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First Bank Appoints Anca Petcu As Chief Operations Officer
Banks-Insurance

First Bank Appoints Anca Petcu As Chief Operations Officer

First Bank, held by US investment fund J.C. Flowers, has appointed Anca Petcu to the position of Chief Operations Officer (COO).

Ecaterina Craciun · 12.07.2021 · 16:38 · 1 min
ING Bank Romania Recruits Eleni Skoura To Lead Its Retail Banking Division
Banks-Insurance

ING Bank Romania Recruits Eleni Skoura To Lead Its Retail Banking Division

Eleni Skoura, executive director of the Retail Products & Segments division of BCR Erste, will take over the position of Head of Retail Banking and member of the Executive Committee of ING B...

Ecaterina Craciun · 12.07.2021 · 12:34 · 1 min
Romania Raises RON648M Selling Debt on Local Market
Banks-Insurance

Romania Raises RON648M Selling Debt on Local Market

Romania's finance ministry on Thursday raised a total of 648 million lei (EUR131.5 million) selling January 2028 bonds and 7-month bills on the local market, central bank data showed.

Oana Gavrila · 08.07.2021 · 15:29 · 1 min
Three-Month Money Market Rate Drops To 1.49% A Year On July 7
Banks-Insurance

Three-Month Money Market Rate Drops To 1.49% A Year On July 7

Romania's three-month ROBOR index, the interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate variable interests for loans in lei, dropped to 1.49% a year on Wednesday (July 7), after stag...

Ecaterina Craciun · 07.07.2021 · 14:28 · 1 min
Romanian Central Bank Keeps Policy Rate on Hold
Macroeconomics

Romanian Central Bank Keeps Policy Rate on Hold

Romania's central bank on Wednesday decided to hold the benchmark interest rate at a record low of 1.25% a year, despite rising inflation.

Oana Gavrila · 07.07.2021 · 12:45 · 1 min
eMAG Gets Syndicated EUR37.55M Loan from Raiffeisen Bank, EBRD for Logistic Park
Banks-Insurance

eMAG Gets Syndicated EUR37.55M Loan from Raiffeisen Bank, EBRD for Logistic Park

Raiffeisen Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will extend a syndicated loan totaling EUR37.55 million to Romanian retailer eMag, under an agreement signed T...

Oana Gavrila · 07.07.2021 · 12:37 · 1 min
Romania ‘Risks’ 10% Economic Growth in 2021
Banks-Insurance

Romania ‘Risks’ 10% Economic Growth in 2021

The COVID-19 crisis was less severe than bankers feared, and the current scenario is even better than their most optimistic expectations.

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 07.07.2021 · 10:19 · 2 min
Stake in Banca Transilvania Changes Hands for RON24.4M
Banks-Insurance

Stake in Banca Transilvania Changes Hands for RON24.4M

A 0.16% stake in lender Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) changed hands on the stock market Tuesday for RON24.4 million.

Oana Gavrila · 06.07.2021 · 17:53 · 1 min
NN Pension Funds Raise Stake in Nuclearelectrica to Over 5%
Capital Market

NN Pension Funds Raise Stake in Nuclearelectrica to Over 5%

NN Group and the pension funds it manages have raised their holding in Romanian state-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica (SNN.RO) to 5.01%, the issuer said in a stock market repor...

Oana Gavrila · 05.07.2021 · 18:35 · 1 min