Corporate Lending Up to RON3.9B in October, 14-Year Monthly Peak
12.16.2020
Banks in Romania granted 3.9 billion lei in new leu loans to companies in October, an increase of RON1.3 billion or 50.5% on the year-ago month. Corporate lending reached the highest level of the year in October as well as the highest monthly level in 14 years.
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Romania’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rate Unchanged At 6.5% A Year 05.15.2026
Romania's central bank has decided in its Board meeting on Friday (May 15, 2026) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year. more
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Intesa Sanpaolo Romania Generates EUR1M Net Gain in Q1/2026 amid EUR24M Revenues 05.15.2026
Intesa Sanpaolo Romania, the subsidiary of the Italian group of the same name, in the first quarter of 2026 generated net profit worth EUR1 million... more
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BCR Redeems BCR27A Bonds One Year Before Due Date 05.14.2026
Banca Comerciala Romana announced on Thursday that it was exercising its option to redeem the BCR27A bonds early — senior non-preferred green... more
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European Commission Issues Positive Preliminary Assessment Of Romania’s Fourth Payment Request Under RRF 05.14.2026
The European Commission issued a positive preliminary assessment of Romania's fourth payment request for EUR2.62 billion under the Recovery and... more
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Fitch Upgrades CEC Bank’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating From ‘BB’ To ‘BB+’, Stable Outlook 05.14.2026
Fitch has upgraded the long-term issuer default rating of Romania’s CEC Bank from ‘BB’ to ‘BB+’, with a stable outlook. It also assigned... more
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Finance Ministry Raises EUR780M From Banks Via Coupon-Bearing Bonds On May 13 05.13.2026
Romania's Finance Ministry raised EUR780 million from banks selling coupon-bearing government bonds due in 2028 at a yield of 3.64% per year on... more
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EIB To Advise Antibiotice Iasi On Strengthening Corporate Governance And Investment Capability 05.13.2026
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will advise Antibiotice SA (ATB.RO), the largest Romanian majority-held pharmaceutical company, on strengthening... more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON670M From Banks On May 11
05.11.2026
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON669.6 million from banks selling benchmark bonds via an issue due in July 2033 on Monday (May 11). more
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VIG: World Bank Group’s IFC to acquire stake in Romanian pension fund company Carpathia Pensii 05.08.2026
Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to... more
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New Fidelis Edition: Romanians Can Buy Government Bonds In May 8-15 Period 05.07.2026
Romania's finance ministry has announced that it will carry out a new issue of Fidelis government bonds for retail investors between May 8 and 15,... more
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Raiffeisen Bank Romania Advised EBRD in Sale of Danube Logistics to Port of Constanta 05.07.2026
Raiffeisen Bank Romania acted as an exclusive financial advisor for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the deal whereby... more
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UniCredit Bank Participated In Syndicated Funding For MidEuropa’s Acquisition Of Majority Stake In IT Integrator RBC 05.06.2026
UniCredit Bank has completed, as mandated lead arranger, global coordinator and bookrunner, a syndicated transaction for the acquisition of the... more
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Romanian Leu Maintains Downtrend, Sinks To New All-Time Low At RON5.268/EUR After Collapse Of Bolojan Cabinet 05.06.2026
The Romanian leu continued its downward trend against the euro by midday Wednesday (May 6) and the central bank set the reference rate at RON5.268... more
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UniCredit Bank Romania Reports EUR80M Net Profit for Q1/2026 amid EUR230M Revenues 05.06.2026
Italian group UniCredit reported for the Romania bank a loan volume worth EUR13.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up around 7% from the... more
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Romanian Leu Overshoots RON5.2325/EUR Mark On Interbank Market, Central Bank Sets Record Reference Rate At RON5.2180/EUR As Bolojan Cabinet Collapses 05.05.2026
The Romanian leu depreciated further against the euro on Tuesday (May 5, 2026), breaching a new psychological threshold of 5.2325 units to the euro... more
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Raiffeisen Bank Romania Ends Q1/2026 with RON367M Net Profit, Total Assets of almost RON90B, Up 6% YOY 05.05.2026
Raiffeisen Bank Romania reported RON367 million net profit in the first quarter of 2026, while total assets neared RON90 billion, up 6% from the... more
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Finance Ministry Raises Nearly RON629M Via Benchmark Bond Issue On May 4 05.04.2026
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON628.7 million selling benchmark bonds on the domestic market, on Monday (May 4), with the total demand from... more
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Central Bank: Romania Forex Reserves Drop To EUR64.83B In April 2026 05.04.2026
Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR64.83 billion at the end of April 2026, lower by EUR2.2 billion than in March 2026, Romania’s... more
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Romanian Leu Touches New Record Low At 5.1998 Vs Euro Amid Prolonged Political Crisis 05.04.2026
The Romanian leu depreciated further against the euro by midday Monday (May 4) and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro... more
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Patria Bank Expects RON85M Net Profit In 2026, Up 69% YoY 04.30.2026
Patria Bank (stock symbol: PBK) forecasts net profit of almost RON85 million in 2026, up almalso ost 69% on the year, in the context of a strategy... more
Romania’s economic growth is forecast to pick up gradually to 3.1% in 2025 and 3.6% in 2026, while its public finances will continue
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Romania ended 2024 with a current account deficit of EUR29.3 billion, higher by nearly EUR7.8 billion than in 2023, central bank data
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Economic growth expectations for 2025 stand at the average value of 1.5%, reveals the latest survey conducted by CFA Romania
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Romania economy recovery is slower than expected and political turmoil is denting investors’ and consumers’ confidence, says the
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Romania’s economy enters 2025 with positive long-term prospects, but with significant challenges in the year ahead, Colliers
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Managers of Pillar II mandatory private pension funds and Pillar III voluntary private pension ones will be able to invest up to 10% of
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Romanian investors last year spent EUR577 million on acquisitions in the region, three times more than in 2023, in line with data from
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Romania’s land market remained stable in 2024, with the volume of transactions nearing EUR450 million, similar to the level recorded
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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.