Romania’s Central Bank Further Leaves Benchmark Interest Rate Unchanged At 6.5% a Year

08.08.2025
Romania's central bank has decided in its Board meeting on Friday (August 8, 2025) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year.
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Otopeni Handling Companies Reach RON340M Revenues in 2024, Up 20% from 2023
08.04.2025
Otopeni handling companies raked in revenues worth almost RON340 million in 2024, up 20% yoy. more
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Dr. Max Group Overshoots EUR2B Turnover Mark in 2024, with 23% Increase YOY
08.04.2025
Dr. Max Group, which includes the pharmacies of the same name and drug wholesaler Mediplus, ended 2024 with over EUR2 billion (RON10.7 billion)... more
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Bringo Launches Loyalty Program Bringo YOU
08.01.2025
Bringo, the online fast grocery delivery service, part of French group Carrefour, launched its own loyalty program two months ago and almost 1 in 5... more
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Finance Ministry Conducts New IPO For Fidelis Government Bonds
08.01.2025
Romania's Ministry of Finance is conducting a new public offering for Fidelis government bonds dedicated to retail investors, between August 1 and... more
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Central Bank: Romania Forex Reserves Grow To EUR63B In July 2025
08.01.2025
Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR63.2 billion at the end of July 2025, higher by EUR4.94 billion than the EUR58.2 billion level... more
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New Car Registrations In Romania Down 16.4% YoY To 80,718 In January-July 2025
08.01.2025
New car registrations in Romania decreased by 16.4% to 80,718 units in January-July 2025 compared with the year-ago period, data from Romanian... more
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Jean-Pierre Georges Vigroux Appointed Interim Chairman Of BRD SocGen's Board Of Directors
08.01.2025
The Board of Directors of BRD SocGen (stock symbol: BRD), the fourth largest bank in Romania by assets, has appointed Jean-Pierre Georges Vigroux... more
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BCR Group Reports RON1.47B Net Profit For H1/2025, Up 12% YoY
08.01.2025
BCR Group, which includes the second largest bank in Romania, recorded a net profit of RON1.47 billion (EUR294 million) in the first half of 2025,... more
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Romania Branch of PKO, Poland’s Largest Bank, Grants Loan To Maspex Romania To Finance Acquisition of Purcari Shares
08.01.2025
PKO Bank Polski, Poland’s biggest bank, has funded, via its Romania branch, the acquisition of Purcari Wineries (WINE) shares by Maspex group. more
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PwC Romania and D&B David si Baias Assisted Energobit Founders in Company Sale To Vinci Energies
08.01.2025
An integrated team of transaction specialists of PwC Romania and M&A specialized lawyers of D&B David si Baias assisted the founders of Energobit,... more
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BCR Owner Erste Group Ends H1/2025 with EUR1.66B Net Profit, Up 2.2% YOY
08.01.2025
Austrian group Erste, owner of BCR, ended the first half of 2025 with net profit attributable to owners of the parent company worth EUR1.66... more
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PayU GPO Romania: Online Payments Up 20% in H1/2025, Above Expectations, Pace Set to Endure
08.01.2025
The volume of online transactions rose by 20% in the first half of this year against the year-earlier period, maintaining recent years’ pace, as... more
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Star Residence Invest Seeks To Buy Bucharest Office Building For Aggregate Price Of EUR19M
07.31.2025
Real estate investment trust Star Residence Invest Cluj intends to acquire an office building located on Polona Street in capital city Bucharest,... more
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Hidroelectrica Sets Off Controlled Emptying Process Of Vidraru Reservoir As Part Of EUR188M Dam Refurbishment Project
07.31.2025
Hidroelectrica, Romania’s largest electricity producer, kicks off the first stage of the controlled emptying process of the Vidraru reservoir on... more
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Finance Ministry Raises Nearly RON800M From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On July 31
07.31.2025
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON800 million from banks on Thursday (July 31), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average... more
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Statistical Office: Romania Residential Building Permits Up 4.2% YoY In H1/2025
07.31.2025
Romanian authorities issued 17,639 residential building permits in the first half of 2025, 4.2% more than in the same period of 2024, data from the... more
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Statistical Office: Romania Unemployment Rate Unchanged At 5.8% Month-On-Month In June 2025
07.31.2025
Romania’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.8% in June 2025 compared with May 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS show... more
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Romanian Logistics Company Leases Over 5,200 Sqms Of Storage Space In MLP Bucharest West
07.31.2025
A Romanian logistics company has leased over 5,200 square meters of storage space and 70 sqms of office space in the MLP Bucharest West logistics... more
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China's Trina Storage And Allview Team Up To Develop Battery Energy Storage System In Romania
07.31.2025
Trina Storage, the energy storage division of Chinese company Trina Solar, has signed a strategic partnership with Visual Fan, the owner of the... more
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Austria's PORR To Build Phase 2 Of VIFOR Wind Farm In Romania's Buzau County
07.31.2025
Rezolv Energy has selected Austrian infrastructure group PORR for infrastructure works on Phase 2 of the VIFOR Wind Farm in Buzau County, Romania,... more

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Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting Savings
Romania could increase its gross domestic product (GDP) by 10% until 2050, generating an additional contribution of EUR575 billion by boosting savings and redirecting them towards lucrative investments, according to a survey conducted by McKinsey&Company in spring 2022.