ZF https://www.zf.ro/ Ziarul Financiar - ZF.ro ro ZF.ro Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:40:04 GMT ZF webmaster@zf.ro (webmaster) Altex Romania Secures EUR43M Loan From Raiffeisen Bank For Acquisition Of Bricostore DIY Chain https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/altex-romania-secures-eur43m-loan-from-raiffeisen-bank-for-22961457 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/altex-romania-secures-eur43m-loan-from-raiffeisen-bank-for-22961457 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:36:22 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22961457/1/brico-depot-romania.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Altex Romania, the country's leading electro-IT retailer, has contracted a loan of EUR43 million from Raiffeisen Bank Romania, with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) participating in the financing. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=944"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=944" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Orange Romania Launches 5G+ Technology Across Bucharest Metro Stations https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/orange-romania-launches-5g-technology-across-bucharest-metro-22961435 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/technology-telecoms/orange-romania-launches-5g-technology-across-bucharest-metro-22961435 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:23:47 GMT Technology &Telecoms <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19668/22961435/1/profimedia-0089499402.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Orange Romania, leader of the local telecom market, has announced the launch of 5G+ technology in the Bucharest Metro. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=415"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=415" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Hidroelectrica Resumes CEO Selection Process https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/energy/hidroelectrica-resumes-ceo-selection-process-22961408 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/energy/hidroelectrica-resumes-ceo-selection-process-22961408 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:46:53 GMT Energy <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19652/22961408/1/08-hidroelectrica-sm.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Hidroelectrica (stock symbol: H2O), the largest electricity generation company in Romania, has decided to resume the selection process for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the company announced in a stock market report on Thursday (Nov 27, 2025). <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=147"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=147" border="0" alt=""/> </a> BIPA To Open Its First Store In Romania, In Mega Mall Bucharest, In Early 2026 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/retail-consumer/bipa-to-open-its-first-store-in-romania-in-mega-mall-bucharest-in-22961342 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/retail-consumer/bipa-to-open-its-first-store-in-romania-in-mega-mall-bucharest-in-22961342 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:31:50 GMT Retail&Consumer <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19666/22961342/1/magazin-bipa-002.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> BIPA, the drugstore brand of German REWE Group, will start its expansion in Romania at the beginning of 2026 by officially launching its first store in Mega Mall Bucharest. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=225"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=225" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Romanian Communication Agency Oxygen Opens Office In Athens https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/romanian-communication-agency-oxygen-opens-office-in-athens-22961330 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/romanian-communication-agency-oxygen-opens-office-in-athens-22961330 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:16:04 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22961330/1/tereza-tranakas-ceo-founder-oxygen.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Oxygen, one of the largest independent integrated communication agencies in Romania, is expanding its regional operations by opening a new office in Greece's capital city of Athens. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=556"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=556" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Nhood Romania: Active Entertainment Market In Shopping Malls Hit EUR30M In 2024, Nearly Triple vs 2019 Level https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/retail-consumer/nhood-romania-active-entertainment-market-in-shopping-malls-hit-22961303 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/retail-consumer/nhood-romania-active-entertainment-market-in-shopping-malls-hit-22961303 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:46:52 GMT Retail&Consumer <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19666/22961303/1/dbb9ef42-9d11-4a8e-98c8-1caca4939b3f.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> The active entertainment component within shopping malls in Romania was valued at EUR28-30 million in 2024, almost three times higher than in 2019, according to a study by Nhood, an integrated real estate services and solutions company present in 10 European countries, including Romania. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=252"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=252" border="0" alt=""/> </a> LPP Logistics Set To Open New Distribution Center In Romania https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/lpp-logistics-set-to-open-new-distribution-center-in-romania-22961262 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/lpp-logistics-set-to-open-new-distribution-center-in-romania-22961262 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:16:06 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22961262/1/lpp-logistics-depozit-robotizat-1.png?width=160&height=120"/> LPP Logistics has signed a lease agreement for a new distribution center in Romania, near the capital city of Bucharest. