EBRD has invested more than EUR6 billion in Romania since the beginning of its operations on the local market, in 331 projects.
Internationally, EBRD financed a record number of projects in 2012, powerfully supporting the countries it invested in, amid a difficult economic environment, the statement also read.
According to preliminary data, EBRD invested EUR8.7 billion in its traditional operational sector in 2012, financing 388 projects, a record-high number.
In 2011, the bank invested EUR9 billion in 380 projects.
EBRD said it posted a preliminary profit of around EUR1 billion in 2012, from EUR173 million in 2011, being well prepared to support emergent economies in 2013, in view of an economic rebound.
In 2012, EBRD also invested in southern and eastern Mediterranean region, undertaking EUR181 million investments in six projects.
EBRD has started to invest in Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia, supporting the upgrade process after the political changes in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Until 2015, EBRD forecasts annual investments of up to EUR2.5 billion in this new region.