ZF https://www.zf.ro/ Ziarul Financiar - ZF.ro ro ZF.ro Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:52:12 GMT ZF webmaster@zf.ro (webmaster) METRO Expands Stores In Romania https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/retail-consumer/metro-expands-stores-in-romania-22917929 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/retail-consumer/metro-expands-stores-in-romania-22917929 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:50:24 GMT Retail&Consumer <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19666/22917929/1/8-metro-fsd-depot-exterior.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> METRO Romania, one of the largest actors in the local grocery trade, is expanding its stores in the country, by developing their storage area, among others. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=853"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=853" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Camelia Ene Steps Down As CEO Of Roca Industry https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/camelia-ene-steps-down-as-ceo-of-roca-industry-22917919 https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/camelia-ene-steps-down-as-ceo-of-roca-industry-22917919 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:17:40 GMT Capital Market <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19568/22917919/1/2.png?width=160&height=120"/> ROCA Industry (ROC1.RO), the holding company specializing in construction materials, on Thursday evening announced changes to its management. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=782"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=782" border="0" alt=""/> </a> MedLife CEO Mihai Marcu Sells 1 Million Shares For RON7.5M https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/medlife-ceo-mihai-marcu-sells-1-million-shares-for-ron7-5m-22917812 https://www.zfenglish.com/capital-market/medlife-ceo-mihai-marcu-sells-1-million-shares-for-ron7-5m-22917812 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:13:28 GMT Capital Market <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19568/22917812/1/1.png?width=160&height=120"/> Private medical service provider MedLife (stock market: M) has announced on October 2 that Mihail Marcu, the company's CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, had sold 1 million shares in the business at a price of RON7.54 per share, with the deal reaching nearly RON7.5 million. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=746"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=746" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Finance Ministry Raises RON1.6B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On October 2 https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/finance-ministry-raises-ron1-6b-from-banks-via-two-bond-issues-on-22917607 https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/finance-ministry-raises-ron1-6b-from-banks-via-two-bond-issues-on-22917607 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:43:32 GMT Banks-Insurance <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19567/22917607/1/profimedia-0519469262.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.6 billion from banks on Thursday (October 2), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 7.37% and 7.08%, respectively. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=284"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=284" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Statistical Office: Romania Unemployment Rate Inches Up To 5.9% In August 2025 https://www.zfenglish.com/macroeconomics/statistical-office-romania-unemployment-rate-inches-up-to-5-9-in-22917589 https://www.zfenglish.com/macroeconomics/statistical-office-romania-unemployment-rate-inches-up-to-5-9-in-22917589 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:09:14 GMT Macroeconomics <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19566/22917589/1/job-sageata-shutterstock.png?width=160&height=120"/> Romania's unemployment rate stood at 5.9% in August 2025, higher by 0.1 percentage points (pp) against July 2025, the country's statistical office INS announced on Thursday (October 2), quoting provisional data. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=538"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=538" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Romania's Antitrust Body Looks Into Acquisition Of Prefab By Celco https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/romania-s-antitrust-body-looks-into-acquisition-of-prefab-by-celco-22917581 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/romania-s-antitrust-body-looks-into-acquisition-of-prefab-by-celco-22917581 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:54:49 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22917581/1/prefab.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romania's Competition Council is assessing the transaction through which Celco SA intends to acquire Prefab SA. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=425"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=425" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Romanian Biotech Startup The Cat Health Company Gets New $1.2M Funding https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/romanian-biotech-startup-the-cat-health-company-gets-new-s1-2m-22917582 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/romanian-biotech-startup-the-cat-health-company-gets-new-s1-2m-22917582 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:49:52 GMT Technology &Telecoms <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19668/22917582/1/the-cat-health-company-echipa.png?width=160&height=120"/> Biotechnology startup The Cat Health Company (TCHC), which develops therapies to increase cat longevity, has secured a new $1.2 million round of funding. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=547"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=547" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Green Factory Completes Acquisition Of Eisberg Romania From Bell Food Group https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/green-factory-completes-acquisition-of-eisberg-romania-from-bell-22917408 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/green-factory-completes-acquisition-of-eisberg-romania-from-bell-22917408 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:47:52 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22917408/1/fc9b30ad-4d3e-4eff-922a-f35353499e37.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Green Factory, a Polish producer in the vegetable, salad, and fresh convenience food sector, has completed the acquisition of salad producer Eisberg Romania within a transaction which targeted the operations in Poland, Hungary and Romania of Swiss-held Bell Food Group. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=671"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=671" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Genezio Launches Conversational AI Optimization Platform https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/genezio-launches-conversational-ai-optimization-platform-22917377 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/genezio-launches-conversational-ai-optimization-platform-22917377 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:49:15 GMT Technology &Telecoms <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19668/22917377/1/main-andrei-pitis.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Genezio, a startup co-founded by Andrei Pitis, is launching a Conversational AI Optimization platform, a tool created to aid companies understand and improve the way generative AI systems perceive and describe their brands. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=647"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=647" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Law Firm Filip & Company Assisted Digi Romania in Acquisition of Part of Telekom Romania Mobile Communications https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/law-firm-filip-company-assisted-digi-romania-in-acquisition-of-part-22917375 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/law-firm-filip-company-assisted-digi-romania-in-acquisition-of-part-22917375 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:41:51 GMT Technology &Telecoms <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19668/22917375/1/2025-10-02-colaj-zf.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Law firm Filip & Company has assisted Digi Romania in the deal whereby the company acquired part of the activity and assets of Telekom Romania Mobile Communications. