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Ecaterina Craciun

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Companies, Banks-Insurance, Real Estate
Writing for ZF since
2012
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Statistical Office: Romanian Construction Works Up 8.5% YoY In January-November 2025
Macroeconomics

Statistical Office: Romanian Construction Works Up 8.5% YoY In January-November 2025

The volume of construction works in Romania grew by 8.5% in unadjusted data and by 8.7% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in January-November 2025 compared to the...

Ecaterina Craciun · 20.01.2026 · 15:12 · 2 min
Raiffeisen Bank Issues New Series Of Euro-Denominated Bonds
Banks-Insurance

Raiffeisen Bank Issues New Series Of Euro-Denominated Bonds

Raiffeisen Bank S.A. placed its first benchmark Eurobond issue with a total nominal value of EUR 500 million, in a landmark transaction for the capital markets in Central and Eastern Europe...

Ecaterina Craciun · 20.01.2026 · 14:48 · 2 min
PwC: Only 30% Of CEOs Confident About Revenue Growth For 2026
Companies

PwC: Only 30% Of CEOs Confident About Revenue Growth For 2026

Only three in ten (30%) global CEOs are confident their companies will have higher revenues in the next 12 months, according to the PwC Global CEO Survey 2026, launched at the World Economic...

Ecaterina Craciun · 20.01.2026 · 14:25 · 1 min
EY: Romanian M&A Market Remained Broadly Stable At USD6.7B In 2025
Companies

EY: Romanian M&A Market Remained Broadly Stable At USD6.7B In 2025

Romanian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) saw sustained activity in 2025, with deal volumes increasing by 3% year-on-year (YoY) to 275 transactions, with the total estimated value reaching USD...

Ecaterina Craciun · 20.01.2026 · 14:19 · 5 min
Clifford Chance Badea Advised On Transactions Worth Over EUR30B In 2025
Companies

Clifford Chance Badea Advised On Transactions Worth Over EUR30B In 2025

The number of local and multi-jurisdictional transactions assisted by Clifford Chance Badea, the Bucharest office of global law firm Clifford Chance, doubled in 2025 versus 2024, reaching a...

Ecaterina Craciun · 19.01.2026 · 20:47 · 3 min
Kazakh-Romanian Energy Investment Fund Commissions Cogeneration Plant On Petromidia Navodari Platform
Energy

Kazakh-Romanian Energy Investment Fund Commissions Cogeneration Plant On Petromidia Navodari Platform

The Kazakh-Romanian Energy Investment Fund, set up by KazMunayGas International (KMGI) and the Romanian government, has started to operate the cogeneration plant at the Petromidia refinery i...

Ecaterina Craciun · 19.01.2026 · 18:02 · 1 min
Finance Ministry Raises RON700M From Banks On January 19
Banks-Insurance

Finance Ministry Raises RON700M From Banks On January 19

Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON700 million from banks on Monday (January 19), selling bonds at an annual average yield of 6.70%.

Ecaterina Craciun · 19.01.2026 · 17:24 · 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

Romania's central bank has decided on Monday (January 19), in its first monetary policy meeting of 2026, to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year.

Ecaterina Craciun · 19.01.2026 · 17:13 · 7 min
Romania's Antitrust Body Slaps RON14.73M Fines For Anti-Competitive Agreement On Car Maintenance And Repair Services Market
Automotive

Romania's Antitrust Body Slaps RON14.73M Fines For Anti-Competitive Agreement On Car Maintenance And Repair Services Market

Romania's Competition Council has fined 27 companies (25 car repair stations and two insurance companies) a total of RON14.73 million (nearly EUR2.9 million) for participating in an anti-com...

Ecaterina Craciun · 19.01.2026 · 15:04 · 1 min
Raiffeisen Bank Rejoins Bucharest Stock Exchange Trading System As Participant
Capital Market

Raiffeisen Bank Rejoins Bucharest Stock Exchange Trading System As Participant

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) officially welcomed Raiffeisen Bank as a Participant in the Exchange’s trading system today, during an event held at the BVB headquarters.

Ecaterina Craciun · 19.01.2026 · 14:22 · 3 min
Three-Month ROBOR Starts Jan. 19 - 23 Week Below 6% Threshold
Banks-Insurance

Three-Month ROBOR Starts Jan. 19 - 23 Week Below 6% Threshold

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' leu-d...

Ecaterina Craciun · 19.01.2026 · 14:12 · 1 min
Statistical Office: Romania's Energy Output Down 2.5% YoY In January-November 2025
Energy

Statistical Office: Romania's Energy Output Down 2.5% YoY In January-November 2025

Romania's energy output decreased by an annual 2.5% to 15.088 million tons of oil equivalent (TOE) in January-November 2025 mainly due to a decline in hydropower generation, the country's st...

Ecaterina Craciun · 16.01.2026 · 14:34 · 1 min