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Ecaterina Craciun

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Companies, Banks-Insurance, Real Estate
Writing for ZF since
2012
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Romania's M&A Market In Q1/2025: 51 Transactions Worth An Estimated USD1B
Companies

Romania's M&A Market In Q1/2025: 51 Transactions Worth An Estimated USD1B

Romania's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market recorded 51 transactions in the first quarter of 2025, with an estimated combined value of USD1 billion, reflecting a 25% decline in the numbe...

Ecaterina Craciun · 09.04.2025 · 16:22 · 3 min
Statistical Office: Romania’s Trade Deficit Widens 35.1% YoY To EUR5.62B In January- February 2025
Macroeconomics

Statistical Office: Romania’s Trade Deficit Widens 35.1% YoY To EUR5.62B In January- February 2025

Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR5.62 billion in January-February 2025, higher by 35.1% than the level recorded in the same interval of 2024, data from the country's statistica...

Ecaterina Craciun · 09.04.2025 · 15:43 · 1 min
Symmetrica Ends 2024 With RON317M Turnover, Up 22% YoY
Companies

Symmetrica Ends 2024 With RON317M Turnover, Up 22% YoY

Symmetrica, the leader of the local market for vibro-pressed pavers and curbs and the largest domestic manufacturer, held by the Stanciu family, ended 2024 with a turnover of RON317 million...

Ecaterina Craciun · 08.04.2025 · 20:48 · 2 min
UniCredit Bank Signs Synthetic Securitization Deal With EBRD For EUR775M SME And Corporate Loan Portfolio
Banks-Insurance

UniCredit Bank Signs Synthetic Securitization Deal With EBRD For EUR775M SME And Corporate Loan Portfolio

UniCredit Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed a synthetic securitization agreement for a portfolio of nearly EUR775 million, which includes loans...

Ecaterina Craciun · 08.04.2025 · 17:54 · 2 min
OMV Petrom Hydrocarbon Output Down 3.8% In Q1/2025 vs Q1/2024
Energy

OMV Petrom Hydrocarbon Output Down 3.8% In Q1/2025 vs Q1/2024

OMV Petrom (stock symbol: SNP), the largest company in Romania by turnover, reached a total hydrocarbon production of 107.5 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day, in the first qua...

Ecaterina Craciun · 08.04.2025 · 16:57 · 1 min
Brasla, Cloud9 Residence: We're developing 612 apartments in 2nd phase of the project; 3rd phase set to be launched in 2025
Real Estate · ZF Trends In Residential Market 2025

Brasla, Cloud9 Residence: We're developing 612 apartments in 2nd phase of the project; 3rd phase set to be launched in 2025

Alfa Group, held by entrepreneur Alin Niculae, is currently building the second phase of the Cloud9 Residence residential project in Bucharest's north-eastern area of Pipera, and is readying...

Ecaterina Craciun · 08.04.2025 · 16:02 · 1 min
Hidroelectrica Signs Contract For Li-ion Battery Storage Project In Crucea Nord Wind Farm
Energy

Hidroelectrica Signs Contract For Li-ion Battery Storage Project In Crucea Nord Wind Farm

State-run Hidroelectrica (stock symbol: H2O.RO), the largest electricity generation company in Romania, has signed a contract with the winning bidder of a tender for the Li-ion battery stora...

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.04.2025 · 20:09 · 2 min
Finance Ministry Raises Nearly RON900M From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On April 7
Banks-Insurance

Finance Ministry Raises Nearly RON900M From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On April 7

Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON897 million from banks on Monday (April 7), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 7.10% and 7.22%, respectively.

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.04.2025 · 19:24 · 1 min
BRD Acted As Coordinator Of RON1.7B Green Loan Granted To Distributie Energie Oltenia
Banks-Insurance

BRD Acted As Coordinator Of RON1.7B Green Loan Granted To Distributie Energie Oltenia

BRD acted as Green Loan Coordinator for the RON1.7 billion loan granted by a syndicate of banks to the company Distributie Energie Oltenia (DEO), the electricity distribution company in the...

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.04.2025 · 19:06 · 1 min
Romania's Central Bank Further Holds Benchmark Interest Rate Steady At 6.5% a Year
Banks-Insurance

Romania's Central Bank Further Holds Benchmark Interest Rate Steady At 6.5% a Year

The National Bank of Romania (NBR) has decided at its Board meeting on Monday (April 7, 2025) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year, being the bank's third consecutive rate...

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.04.2025 · 16:51 · 8 min
U.S. Greenbrier Closes Railcar Plant In Romania's Arad
Companies

U.S. Greenbrier Closes Railcar Plant In Romania's Arad

Astra Rail Industries, a company controlled by U.S. giant Greenbrier, has decided to close the railcar factory in Romania's Arad.

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.04.2025 · 16:14 · 1 min
Statistical Office: Average Income Per Household In Romania At RON8,568 In Q4/2024, Up 3.8% vs Q3/2024
Macroeconomics

Statistical Office: Average Income Per Household In Romania At RON8,568 In Q4/2024, Up 3.8% vs Q3/2024

The total monthly average income in Romania stood at RON8,568 per household, in nominal terms, in Q4/2024, representing RON3,424 per person, 3.8% more both per household and per person compa...

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.04.2025 · 14:31 · 4 min