ZF https://www.zf.ro/ Ziarul Financiar - ZF.ro ro ZF.ro Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:15:10 GMT ZF webmaster@zf.ro (webmaster) Banca Transilvania: More Than 180 Investors For EUR500M Bond Issue https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/banca-transilvania-more-than-180-investors-for-eur500m-bond-issue-22957393 https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/banca-transilvania-more-than-180-investors-for-eur500m-bond-issue-22957393 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 04:00:00 GMT Banks-Insurance <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19567/22957393/1/1-poza-banca-transilvania-nou.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), the largest lender in Romania, has successfully completed its first AT1 (Additional Tier 1) bond issue on the international capital market, raising EUR500 million. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=849"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=849" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Prospectiuni Signs RON18M Contract With Romgaz https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/prospectiuni-signs-ron18m-contract-with-romgaz-22957314 https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/prospectiuni-signs-ron18m-contract-with-romgaz-22957314 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:50:56 GMT Capital Market <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19568/22957314/1/8romgaz.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Geological surveying company Prospectiuni (PRSN.RO) has signed a RON18.19 million (excluding VAT) contract with Romgaz, which accounts for more than 10% of its net revenue, according to the latest annual financial statement. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=428"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=428" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Economy Ministry Signs Partnership With Mastercard To Get Data About Spending Patterns Of Foreign Tourists In Romania https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/economy-ministry-signs-partnership-with-mastercard-to-get-data-about-22957296 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/economy-ministry-signs-partnership-with-mastercard-to-get-data-about-22957296 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:17:19 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22957296/1/card.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> The Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism announces a strategic partnership with Mastercard with the aim of using its data and analyses to understand tourist behavior and support development of infrastructure in order to grow the sector and improve public policies in this field. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=305"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=305" border="0" alt=""/> </a> EY Entrepreneurship Barometer: 60% of Romanian Entrepreneurs Plan Innovation Investments, Same Percentage Dissatisfied with Business Environment https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/ey-entrepreneurship-barometer-60-of-romanian-entrepreneurs-plan-22956943 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/ey-entrepreneurship-barometer-60-of-romanian-entrepreneurs-plan-22956943 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:53:26 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22956943/1/2-intrunire-business2.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Six out of ten Romanian entrepreneurs consider the business environment is unfavorable despite an active entrepreneurial spirit and innovation intentions, with economic instability as one of the biggest hurdles, besides inflationary pressures, red tape and geopolitical instability, reveals EY’s Entrepreneurship Barometer in CEE. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=543"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=543" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Furniture Maker Lemet Invests almost EUR1M in Largest Store of Moldavia, In Iasi https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/furniture-maker-lemet-invests-almost-eur1m-in-largest-store-of-22956904 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/furniture-maker-lemet-invests-almost-eur1m-in-largest-store-of-22956904 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:48:15 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22956904/1/magazin-lems-campina.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Lemet, a Romanian furniture producer and retailer, has invested almost EUR1 million in a Iasi store. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=667"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=667" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Etex Net Profit almost Doubles in 2024 amid RON360.5M Turnover https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/etex-net-profit-almost-doubles-in-2024-amid-ron360-5m-turnover-22956854 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/etex-net-profit-almost-doubles-in-2024-amid-ron360-5m-turnover-22956854 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:19:55 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22956854/1/etex-building-performance-turceni.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Belgian-held drywall products maker Etex Building Performance reported turnover worth RON360.5 million (around EUR72.5 million) for 2024, up 4.4% from 2023, in line with ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=472"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=472" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Romcim 2024 Turnover Up 17.5% YOY To over RON2.1B https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/romcim-2024-turnover-up-17-5-yoy-to-over-ron2-1b-22956835 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/romcim-2024-turnover-up-17-5-yoy-to-over-ron2-1b-22956835 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:14:02 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22956835/1/romcim-statie-betoane-iasi-002.