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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Vista Bank Completes Acquisition Of Stockbroker Investimental yesterday, 23:19
Vista Bank (Romania) has completed the acquisition of 100% in Investimental, following approval from the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF). The... more
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Raiffeisen Bank Lists New RON750M Bond Issue on Bucharest Stock Exchange yesterday, 12:03
Raiffeisen Bank is listing a new corporate bond issue worth a total of RON750 million on the Exchange’s Regulated Market today, Friday, October... more
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BCR, Investment And Development Bank Expand SME Partnership To Include Revolving Credits And 80% Investment Guarantees 10.14.2026
The partnership between Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) and the Investment and Development Bank (BID — Banca de Investiţii si Dezvoltare) to... more
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CEC Bank And Investment And Development Bank Expand SME Financing 10.14.2026
CEC Bank and the Investment and Development Bank (BID — Banca de Investiţii şi Dezvoltare) have expanded their partnership to broaden access to... more
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Romania's Central Bank And RoFintech Team Up To Support Fintech Innovation 10.14.2026
The Romanian Fintech Association (RoFintech) and the National Bank of Romania (BNR) have signed a cooperation agreement to support responsible... more
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Romania Ranks 5th Globally By Private Capital Attracted With World Bank Support, Totaling $12.3B In Past 4 Years 10.13.2026
The World Bank Group has helped mobilize $12.3 billion in private capital in Romania between 2022 and 2026, which places the local market 5th... more
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IMF Expects Romania Economy to Contract by 0.5% in 2026, Compared with 0.7% Growth Projected in Spring 10.13.2026
The International Monetary Fund sharply downwardly revised its estimates about the evolution of Romania economy in 2026, projecting a 0.5% GDP... more
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ASF: Private Pension Fund Assets Up To RON246B In H1, 2026
10.08.2026
The private pension system in Romania performed soundly in the first half of 2026, with 9.6 million participants and RON246 billion in total assets... more
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Romania's Central Bank Further Keeps Key Rate On Hold At 6.5% A Year 10.08.2026
Romania's central bank has decided in its Board meeting on Thursday (October 8, 2026) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year. more
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ABN AMRO Expands Iasi Technology Center, Relocates to Palas Campus 10.08.2026
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank, part of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., is expanding its Iasi technology center and is set to move its offices to Palas Campus, the... more
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CEC Bank Co-Finances Construction of EUR45M Vegetable Oil Plant in Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County 10.07.2026
CEC Bank is co-funding the construction of a EUR45 million vegetable oil plant in Mihai Viteazu, Cluj county, a project carried out by Cooperativa... more
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Banca Transilvania, BCR And CEC Bank Again Top Three Lenders In H1, 2026 10.06.2026
The major banks in Romania increased their assets in the first half of 2026 compared with the first half of 2025 at rates ranging from 3% to 36%.... more
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Nuclearelectrica Seeks Shareholder Approval For EUR800M EIB Loan To Refurbish Cernavoda Unit 1 10.06.2026
The Board of Directors of state-owned company Nuclearelectrica (stock symbol: SNN), the operator of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, on October 6... more
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Anytime Romania Aims to Invest EUR30M in 4-5 Years 10.06.2026
Anytime Romania, the digital insurance brand of Interamerican, part of Dutch group Achmea, after around one year of activity locally reached around... more
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Regulator: Romania's Insurance Market Up 15% YoY To RON14.2B In H1/2026 10.02.2026
The Romanian insurance market reached a total underwriting volume of approximately RON14.2 billion in the first half of 2026, up 15% compared to... more
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Romania's Central Bank Sets Reference Exchange Rate At RON5.3447/EUR On October 2 10.02.2026
Romania's central bank BNR published a reference exchange rate of RON5.3447 per euro on Friday (October 2), which marks a steep rise compared to... more
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Three-Month ROBOR Ends Sept 28-Oct 2nd Week at 6.11% 10.02.2026
The three-month ROBOR index, the interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate variable interests for loans in lei taken out before May... more
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Banca Transilvania Aims to Hit EUR100B Assets by 2030 10.02.2026
Banca Transilvania, leader of the Romanian banking system, wants to grow above the market average and reach assets worth EUR100 billion by 2030,... more
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Romgaz Seeks Shareholder Approval For EUR100M Credit Line From BCR To Replace Expiring UniCredit Facility 10.01.2026
State-owned Romgaz (stock symbol: SNG) is proposing to shareholders the contracting of a committed revolving credit facility of EUR100 million from... more
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Central Bank: Romania Forex Reserves Plunge To EUR60B In September 2026 10.01.2026
The foreign exchange reserves held by Romania's central bank, excluding gold, stood at EUR60.06 billion at the end of September 2026, lower by... more
Romanians are increasingly orienting their financial decisions toward protecting their existing resources, in a social and economic
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Pillar 2 of the mandatory private pension system generated a net return of RON93.4 billion (EUR17.8 billion) for Romanians during its
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The Romanian insurance market has weathered periods of uncertainty, experienced strong growth in certain segments, and faced setbacks
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Romania ranks 7th in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region according to the newly launched CEE AI Index 2026.
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Romania ranked 11th in Europe by the number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects attracted in 2025, securing 109 initiatives, as
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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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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’s economy enters 2025 with positive long-term prospects, but with significant challenges in the year ahead, Colliers
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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.