02.24.2015

Romanian private lending went down in January, as banks continue to shed bad loans of their books, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

02.20.2015

Regina Maria, a major player on Romania’s private healthcare market, is likely to change its owner this year in a deal likely to head toward nine figures in euros. more

02.19.2015

Bucharest’s Ponderas Hospital is due to have a more challenging period until September after relocation to a new space, double the previous one, but at yearend it is likely to register a 20% more

02.02.2015

Private equity funds operating in Romania mull clinching at least one acquisition in 2015 and are eyeing fields such as retail, healthcare, banking or IT and some of them are even considering exits. more

02.02.2015

Private labels, the creation of modern retailers, have reached a 30% share of Romanian commerce, so annual sales can be estimated at EUR2 billion to EUR2.5 billion. more

01.27.2015

Romanian private lending fell 3.9% in real terms during 2014, due to a significant decline in foreign currency credit, as lower interest rates and the leu depreciation brought on higher demand for more

01.19.2015

Private pension funds in Romania are seen reaching RON26.3 billion in assets at the end of this year, of which RON25 billion on the mandatory segment (Pillar II), Raluca Tintoiu, head of the local more

01.14.2015

As Romania's private healthcare insurance industry is largely underdeveloped, hospitals have counted more on cash payments and to a lesser extent on contracts with the public insurance system, and more

01.07.2015

Mandatory private pension funds (Pillar II) had an average yield of 8.71% last year, from 11.75% in 2013, and reached total assets of RON19.1 billion (EUR4.26 billion) in December 2014, 37% higher more

12.29.2014

The assets of Romanian mandatory (Pillar II) and voluntary (Pillar III) private pensions are expected to reach nearly 26.3 billion lei at the end of 2015, of which Pillar II will total some RON25 more

12.23.2014

Romanian private lending went up 0.1% on the month in real terms in November, after a similar increase in October, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

12.04.2014

Assets managed by private pension funds in Romania reached RON18.8 billion at the end of September, up 27.12% from the end of 2013, and account for 2.8% of Romania's gross domestic product, according more

11.25.2014

Romanian private lending went up a mere 0.1% on the month in real terms in October, after a 0.3% decline in September, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

11.21.2014

The number of companies in Romania rose by 13,500 in 2013 from 2012, to around 460,000, while private sector headcount shows 19,000 new jobs were created, according to the latest data published by the more

11.06.2014

Private equity fund investment manager Axxess Capital will continue acquisitions in 2015 and plans to close two or three deals. more

11.06.2014

Private mandatory pension funds with high investments in Romanian stocks rather than foreign ones boasted the highest returns in the first nine months of this year, of as much as 8.2%, as the more

11.05.2014

Sales of private label products account for 14% of Romania’s retail market, higher by one percentage point compared to 2013, but it is hard to build customer loyalty, according to a survey by market more

11.04.2014

International Healthcare Systems (IHS), the fifth largest player on the Romanian private healthcare market, will continue adding one center per annum, at the pace it’s maintained so far, but also more

10.23.2014

Romanian private lending went down 0.3% on the month in real terms in September, after a 0.2% increase in August, central bank data showed Thursday. more

10.21.2014

Consumption of private label soft drinks has neared 20 liters per capita in Romania, accounting for 15% of overall consumption of such products, eight times higher than the 2008 level. In the same more

10.17.2014

Romanians annually earmark the largest sum in Europe for soap, each consumer spending on average EUR3.2. According to ZF data, this is the only product category where Romanians lead, while in terms of more

10.13.2014

Youths are uniformed or uninterested in private pensions, as in 2014 alone, 80,000 persons were randomly distributed to one of the eight pension funds as they had no option, Ileana Ciutan, head of more

10.13.2014

The problems on the capital market and insurance market have started to affect the credibility of private pension funds, which is a cause for concern, Ion Giurescu, vice-president of Romania's more

10.06.2014

Romania's Transport Ministry is seeking managers for state owned airline Tarom, passenger railway company CFR Calatori, railway company CFR SA, the Bucharest Airports Company and subway operator more

10.01.2014

There should be more companies providing medical insurance, so the healthcare sector would get more money, Vasile Ciurchea, chairman of the National Health Insurance House (CNAS) said at the ZF Pharma more