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Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu

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Finance Ministry: Romania’s Budget Deficit Down To RON48B Or 2.34% Of GDP In January-July 2026
Macroeconomics

Finance Ministry: Romania’s Budget Deficit Down To RON48B Or 2.34% Of GDP In January-July 2026

Romania's general consolidated budget deficit reached 2.34% of gross domestic product (GDP) or RON48.08 billion in January-July 2026, which is significantly lower than the 3.99% of GDP or RO...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 31.08.2026 · 11:09 · 1 min
Sphera Franchise Group Ends H1, 2026 With RON754.5M Sales
Capital Market

Sphera Franchise Group Ends H1, 2026 With RON754.5M Sales

Sphera Franchise Group (SFG.RO), the operator of the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Cioccolatitaliani chains, posted RON754.5 million in restaurant sales in the first half of 2026, up 1.2% c...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 31.08.2026 · 10:16 · 1 min
Romania’s Toy Imports Have Almost Doubled To EUR1B In Five Years
Companies

Romania’s Toy Imports Have Almost Doubled To EUR1B In Five Years

Romania’s toy imports stood at more than EUR900 million in 2025, almost double the level of five years ago, Eurostat data show.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 31.08.2026 · 09:31 · 1 min
Škoda Group Prepares To Enter Streetcar And Train Market In Romania
Companies

Škoda Group Prepares To Enter Streetcar And Train Market In Romania

Škoda Group, the Czech rolling stock manufacturer held by the PPF investment group, is preparing to enter Romania’s streetcar and train market, where it has not yet delivered any vehicles, a...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 31.08.2026 · 09:10 · 1 min
OMV Petrom Adds OMV Group’s New CEO Emma Delaney To Supervisory Board
Capital Market

OMV Petrom Adds OMV Group’s New CEO Emma Delaney To Supervisory Board

The future chief executive officer of the OMV Group, Emma Delaney, will become interim member of the Supervisory Board of OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), effective September 1, replacing Alfred Stern,...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 28.08.2026 · 16:06 · 1 min
AROBS Posts RON292M Revenue In H1, 36% Higher YoY
Capital Market

AROBS Posts RON292M Revenue In H1, 36% Higher YoY

AROBS Group, controlled by entrepreneur Voicu Oprean, ended the first half of 2026 with RON292 million revenue, up 36%, and net profit of RON22.5 million, an increase of 121% compared with t...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 27.08.2026 · 21:44 · 1 min
IKEA Opens Sixth Plan And Order Point In Romania, In Iasi
Retail&Consumer

IKEA Opens Sixth Plan And Order Point In Romania, In Iasi

IKEA is set to open its first Plan and Order Point in Iasi in Egros Shopping on Monday, which will therefore become its sixth such facility in Romania, besides the three stores it has in Buc...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 27.08.2026 · 15:46 · 1 min
Real Estate Holding Company Novere Capital Sees Profit Down 39% To RON2.9M In H1, 2026
Capital Market

Real Estate Holding Company Novere Capital Sees Profit Down 39% To RON2.9M In H1, 2026

Real estate holding company Novere Capital (NC.RO) posted RON2.85 million net profit in January–June 2026 period, down 39% from the same period last year, according to financial reports to t...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 26.08.2026 · 14:50 · 1 min
Transilvania Investment Alliance Ends H1, 2026 With RON2.85B Assets And RON95M Net Profit
Capital Market

Transilvania Investment Alliance Ends H1, 2026 With RON2.85B Assets And RON95M Net Profit

Transilvania Investments Alliance (TRANSI.RO) ended the first half of 2026 with total assets of RON2.85 billion, up 34.41% from the same period last year, and a net profit of RON94.85 millio...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 26.08.2026 · 13:43 · 1 min
Raiffeisen Bank Redeems RON325M Bond Issue One Year Before Due Date
Capital Market

Raiffeisen Bank Redeems RON325M Bond Issue One Year Before Due Date

Raiffeisen Bank Romania will redeem its entire RON325.5 million senior preferred bond issue a year earlier than the due date of October 2027, in order to optimize its funding structure, it s...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 26.08.2026 · 13:20 · 1 min
CPI Romania Brings Primark, Peek&Cloppenburg And Reserved To Sun Plaza
Retail&Consumer

CPI Romania Brings Primark, Peek&Cloppenburg And Reserved To Sun Plaza

Real estate developer CPI Romania is adding three new brands to the retail portfolio at the Sun Plaza shopping center in Bucharest, which is currently undergoing a renovation: Primark, Peek&...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 26.08.2026 · 12:50 · 1 min
UniCredit Romania Group Posts RON909M Consolidated Net Profit In H1, 2026
Banks-Insurance

UniCredit Romania Group Posts RON909M Consolidated Net Profit In H1, 2026

In the first half of 2026, UniCredit Romania Group posted consolidated net profit of RON909.7 million, an increase of 7% from the year-ago period, and consolidated operating income of RON2.4...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 26.08.2026 · 12:20 · 1 min