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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Finance Ministry Raises RON505M From Banks On March 13
03.13.2025
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON505 million from banks on Thursday (March 13), selling government paper, at annual average yield of 7.39%. more
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BRD SocGen Convenes Shareholders to Vote on over RON700M Worth of Dividends, Half of 2024 Profit
03.13.2025
The board of directors of BRD SocGen, the fourth largest bank in Romania by assets, has convened the general meeting of shareholders on April 24, a... more
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VIG’s Insurers In Romania Generated More Than EUR900M Gross Written Premiums In 2024, Up 25% On 2023
03.12.2025
Insurance companies in Romania that are part of Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), i.e., Omniasig, Asirom and BCR Asigurari de Viata, saw gross written... more
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Republic Of Moldova’s EnergBank CEO Andrei Stamatian Cleared To Join Libra Bank’s Board Of Directors
03.12.2025
Andrei Stamatian, CEO of Republic of Moldova’s EnergBank, has received approval from Romania’s central bank to become a member of the Board of... more
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Salt Bank Expects to Overshoot RON3B Asset Mark at End-2025
03.12.2025
Salt Bank, the first 100% digital Romanian bank, has already reached assets of above RON1 billion and expects to go beyond RON3 billion at yearend. more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON2B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On March 10
03.10.2025
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON2.02 billion from banks on Monday (March 10), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average... more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON1.9B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On March 6
03.06.2025
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.9 billion from banks on Thursday (March 6), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average... more
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Libra Internet Bank Grants EUR10M Financing For Development Of Alenia Botanic Park Residential Project In Western Romania
03.05.2025
Libra Internet has granted financing of over EUR10 million for the development of the Alenia Botanic Park residential project in Romania's western... more
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Vista Bank Romania Acquires Alpha Leasing Romania IFN And Alpha Insurance Brokers
03.03.2025
Vista Bank has announced on March 3 the agreement with Alpha Bank S.A. and Alpha International Holdings S.MS.A. 100% subsidiaries of Alpha... more
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Banca Transilvania Announces Successful Completion of Merger with OTP Bank Romania
03.03.2025
Banca Transilvania, the largest lending institution in Romania, has announced the successful completion of its merger with OTP Bank Romania in the... more
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Banca Transilvania Reports RON4.7B Net Profit for 2024 at Group Level, Up 59% YOY
02.28.2025
Banca Transilvania, Romania’s largest lending institution, for 2024 reported RON4.7 billion net consolidated profit, up 59% from 2023, while... more
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BCR Group Rakes in RON2.76B Net Profit in 2024, Up 19.2% YOY
02.28.2025
BCR group in 2024 generated net profit of RON2.76 billion (EUR556 million), up 19.2%, and operating income of RON6.09 billion (EUR1.22 billion),... more
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New Fidelis Edition: Romanians Can Buy Government Bonds In March 7-14 Period
02.27.2025
Romania's finance ministry has announced that it will carry out a new issue of Fidelis government bonds for retail investors between March 7 and... more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON500M From Banks On Feb. 27
02.27.2025
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON500 million from banks on Thursday (Feb.27), selling government paper due in 2035 at annual average yields of... more
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CEC Bank Receives European Commission’s Approval For Capital Increase
02.26.2025
CEC Bank has received approval from the European Commission to increase its capital, while Exim Banca Romaneasca is still waiting for it, financial... more
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Romanians Can Buy TEZAUR Government Bonds Via Ghiseul.ro Platform For 1st Time, As Of March 10
02.26.2025
Romanians everywhere who own debit cards and have accounts on www.ghiseul.ro online platform can purchase government bonds via the TEZAUR program... more
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Transilvania Broker de Asigurare Reports RON107M Revenue, RON2.5M Net Profit For 2024
02.25.2025
Insurance broker Transilvania Broker de Asigurare (TBK.RO) reported revenue of RON107 million for 2024, lower than RON111 million recorded in 2023,... more
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Romania Private Lending Up 8.8% YOY in January 2025 to RON418B
02.25.2025
Romania private lending in January 2025 rose by 8.8% from the year-earlier period, to RON418.6 billion, after local currency loans went up by 10.9%... more
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Raiffeisen Bank Ends 2024 with RON1.67B Net Profit, over RON82B Assets
02.25.2025
Raiffeisen Bank Romania, the sixth largest bank by assets, generated RON1.67 billion net profit in 2024, close to the 2023 level, while the... more
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Romania Banking System Rakes In Record High RON14.8B Profit in 2024
02.25.2025
The still high interest rates and continued lending drove Romanian banking system profit to a record high of around RON14.8 billion in 2024, up 8%... more

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Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting Savings
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