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Florentina Dragu

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Capital Market, Banks-Insurance, Energy
Writing for ZF since
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Romanian Depositors Move Savings To Larger Banks After Cyprus Bailout Deal
Banks-Insurance

Romanian Depositors Move Savings To Larger Banks After Cyprus Bailout Deal

Unsettling details about the Cyprus bailout deal, which taxed large savings and saw the nation’s second-biggest bank dismantled, along fears that the terms might be applied to future rescue...

Florentina Dragu · 28.03.2013 · 17:19 · 1 min
Romania Central Bank Leaves Key Rate At 5.25%
Macroeconomics

Romania Central Bank Leaves Key Rate At 5.25%

Romania’s central bank kept its key rate unchanged at 5.25% for the eight consecutive meeting Thursday, a day after the bank’s chief warned of lingering inflationary expectations.

Florentina Dragu · 28.03.2013 · 16:04 · 2 min
Leu Loses Early Gains, Exchange Rate Falls To 4.4178 Vs Euro
Capital Market

Leu Loses Early Gains, Exchange Rate Falls To 4.4178 Vs Euro

Romania’s leu lost its earlier gains versus the euro by midday Thursday and the central bank’s reference weakened 0.3% to 4.4178 units, ending a four-day winning streak.

Florentina Dragu · 28.03.2013 · 13:24 · 1 min
Banca Carpatica Eyes 35% Rise In 2013 Net Profit
Banks-Insurance

Banca Carpatica Eyes 35% Rise In 2013 Net Profit

Romanian lender Banca Comerciala Carpatica (BCC.RO) estimates its net profit will rise 34.8% to 33.7 million lei (EUR7.6 million) in 2013, helped by fewer costs with interest rates, the bank...

Florentina Dragu · 28.03.2013 · 13:06 · 1 min
Bucharest Stocks Rise Modestly In Morning Trade
Capital Market

Bucharest Stocks Rise Modestly In Morning Trade

Bucharest shares were slightly higher Thursday morning, recovering some of yesterday’s losses, with financial companies covering most of the early trade.

Florentina Dragu · 28.03.2013 · 11:04 · 1 min
Leu Slightly Higher Vs Euro In Early Action
Capital Market

Leu Slightly Higher Vs Euro In Early Action

Romania’s leu edged higher against the euro Thursday morning, trading just below 4.415 to the euro in a quiet market.

Florentina Dragu · 28.03.2013 · 10:51 · 1 min
Housing Permits Rise 25.7% On Month In February
Real Estate

Housing Permits Rise 25.7% On Month In February

Romanian housing permits rose 25.7% to 2,130 units in February, from 1,694 units a month earlier, the country’s statistics institute INS said Thursday.

Florentina Dragu · 28.03.2013 · 10:00 · 1 min
Romanian Executives Optimistic About Economy In March-May
Retail&Consumer

Romanian Executives Optimistic About Economy In March-May

Romanian executives estimate all key economic sectors will see a spike in activity levels in the March-May period compared with the previous three months, the statistics institute INS said i...

Florentina Dragu · 28.03.2013 · 10:00 · 1 min
Banca Transilvania Mulls EUR303.4M Capital Hike
Banks-Insurance

Banca Transilvania Mulls EUR303.4M Capital Hike

Romanian lender Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) plans to increase its share capital by 303.39 million lei (EUR60 million) to RON2.2 billion by capitalizing retained earnings from the previous ye...

Florentina Dragu · 27.03.2013 · 20:40 · 1 min
Alpha Bank Swings To EUR22M Loss In Romania In 2012
Banks-Insurance

Alpha Bank Swings To EUR22M Loss In Romania In 2012

Greece’s third largest lender Alpha Bank Wednesday said it has swung to a pretax loss of EUR21.9 million in Romania in 2012, from profit a year earlier, hurt by higher provisions for bad loa...

Florentina Dragu · 27.03.2013 · 20:36 · 1 min
Leu Ends Lower Vs Euro On Negative Sentiment
Capital Market

Leu Ends Lower Vs Euro On Negative Sentiment

Romania’s leu reversed its earlier gains versus the euro in late trade Wednesday, tracking the currencies in the region, as investors are worried about the bailout program in Cyprus and poli...

Florentina Dragu · 27.03.2013 · 17:03 · 1 min
Isarescu: Economy Held Down By Fiscal Policies; Monetary Easing Not A Big Help
Macroeconomics

Isarescu: Economy Held Down By Fiscal Policies; Monetary Easing Not A Big Help

Romania’s fiscal policy might still be procyclical and it doesn’t really help the economy, central bank governor said Wednesday, mentioning that a more relaxed monetary policy would not help...

Florentina Dragu · 27.03.2013 · 16:42 · 1 min