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New Corporate Loans in Lei Reach 14-Year Monthly High in December
Banks-Insurance

New Corporate Loans in Lei Reach 14-Year Monthly High in December

December 2020 came with last year’s highest level of new corporate loans in lei, as well as the 14-year monthly high, RON4.7 billion. The growth of new corporate loans in lei in December 202...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 04.02.2021 · 10:44 · 1 min
New Retail Loans Down for First Time in 8 Years in 2020
Banks-Insurance

New Retail Loans Down for First Time in 8 Years in 2020

New consumer and mortgage loans in lei and euros consumers took from banks fell by some RON2.7 billion or 7% from the 2019 level to RON34.3 billion in 2020. Last year was the first of declin...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 03.02.2021 · 10:36 · 1 min
McKinsey&Company: Romanian Banks May Post RON58B Drop in Revenue after Risk Costs
Banks-Insurance

McKinsey&Company: Romanian Banks May Post RON58B Drop in Revenue after Risk Costs

Romanian banks may register an estimated drop in revenues of around RON58 billion by 2025, compared with revenues expected had the pandemic never happened, due to risk costs and decreased vo...

Oana Gavrila · 03.02.2021 · 10:35 · 2 min
Romania Raises RON1.022B Selling Nov 2024 Bonds at 2.06% Average Yield
Banks-Insurance

Romania Raises RON1.022B Selling Nov 2024 Bonds at 2.06% Average Yield

Romania's finance ministry on Monday raised 1.022 billion lei (EUR209.7 million) selling bonds maturing in November 2024 at an average yield of 2.06%, central bank data showed.

Oana Gavrila · 01.02.2021 · 15:52 · 1 min
Romania Listed In 2021 Brand Finance Global 500 Ranking With Lenders Banca Transilvania, BRD
Banks-Insurance

Romania Listed In 2021 Brand Finance Global 500 Ranking With Lenders Banca Transilvania, BRD

Romania is present in 2021 edition of the global ranking of 500 most valuable banking brands, compiled by Brand Finance, with two financial institutions, namely, Banca Transilvania, which cl...

Ecaterina Craciun · 01.02.2021 · 14:14 · 1 min
Romania Raised RON995M from General Population Bonds in January
Banks-Insurance

Romania Raised RON995M from General Population Bonds in January

Romania's government raised RON995 million selling bonds to the general population in January 2021, the biggest monthly amount investors subscribed since the start of the program.

Oana Gavrila · 29.01.2021 · 11:50 · 1 min
Mortgage Loans Up 10% in 2020
Banks-Insurance

Mortgage Loans Up 10% in 2020

Mortgage loan volume went up by more than 9.8% or RON8 billion to RON89 billion lei year-on-year in 2020, and lenders offset the decline in consumer loans with the higher sales for buying a...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 29.01.2021 · 10:28 · 1 min
CEC Bank Launches Personal Loan With Fixed Interest Rate Of 10.4%/Year
Banks-Insurance

CEC Bank Launches Personal Loan With Fixed Interest Rate Of 10.4%/Year

Romanian state-owned lender CEC Bank is launching a personal loan with a fixed interest rate of 10.40% per year, which can be contracted exclusively online, without making any trips to the b...

Ecaterina Craciun · 28.01.2021 · 16:12 · 1 min
Deloitte: Banking Sector Consolidation in CEE Expected to Increase
Analysis

Deloitte: Banking Sector Consolidation in CEE Expected to Increase

Romania was one of the busiest markets in Central and Eastern Europe in terms of banking sector mergers and acquisitions, with three transactions in 2020, according to the Deloitte CEE Banki...

Oana Gavrila · 28.01.2021 · 12:48 · 2 min