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Liviu Popescu

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Companies, Banks-Insurance, Capital Market
Writing for ZF since
2021
Articles
278
ZF Estimate: Romania Mutual Funds Likely to Reach 1 Million Clients at End-2025
Capital Market

ZF Estimate: Romania Mutual Funds Likely to Reach 1 Million Clients at End-2025

Romania mutual funds, managed by companies part of the country’s biggest banking groups, but also by independent administrators, are likely to reach 1 million clients at the end of 2025 shou...

Liviu Popescu · 12.09.2024 · 09:31 · 1 min
Sphera Franchise Group H1/2024 Net Profit Doubles To RON41M
Companies

Sphera Franchise Group H1/2024 Net Profit Doubles To RON41M

Sphere Franchise Group, the company that manages KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in Romania, in the first half of 2024 doubled its net profit to around RON41 million amid expense co...

Liviu Popescu · 30.08.2024 · 10:19 · 1 min
One United Properties Convenes Shareholders to Vote on Interim Dividends, Share Consolidation
Companies

One United Properties Convenes Shareholders to Vote on Interim Dividends, Share Consolidation

Real estate developer One United Properties, controlled by entrepreneurs Victor Capitanu and Andrei Diaconescu is convening its shareholders for October 11 to approve, among other things, th...

Liviu Popescu · 30.08.2024 · 09:53 · 3 min
Agricover Holding Posts RON806M Revenues, RON35M Net Profit in H1/2024
Companies

Agricover Holding Posts RON806M Revenues, RON35M Net Profit in H1/2024

Agricover Holding, an entrepreneurial agricultural business, reported RON35 million net profit in the first half of 2024, from around RON1 million in the same period of 2023, while revenues...

Liviu Popescu · 27.08.2024 · 14:33 · 2 min
Digi Communications Buys Nowo Communications, Portugal's 4th Largest Telecom Operator in EUR150M Deal
Companies

Digi Communications Buys Nowo Communications, Portugal's 4th Largest Telecom Operator in EUR150M Deal

Telecom operator Dgi, controlled by entrepreneur Zoltan Teszari, has signed a EUR150 million purchase agreement with Britain’s Lorca JVCO for Nowo Communications, the fourth largest telecom...

Liviu Popescu · 02.08.2024 · 10:11 · 1 min
OMV Petrom Rakes in RON2.6B Net Profit in H1/2024, Up 178% vs H1/2023
Companies

OMV Petrom Rakes in RON2.6B Net Profit in H1/2024, Up 178% vs H1/2023

OMV Petrom, Romania’s largest oil and gas producer, reported RON2.62 billion net profit for the first half of this year, up 178% from the year-earlier period.

Liviu Popescu · 31.07.2024 · 10:09 · 5 min
Romanian Govt Set to Borrow More Frequently from Retail Investors via Fidelis Issues
Capital Market

Romanian Govt Set to Borrow More Frequently from Retail Investors via Fidelis Issues

Fidelis issues, via which Romania’s government sells government bonds to retail investors at non-taxable interest rates that are often more attractive than banking offers, will have a higher...

Liviu Popescu · 04.07.2024 · 10:48 · 1 min
Energy Ministry Wants Nuclearelectrica to Continue Project Based on SMR Technology
Companies

Energy Ministry Wants Nuclearelectrica to Continue Project Based on SMR Technology

State-owned Nucleaelectrica (SNN), Romania’s sole nuclear power producer, has announced it received a request from the Energy Ministry to supplement the agenda of the Ordinary and Extraordin...

Liviu Popescu · 03.07.2024 · 10:01 · 1 min
Romanians Get a Taste for Bucharest Stock Exchange Investments
Capital Market

Romanians Get a Taste for Bucharest Stock Exchange Investments

The listing of Hidroelectrica (H2O), Fidelis government bond issues, the financial results that have brought all-time highs for stocks such as OMV Petrom (SNP), Banca Transilvania (TLV), tog...

Liviu Popescu · 28.06.2024 · 11:25 · 1 min
EBRD Slightly Reduces Stake in Banca Transilvania; Remains Confident of Bank’s Future Prospects
Banks-Insurance

EBRD Slightly Reduces Stake in Banca Transilvania; Remains Confident of Bank’s Future Prospects

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has slightly cut its stake in Banca Transilvania, the largest bank in Romania, via the sale of 13.7 million shares in an accelerat...

Liviu Popescu · 27.06.2024 · 11:54 · 1 min
Fidelis, 17th Edition: Romanians Can Buy Govt Bonds In June 18-28 Period
Capital Market

Fidelis, 17th Edition: Romanians Can Buy Govt Bonds In June 18-28 Period

Starting June 18 until June 28, retail investors can subscribe Fidelis government bonds at interest rates of 7% for lei and 5% for euro in a new issue carried out by the Finance Ministry.

Liviu Popescu · 17.06.2024 · 10:40 · 1 min
Nuclearelectrica Wants to Grant Loan of Up to RON814M to EnergoNuclear Subsidiary for Cernavoda 3 and 4 Reactor Investments
Companies

Nuclearelectrica Wants to Grant Loan of Up to RON814M to EnergoNuclear Subsidiary for Cernavoda 3 and 4 Reactor Investments

State-owned Nuclearelectrica, Romania’s sole nuclear power producer, is convening shareholders to approve among others the amendment of the 2024 budget and the granting of a loan of as much...

Liviu Popescu · 14.06.2024 · 10:03 · 1 min