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Romania Posts Current Account Gap of EUR1.782B in Jan-Apr
Macroeconomics

Romania Posts Current Account Gap of EUR1.782B in Jan-Apr

Romania's current account balance posted a deficit EUR1.782 billion in January-April, compared with a deficit of EUR2.258 billion in the same period in 2019, central bank data showed Monday.

Oana Gavrila · 15.06.2020 · 13:22 · 1 min
ING Bank Becomes Romania's Fifth Largest Lender by Assets
Banks-Insurance

ING Bank Becomes Romania's Fifth Largest Lender by Assets

ING Bank Romania, the local branch of Dutch group ING, became the fifth largest lender by assets in 2019, overtaking Raiffeisen Bank, which dropped to the sixth spot.

Oana Gavrila · 15.06.2020 · 09:58 · 1 min
Fiscal Council: Romania's Public Debt to Top 50% of GDP in 2021
Banks-Insurance

Fiscal Council: Romania's Public Debt to Top 50% of GDP in 2021

Romania's public debt is seen accelerating sharply in 2020-2021, to over 50% of the gross domestic product in an optimistic scenario, and over 55% of GDP in a pessimistic scenario, the Fisca...

Oana Gavrila · 12.06.2020 · 14:42 · 1 min
Romania Raises RON1.148B Selling 6-Month Bills at 2.73% Average Yield
Banks-Insurance

Romania Raises RON1.148B Selling 6-Month Bills at 2.73% Average Yield

Romania's finance ministry on Thursday raised 1.148 billion lei (EUR237.4 million), versus a RON600 million target, selling treasury bills maturing in December 2020 at an average yield of 2....

Oana Gavrila · 11.06.2020 · 15:57 · 1 min
Allianz-Tiriac Insurance Sales Up 10% YoY To Over RON393M In 1Q/2020
Banks-Insurance

Allianz-Tiriac Insurance Sales Up 10% YoY To Over RON393M In 1Q/2020

Allianz-Tiriac’s sales of insurance policies grew 10% on the year to over RON393 million in the first quarter of 2020, with non-automotive insurance policies accounting for 44% of gross prem...

Ecaterina Craciun · 11.06.2020 · 12:29 · 1 min
Romanian Parliament Adopts Bill Suspending Sales of State-Owned Shares
Social/Politics

Romanian Parliament Adopts Bill Suspending Sales of State-Owned Shares

Romania's lower chamber of parliament on Wednesday adopted a bill that would suspend all disposals of shares owned by the Romanian state a period of two years. Prime minister Lucovic Orban s...

Oana Gavrila · 10.06.2020 · 16:01 · 1 min
Analysts Criticize Bill Banning Sale of State Shares in Companies, Banks
Analysis

Analysts Criticize Bill Banning Sale of State Shares in Companies, Banks

A bill banning the sale of state shares in state-owned companies, banks or any other company for two years to protect national interest in the economy would hinder the development of the loc...

Oana Gavrila · 09.06.2020 · 13:30 · 1 min
Who Owns Banca Transilvania
Capital Market

Who Owns Banca Transilvania

The five regional investment funds (SIF) and the Pillar 2 private pension funds increased their exposure to Banca Transilvania from 30.5% to 36.4% in 2019, which means they have become the l...

Loredana Frățilă-Cristescu · 09.06.2020 · 09:00 · 1 min
Banca Transilvania CFO Sells RON556,250 Worth Of Lender’s Shares
Banks-Insurance

Banca Transilvania CFO Sells RON556,250 Worth Of Lender’s Shares

Romanian lender Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) said in a stock market announcement Friday that its Chief Financial Officer George-Razvan Calinescu had sold 250,000 TLV shares on June 3, at a pr...

Ecaterina Craciun · 05.06.2020 · 19:09 · 1 min