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Cement manufacturer Romcim, owned by Irland’s CRH, for 2024 reported turnover worth RON2.159 billion (EUR434 million), up 17.5% from 2023, in line with ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=18"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=18" border="0" alt=""/> </a> compari.ro: Romania E-commerce Market Set to Expand 10% in 2025 YOY https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/compari-ro-romania-e-commerce-market-set-to-expand-10-in-2025-yoy-22956814 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/compari-ro-romania-e-commerce-market-set-to-expand-10-in-2025-yoy-22956814 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:08:16 GMT Technology &Telecoms <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19668/22956814/1/sorin-dochian-country-manager-compari.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romania e-commerce market continues to grow and is expected to reach around EUR12.8 billion this year, up 10% from 2024. The upward trend will continue in 2026, believes Sorin Dochian, country manager at compari.ro, a price comparison platform part of European group Heureka, present on nine markets of CEE. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=53"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=53" border="0" alt=""/> </a> French Reinsurer SCOR Said To Prepare Entry In Romania https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/french-reinsurer-scor-said-to-prepare-entry-in-romania-22956574 https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/french-reinsurer-scor-said-to-prepare-entry-in-romania-22956574 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT Banks-Insurance <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19567/22956574/1/juzzepo-vcee2hrsjl0-unsplash.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> SCOR, one of the major reinsurers in Europe, is preparing to create an operational presence in Romania and is looking for some 1,500 to 2,000 square meters of modern office space in Bucharest, with the potential to accommodate approximately 200 employees, real estate market data show. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=43"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=43" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Poland’s Zabka Steps Up Expansion, Plans 1,300 New Stores In Poland And Romania In 2026 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/retail-consumer/poland-s-zabka-steps-up-expansion-plans-1-300-new-stores-in-poland-22956533 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/retail-consumer/poland-s-zabka-steps-up-expansion-plans-1-300-new-stores-in-poland-22956533 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:00:29 GMT Retail&Consumer <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19666/22956533/1/froo-2.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Poland’s Zabka Group, one of the largest retailers in that country, which is present in Romania with the Froo brand, is stepping up expansion and announces 1,300 new stores in 2026 on the two markets it operates on: Poland and Romania. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=730"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=730" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Bento Ends 9M 2025 With 44% Decline In Revenue https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/bento-ends-9m-2025-with-44-decline-in-revenue-22956498 https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/bento-ends-9m-2025-with-44-decline-in-revenue-22956498 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:07:56 GMT Capital Market <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19568/22956498/2/profimedia-0502088930.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> 2B Intelligent Soft S.A. (Bento, BENTO.RO), a Romanian entrepreneurial company, posted operating revenue of RON36.5 million and a net profit of RON2.5 million in the first nine months of 2025. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=799"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=799" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Premier Energy Buys Battery Energy Storage System Near Iasi, Romania https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/premier-energy-buys-battery-energy-storage-system-near-iasi-romania-22956496 https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/premier-energy-buys-battery-energy-storage-system-near-iasi-romania-22956496 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:54:27 GMT Capital Market <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19568/22956496/2/2850876-publimedia-shutterstock-1.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Premier Energy Group (PE.RO) announces the acquisition of 100% in a ready-to-build battery energy storage system (BESS) development near Iasi, Romania. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=811"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=811" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Romania’s Antitrust Body Looks Into Mehiläinen-Regina Maria Deal https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/romania-s-antitrust-body-looks-into-mehil-inen-regina-maria-deal-22956334 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/romania-s-antitrust-body-looks-into-mehil-inen-regina-maria-deal-22956334 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:25:39 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22956334/1/curs-cum-sa-abordezi-investigatiile-si-inspectiile-consiliului-c.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romania's Competition Council submits to public debate the commitments proposed by Mehiläinen Oy to eliminate any competition concerns identified on the assisted human reproduction services market, in the context of the takeover of the company Centrul Medical Unirea SRL (Regina Maria Group). <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=783"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=783" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Contakt Enters Czech Market With Its First Locations In Prague https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/contakt-enters-czech-market-with-its-first-locations-in-prague-22956321 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/contakt-enters-czech-market-with-its-first-locations-in-prague-22956321 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:00:36 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22956321/1/foto-1-contakt-accelereaza-expansiunea-europeana-si-intra-pe-pia.