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=206"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=206" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Electroalfa International Set to Open New Plant in Partnership with Germany’s SGB-SMIT Group https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/electroalfa-international-set-to-open-new-plant-in-partnership-with-22917372 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/electroalfa-international-set-to-open-new-plant-in-partnership-with-22917372 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:33:32 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22917372/1/052af4eb-f2fc-4ff7-a262-fff0e584c8a7.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Electroalfa International, part of Electroalfa group owned by Gheorghe Ciubotaru, will open a new plant, in Botosani, in partnership with German transformer manufacturer SGB-SMIT Group. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=484"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=484" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Bucur S.A. Buys Dr. Felix 87 Building of Victory Square https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/real-estate/bucur-s-a-buys-dr-felix-87-building-of-victory-square-22917356 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/real-estate/bucur-s-a-buys-dr-felix-87-building-of-victory-square-22917356 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:14:52 GMT Real Estate <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19651/22917356/1/cladire-dr-felix-87.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> The market of deals with small and medium-sized office buildings of Bucharest is expanding with the emergence of an increasing number of local active investors. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=296"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=296" border="0" alt=""/> </a> One United Properties Invests EUR27M in Infrastructure and Private Schools in Bucharest’s District 2 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/one-united-properties-invests-eur27m-in-infrastructure-and-private-22917335 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/one-united-properties-invests-eur27m-in-infrastructure-and-private-22917335 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:59:27 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22917335/1/scoala-oac3.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> One United Properties, one of Bucharest’s most dynamic real estate developers, has started works for the construction of two private education units and continues investments in road infrastructure of the city’s district 2, with the total value of projects amounting to EUR27 million. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=377"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=377" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Deutsche Bahn Cargo Romania Ends 2024 with RON428M Turnover, Down 11% YOY https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/deutsche-bahn-cargo-romania-ends-2024-with-ron428m-turnover-down-11-22917313 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/deutsche-bahn-cargo-romania-ends-2024-with-ron428m-turnover-down-11-22917313 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:14:33 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22917313/1/vecteezy-ai-generated-container-ship-in-import-export-and-busine.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Deutsche Bahn Cargo Romania, the rail freight transportation unit of German giant Deutsche Bahn, in 2024 generated RON428 million turnover, down 11% from 2023. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=609"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=609" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Victoriabank Wraps Up Microinvest Acquisition https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/victoriabank-wraps-up-microinvest-acquisition-22917309 https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/victoriabank-wraps-up-microinvest-acquisition-22917309 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:08:21 GMT Banks-Insurance <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19567/22917309/1/5-banci.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Victoriabank, part of Banca Transilvania Group and one of the largest banks in the Republic of Moldova, has completed the acquisition of Microinvest, the biggest non-banking lending company in the neighboring country, with over 46,000 clients, 17 units and almost 400 employees. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=424"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=424" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Startup Ogre AI Gets over RON7.9M European Funding for “AI Energy Hub” https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/startup-ogre-ai-gets-over-ron7-9m-european-funding-for-ai-energy-hub-22917305 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/startup-ogre-ai-gets-over-ron7-9m-european-funding-for-ai-energy-hub-22917305 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:01:05 GMT Technology &Telecoms <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19668/22917305/1/2786182-publimedia-shutter.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romanian-British startup Ogre AI, which has developed an AI-based platform for prognoses in the energy field, has raised European funding of above RON7.9 million (around EUR1.6 million) via the Smart growth, digitalization and financial instruments program 2021-2027. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=544"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=544" border="0" alt=""/> </a> IKEA Supplier IPEC Mulls Investing in Non-EU Country https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/ikea-supplier-ipec-mulls-investing-in-non-eu-country-22917302 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/ikea-supplier-ipec-mulls-investing-in-non-eu-country-22917302 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 06:51:29 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22917302/1/737669.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> IPEC Alba Iulia, one of Europe’s leading porcelain plate manufacturers, is contemplating investing in a country outside the EU, where production prices are lower. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=288"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=288" border="0" alt=""/> </a> IT Genetics Readies Stock Market Listing https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/it-genetics-readies-stock-market-listing-22917298 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/it-genetics-readies-stock-market-listing-22917298 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 06:45:41 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22917298/1/4-liviu-sima.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romanian company IT Genetics, part of ITG group, which provides integrated digitalization and automation solutions for retail, logistics, manufacturing and other industries, is set to submit its BVB listing file to the financial watchdog ASF in the coming period. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=450"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=450" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Car Market Picks Up Speed In September, Registrations Rise 39% https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/automotive/car-market-picks-up-speed-in-september-registrations-rise-39-22916953 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/automotive/car-market-picks-up-speed-in-september-registrations-rise-39-22916953 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:01:42 GMT Automotive <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19650/22916953/1/autos-3631086-1920.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> The Romanian car market recorded its best growth rate in recent months in September, with a 39% increase compared with the same period last year, according to preliminary data from the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA). <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=676"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=676" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Fiscal Council Says New Budget Coordinates Are Compatible With Budget Deficit Of 8.4% Of GDP In 2025 https://www.zfenglish.com/macroeconomics/fiscal-council-says-new-budget-coordinates-are-compatible-with-22916809 https://www.zfenglish.com/macroeconomics/fiscal-council-says-new-budget-coordinates-are-compatible-with-22916809 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:41:49 GMT Macroeconomics <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19566/22916809/1/10-buget-calcule-ss-1.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romania's Fiscal Council believes the new budget coordinates, following the revision proposed by the Government, are compatible with a budget deficit of around 8.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, and the revenue target can be considered plausible, on the whole. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=95"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=95" border="0" alt=""/> </a>