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Reporter

Cristina Bellu

Fields
Companies, Banks-Insurance, Real Estate
Writing for ZF since
2021
Articles
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Retail Turnover Up 4.8% in Jan-July 2022 YOY
Companies

Retail Turnover Up 4.8% in Jan-July 2022 YOY

Retail turnover, the main barometer for private consumption, in the first seven months of this year went up by 4.8% in gross series, from the same period of last year, amid rising sales of f...

Cristina Bellu · 05.09.2022 · 10:46 · 1 min
Romania Industrial Production Prices Up 52.3% in July 2022 vs July 2021
Macroeconomics

Romania Industrial Production Prices Up 52.3% in July 2022 vs July 2021

Industrial production prices, a key indicator in gauging inflation, in July 2022 rose by 5.2% on the month and by 52.3% compared to July 2021, both on the domestic market and for the foreign...

Cristina Bellu · 02.09.2022 · 10:58 · 1 min
Patria Bank 1H/2022 Profit Rises 67% To RON10M from Year-Earlier Period
Banks-Insurance

Patria Bank 1H/2022 Profit Rises 67% To RON10M from Year-Earlier Period

Patria Bank, a lending institution held by investment fund Emerging Europe Accession Fund (EEAF), in the first half of this year reported RON10.1 million profit, up 67% from the correspondin...

Cristina Bellu · 01.09.2022 · 10:53 · 1 min
Sphera Franchise Group Switches to RON8.7M Losses in 1H/2022, from RON5.2M Profit in 1H/2021
Companies

Sphera Franchise Group Switches to RON8.7M Losses in 1H/2022, from RON5.2M Profit in 1H/2021

Sphera Franchise Group, the operator of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands in Romania, for the first half of this year reported RON8.7 million losses (not including the impact of IFRS 1...

Cristina Bellu · 30.08.2022 · 10:46 · 2 min
One United Properties 1H/2022 Net Profit More than Doubles to RON348M Vs 1H.2021
Companies

One United Properties 1H/2022 Net Profit More than Doubles to RON348M Vs 1H.2021

One United Properties, one of the largest real estate developers in Romania, saw its net profit soar by 136%, to RON347.8 million, in the first six months of 2022 from 1H/2021.

Cristina Bellu · 22.08.2022 · 11:14 · 3 min
Jewelry chain Teilor Opens Third Store in Hungary, Reaches 62 Units in CEE
Companies

Jewelry chain Teilor Opens Third Store in Hungary, Reaches 62 Units in CEE

Luxury jewelry store chain Teilor, with bonds listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, is further expanding in Hungary by opening its third store in Budapest and reaches a 62-unit network in...

Cristina Bellu · 09.08.2022 · 11:04 · 1 min
Romania Trade Gap Reaches EUR15.3B in 1H/2022, Up 45% YOY
Macroeconomics

Romania Trade Gap Reaches EUR15.3B in 1H/2022, Up 45% YOY

Romania’s trade balance posted a deficit of EUR15.3 billion in January-June 2022, EUR4.74 billion higher than in the same period of 2021, in line with data from the country’s statistics boar...

Cristina Bellu · 09.08.2022 · 10:49 · 1 min
CBRE: Modern Office Space Stock Seen Reaching 4.7 Million Sqm at End-2022, Up 9% YOY
Companies

CBRE: Modern Office Space Stock Seen Reaching 4.7 Million Sqm at End-2022, Up 9% YOY

Romania’s modern office space stock has gone beyond 4.3 million square meters in the first half of this year, with 76% concentrated in Bucharest and is set to hit 4.7 million square meters i...

Cristina Bellu · 08.08.2022 · 11:44 · 1 min
MedLife Takes Over 60% of Brasov-based Opticristal
Health

MedLife Takes Over 60% of Brasov-based Opticristal

MedLife, the main player on Romania’s private healthcare market, has acquired 60% in Brasov-based ophthalmological diagnosis and surgery clinic Opticristal, with over EUR1 million turnover i...

Cristina Bellu · 04.08.2022 · 10:33 · 1 min
Three-Month ROBOR Resumes Growth, Hits 8.05% A Year on August 3
Banks-Insurance

Three-Month ROBOR Resumes Growth, Hits 8.05% A Year on August 3

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, on Wednesday, August 3rd, reach...

Cristina Bellu · 03.08.2022 · 12:38 · 1 min
Alpha Bank Romania 1H/2022 Gross Profit Spikes 71% To EUR18.2M From Year-Earlier Period
Banks-Insurance

Alpha Bank Romania 1H/2022 Gross Profit Spikes 71% To EUR18.2M From Year-Earlier Period

Alpha Bank, among the ten largest banks by assets on the Romanian market, in the first half of this year posted EUR18.2 million gross profit, up 71.6% from the 1H/2021 level.

Cristina Bellu · 03.08.2022 · 12:29 · 1 min
AROBS Transilvania Launches AROBS Engineering Arm
Technology &Telecoms

AROBS Transilvania Launches AROBS Engineering Arm

AROBS Transilvania Software, the largest tech company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, is launching the AROBS Engineering unit, officially registered as AROBS Development & Engineerin...

Cristina Bellu · 03.08.2022 · 10:51 · 1 min