06.11.2015

The Romanian entrepreneurial class has learned its lesson from the crisis, and businesspeople have become wiser than they were in 2007-2008, so they are now approaching development or internal more

05.27.2015

Romanian private lending extended its decline in April, falling 0.3% in real terms against the previous month, after a similar decrease in March, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

05.04.2015

Private pension funds in Romania had nearly EUR820 million invested in the shares of 35 Romanian companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, at the end of the first quarter of 2015, compared to more

05.04.2015

The private labels of the major retail chains have reached 22% of the total sales of dairy products, putting more and more pressure on the established brands such as Zuzu, Napolact, LaDorna and more

04.27.2015

Romanian private lending continued its downward trend in March, after a 0.4% monthly decline in February, central bank data showed Monday. more

04.23.2015

Romania’s 25 biggest private hospitals operated investments worth above EUR300 million, according to ZF calculations. Most projects were carried out by Romanian entrepreneurs, who set up units worth more

04.22.2015

Kaufland and Lidl, part of the German-held Schwarz group, import about EUR1 billion worth of private label products in Romania, according to ZF estimates, with their most important production hubs more

04.17.2015

Mega Image, the largest network in Romania’s modern retail, is likely to end 2015 with over 500 stores, with a concept exclusively dedicated to the group’s private label Gusturi Romanesti as the more

03.24.2015

Romanian private lending continued its downward trend in February, after a 0.7% monthly decline in January, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

03.19.2015

Electronics and IT retailer Flanco plans to launch its own private label this year, which could account for 10-15% of its turnover in the next three years, and will invest RON10 million in four new more

03.17.2015

Assets managed by private pension funds in Romania reached RON20.2 billion (EUR4.5 billion) at the end of 2014, up 36.7% on the year, and account for 3.05% of Romania's gross domestic product, from more

03.16.2015

The six largest players in Romania’s modern retail, with overall revenue of around EUR6 billion in 2014, according to ZF estimates, are present in the ranking of the 500 biggest importers locally, more

03.11.2015

Romanians spent almost 3.5 billion lei (EUR800 million) on cosmetics last year, 5% more on the year, with the increase mainly supported by online sales, which soared. more

03.04.2015

Companies with almost 53,000 employees, led by Dacia and Petrom, Romania’s biggest businesses, have switched to private health insurance over the past year and other companies are also mulling this more

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