12.09.2015

The Romanian Government on Wednesday decided to push back to 2017 the deadline by which contributions to the mandatory private pension system (Pillar II) will be increased to a maximum ceiling of 6%. more

11.24.2015

Romanian private lending edged down 0.2% in real terms and rose 0.1% in nominal terms in October compared with September, to RON214.45 billion, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

11.17.2015

Assets managed by private pension funds in Romania rose nearly 30% on the year to RON24.27 billion (EUR5.5 billion) in the first nine months of 2015, and account for 3.46% of Romania's gross domestic more

10.23.2015

Romanian private lending rose 0.2% in nominal terms and remained virtually unchanged in real terms in September compared with August, to RON214.33 billion, central bank data showed Friday. more

10.13.2015

Romanians spend EUR14 billion to EUR16 billion on fast moving consumer goods, that is food, beverages, cigarettes, personal and home care products a year. more

09.29.2015

Private labels now account for one fifth of the food market, but these products that retailers developed to take on established brands have yet to become important on such segments as beverages and more

09.25.2015

Spanish-held private equity firm GED Capital, whose capitalization stands at EUR150 million, is looking at new acquisitions in the IT, tourism and energy sectors, but is also considering potential more

09.23.2015

Romanian private lending rose 1.2% in real terms in August compared with July, to RON213.87 billion, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

09.22.2015

Romania had about EUR6 billion available for healthcare this year, a budget wasted, considering too many actors get to decide how to spend it – the Health Ministry, the National Health Insurance more

08.25.2015

Romanian private lending declined 1.1% in real terms in July compared to June, to RON212,3 billion, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

08.10.2015

Chocolate and sweets producer RapConfectionery based in Brasov County and controlled by local entrepreneur Radu Popeia, gained visibility on the market in 2009 when it started working for US-held more

07.29.2015

Flanco, the second leading computer and electronics retailer in Romania by revenue, will begin selling its first private label products in August. more

07.28.2015

Private labels reached 15% of the fast-moving consumer goods market this spring, three times as much as in 2008. more

06.29.2015

REWE Romania, which operates retail chains Penny Market and XXL Mega Discount, reported sales of EUR160 million from private brands in 2014, representing 30% of total sales. more

06.14.2015

Investments of private equity funds in Romania grew 11% in 2014, at EUR78 million, according to the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA). more

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