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=984"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=984" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Agroland Invests EUR350,000 in Two New MEGA Stores https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/agroland-invests-eur350-000-in-two-new-mega-stores-22961237 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/agroland-invests-eur350-000-in-two-new-mega-stores-22961237 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:58:33 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22961237/1/horia-cardos-agroland.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romanian entrepreneurial group Agroland has invested EUR350,000 in two new MEGA stores, in Odorheiu Secuiesc and Orastie, and wants to step up the development of this format starting next year, from 36 units currently. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=119"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=119" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Automobile Bavaria Doubles Service Capacity in Wake of over EUR3M Investment https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/automotive/automobile-bavaria-doubles-service-capacity-in-wake-of-over-eur3m-22961232 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/automotive/automobile-bavaria-doubles-service-capacity-in-wake-of-over-eur3m-22961232 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:52:02 GMT Automotive <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19650/22961232/1/477e4008-595c-4eda-9044-fceb989a817b.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Automobile Bavaria, the largest BMW dealership network in CEE, has opened in Constanta one of the biggest and modern BMW authorized service centers in Romania, in the wake of an over EUR3 million investment. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=529"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=529" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Altex Steps Up Brico Depot Transformation https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/retail-consumer/altex-steps-up-brico-depot-transformation-22961227 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/retail-consumer/altex-steps-up-brico-depot-transformation-22961227 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:43:41 GMT Retail&Consumer <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19666/22961227/1/414eae87-627a-49bd-94ae-b6ab5020fd06.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Brico Depot is opening in Targoviste the largest kitchen showroom in its entire network, after an investment which led to the expansion of the commercial space with 1,000 square meters. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=848"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=848" border="0" alt=""/> </a> PPC Takes Over EV Charging Station Network Hermes Flow https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/ppc-takes-over-ev-charging-station-network-hermes-flow-22961223 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/ppc-takes-over-ev-charging-station-network-hermes-flow-22961223 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:37:18 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22961223/1/parteneriat-ppc-blue-politehnica-4.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> PPC blue, the electric mobility arm of PPC group in Romania, has taken over Hermes Flow network that comprises 116 EV charging stations, of which 72 unit in Bucharest-Ilfov and the rest distributed in 10 counties of Romania. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=817"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=817" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Building Permits Down 45% in Bucharest in Past 3 Years https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/real-estate/building-permits-down-45-in-bucharest-in-past-3-years-22961218 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/real-estate/building-permits-down-45-in-bucharest-in-past-3-years-22961218 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:28:40 GMT Real Estate <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19651/22961218/1/7332173-mediafax-foto-mihai-dascalescu.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Housing prices have risen by as much as 100% in major cities of Romania in the past six years and Bucharest administrative crunch swells market pressure. Bucharest registered a 45% decline in building permits in the past three years, which is severely constraining new house supply. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=395"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=395" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Holde Agri Invest Reports over RON96M Revenues in 9M 2025, Up 20% YOY https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/holde-agri-invest-reports-over-ron96m-revenues-in-9m-2025-up-20-yoy-22961164 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/holde-agri-invest-reports-over-ron96m-revenues-in-9m-2025-up-20-yoy-22961164 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:53:56 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22961164/1/2851469-publimedia-shutterstock.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Holde Agri Invest, one of largest farmland operators in Romania, registered total revenues worth RON96.2 million in the first nine months of 2025, up 20% from the year-earlier period. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=939"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=939" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Cosmetics Brand Rituals Reaches 11 Units in Romania https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/cosmetics-brand-rituals-reaches-11-units-in-romania-22961156 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/cosmetics-brand-rituals-reaches-11-units-in-romania-22961156 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:19:00 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22961156/1/rituals-store-interior.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Cosmetics brand Rituals, founded in 2000 in Amsterdam by Raymond Cloosterman, on November 26 opened its first store of Cluj-Napoca, in Iulius Mall, thus reached an 11-unit nationwide network. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=137"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=137" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Chromosome Dynamics Opens Fertilizer and Biostimulator Plant in Filiasi in EUR500,000 Investment https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/chromosome-dynamics-opens-fertilizer-and-biostimulator-plant-in-22961153 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/chromosome-dynamics-opens-fertilizer-and-biostimulator-plant-in-22961153 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:15:16 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22961153/1/mugurel-gabriel-ionel-chromosome-dynamics-fabrica-chrd.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Filiasi, known for Uzina Mecanica, a former arms plant, is adding a new name on its industrial map. Chromosome Dynamics has opened a fertilizer and biostimulator plant, destined both for large farmers and small households, in the wake of a EUR500,000 investment. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=114"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=114" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Travel Agency Karpaten Turism Could Overshoot RON1B Sales Mark For First Time Ever In 2025 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/travel-agency-karpaten-turism-could-overshoot-ron1b-sales-mark-for-22960816 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/travel-agency-karpaten-turism-could-overshoot-ron1b-sales-mark-for-22960816 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:00:00 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22960816/1/9col-2.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Travel agency Karpaten Turism, one of the largest in Romania, could overshoot the RON1 billion sales mark for the first time, following an increase of approximately 25%, the data the company supplied show. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=364"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=364" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Forvis Mazars: Romania, One Of CEE’s Most Dynamic Yet Structurally Evolving Insurance Markets https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/forvis-mazars-romania-one-of-cee-s-most-dynamic-yet-structurally-22960545 https://www.zfenglish.com/banks-insurance/forvis-mazars-romania-one-of-cee-s-most-dynamic-yet-structurally-22960545 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:21:32 GMT Banks-Insurance <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19567/22960545/1/05-alina-simion-audit-director-forvis-mazars-in-romania-002.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Romania is one of the most dynamic yet structurally evolving insurance markets in the region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the country significantly strengthened its underwriting discipline despite elevated claims evolution, with net claims increasing by 43.7% year-on-year. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=308"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=308" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Confectionery Maker ETI European Food Industries Revenue Up 10% To RON295M In 2024 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/confectionery-maker-eti-european-food-industries-revenue-up-10-to-22960813 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/confectionery-maker-eti-european-food-industries-revenue-up-10-to-22960813 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:47:49 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22960813/1/7-eti-fabrica-craiova.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Confectionery manufacturer ETI European Food Industries, part of Türkiye’s ETI Group, posted RON294.6 million (EUR59.2 million) revenue in 2024, up 10.7% from 2023’s approximately RON266 million (EUR53.8 million), according to 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=734"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=734" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Proinvest Group Sells Thermal Insulation Panel Division To Italy’s Lattonedil https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/proinvest-group-sells-thermal-insulation-panel-division-to-italy-s-22960793 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/proinvest-group-sells-thermal-insulation-panel-division-to-italy-s-22960793 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:17:54 GMT Companies <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19649/22960793/1/1-din9-proinvest-group.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Proinvest Group has sold its thermal insulation panel division to Italy’s Lattonedil Group, one of Europe's largest players in this segment. The transaction marks a new consolidation in the Romanian construction materials sector, where local entrepreneurial companies are increasingly attracting the attention of strategic investors from the West. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=77"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=77" border="0" alt=""/> </a> Nusco Gets Construction Permit For Phase 3 Of Nusco City In Bucharest https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/real-estate/nusco-gets-construction-permit-for-phase-3-of-nusco-city-in-22960786 https://www.zfenglish.com/companies/real-estate/nusco-gets-construction-permit-for-phase-3-of-nusco-city-in-22960786 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:41:23 GMT Real Estate <img src="http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/1561/19651/22960786/1/nusco-city-iii.jpg?width=160&height=120"/> Real estate developer Nusco, one of the largest actors on Romania’s real estate market, has secured the construction permit for the third phase of the Nusco City, a mixed-use project developed on the former Pipera industrial site (northern Bucharest), on a 23-hectare area. <br/><br/><a href="https://core.adservingfactory.com/click?spgid=0&__x1ts=&pub=62&site=4268&section=0&zone=2008&size=0x0&__x1cguid=67"> <img src="https://core.adservingfactory.com/ad?__x1ns=1&spgid=0&pub=632203491294404&site=rss.zf&section=site&zone=RSS_feed&size=300x250&__x1cguid=67" border="0" alt=""/> </a>