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romanian mobile phone accessories retailer Contakt has announced its entry into the Czech market with two locations in Prague, marking a new step in its European expansion plan. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=120"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=120" border="0" alt=""/> </a> BCR Raises EUR500M With Its Second Eurobond Issue https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/bcr-raises-eur500m-with-its-second-eurobond-issue-22956267 https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/bcr-raises-eur500m-with-its-second-eurobond-issue-22956267 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:56:10 GMT Banks-Insurance <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19567/22956267/1/euro-publimedia-shutterstock.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> BCR has successfully completed its second Eurobond issue, raising EUR500 million and consolidating success on international capital markets, the bank said on Thursday. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=833"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=833" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Finance Ministry Raises RON500M From Banks On November 20 https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/finance-ministry-raises-ron500m-from-banks-on-november-20-22956139 https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/finance-ministry-raises-ron500m-from-banks-on-november-20-22956139 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:58:17 GMT Banks-Insurance <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19567/22956139/1/lei-bani.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON500 million from banks on Thursday (November 20), selling bonds at an annual average yield of 6.90%. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=182"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=182" border="0" alt=""/> </a> November Fidelis Government Bonds Worth Over RON1.3B Start Trading On Bucharest Stock Exchange https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/november-fidelis-government-bonds-worth-over-ron1-3b-start-trading-22955997 https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/november-fidelis-government-bonds-worth-over-ron1-3b-start-trading-22955997 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:22:15 GMT Capital Market <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19568/22955997/1/1-ministerul-finantelor-suna-clopotelul-bvb-pentru-marcarea-list.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> The primary public offering of Fidelis government bonds took place during the November 7- 14 period through the trading system of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=315"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=315" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Simtel Team Commissions Giurgiu Photovoltaic Park https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/energy/simtel-team-commissions-giurgiu-photovoltaic-park-22955979 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/energy/simtel-team-commissions-giurgiu-photovoltaic-park-22955979 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:10:34 GMT Energy <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19652/22955979/1/screenshot-2025-11-20-111006.png?width=160&height=120"/> The management of Simtel Team (stock symbol: SMTL), an engineering and technology company and one of Romania's leading renewable energy providers, on November 20 informed the market about the commissioning of the photovoltaic park in Giurgiu, the largest solar park in Romania built on degraded land. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=276"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=276" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Statistical Office: Romanian Construction Works Up 9.3% YoY In January-September 2025 https://www.zfenglish.com/macroeconomics/statistical-office-romanian-construction-works-up-9-3-yoy-in-january-22955965 https://www.zfenglish.com/macroeconomics/statistical-office-romanian-construction-works-up-9-3-yoy-in-january-22955965 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:31:17 GMT Macroeconomics <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19566/22955965/1/2827198-publimedia-shutterstock-copy.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> The volume of construction works in Romania grew by 9.3% in unadjusted data and by 9.2% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in January-September 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, data from Romania’s statistical office INS show on Thursday (November 20). <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=580"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=580" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Romania Still Appealing Market for Real Estate Investment https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/real-estate/romania-still-appealing-market-for-real-estate-investment-22955960 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/real-estate/romania-still-appealing-market-for-real-estate-investment-22955960 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:50:21 GMT Real Estate <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19651/22955960/1/juzzepo-vcee2hrsjl0-unsplash.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romania continues to lure real estate investors owing to the competitive yields of prime projects, with levels of 7.5% for office buildings and 7.75% for industrial projects, above those of more mature markets such as Czechia or Poland, reveals the Colliers-CEE Investment Scene Q1-Q3 2025 report. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=486"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=486" border="0" alt=""/> </a>