) and the Central Depository, in the first six months of 202...

Cristina Bellu · 08.08.2024 · 11:28 · 2 min
Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Real Estate Deal Volume in Romania Surges 131% in H1/2024, Region’s Biggest Increase
Real Estate

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Real Estate Deal Volume in Romania Surges 131% in H1/2024, Region’s Biggest Increase

The volume of real estate deals in Romania posted an 131% advance in the first half of this year, to EUR418 million, marking the biggest increase in the CEE region.

Cristina Bellu · 08.08.2024 · 11:04 · 1 min
ASF Approves One United Properties Prospectus for Share Capital Hike
Companies

ASF Approves One United Properties Prospectus for Share Capital Hike

The Financial Supervisory Authority has approved the prospectus of real estate developer One United Properties via which the company wants to raise EUR70 million from investors, by issuing 1...

Cristina Bellu · 08.08.2024 · 09:52 · 3 min
Deloitte: Romania Retains Third Position Among Countries with Cheapest Housing in Europe
Analysis

Deloitte: Romania Retains Third Position Among Countries with Cheapest Housing in Europe

Romania continues to rank third among European countries with the cheapest housing, after Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece, with an average price of EUR1,504/sqm in 2023 for a new home, sli...

Cristina Bellu · 07.08.2024 · 11:36 · 2 min
One United Properties Reports EUR123M Residential Sales and Pre-Sales in H1/2024, Up 2% from H1/2023
Real Estate

One United Properties Reports EUR123M Residential Sales and Pre-Sales in H1/2024, Up 2% from H1/2023

One United Properties (BVB: ONE), the leading Romanian green developer of residential, mixed-use, and office real estate, reported residential sales and pre-sales of 123.3 million euros in t...

Cristina Bellu · 07.08.2024 · 10:53 · 2 min