01.25.2017

Romanian government on Wednesday approved an emergency ordinance regarding the program for the support of SMEs’ internationalization, financed from the state budget and dedicated to the individual more

07.14.2016

One third of small and medium-sized enterprises say the evolution of the Romanian economic environment is cumbering development, while less than 14% of the companies consider that the evolution of the more

03.07.2016

Commercial banks will benefit from a guarantee ceiling of RON200 million from Romania's state-owned EximBank to finance SMEs, based on an agreement involving state guarantees for investment loans or more

11.24.2015

Romanian lender Raiffeisen Bank on Tuesday said it will increase by EUR35 million the financing for the loans granted to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) via the Joint European Resources for more

06.12.2015

Romania is on the last positions in EU by the number of small-and-medium sized enterprises per 1.000 inhabitants, outranked by neighbors like Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland, but similar with developed more

05.14.2015

Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania create 44% of the gross value added in the economy, lower than 59% created by SMEs in the European Union, although their share in total number of more

03.12.2015

The advisory services of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have supported more than 550 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania so far, of which 3/4 increased more

03.06.2015

One in three companies is run by women who own 35% of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania, according to data provided by Banca Comerciala Romana. more

02.23.2015

Agricultural insurance is one of the main segments presenting growth potential in the coming years, but Gothaer will further bank on the niche of products aimed at SMEs and will try to expand in the more

12.22.2014

Over half of Romanian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face cash flow management issues while 60%of them face difficulties in keeping record of finance although 1 of 2 entrepreneurs want to more

12.03.2014

The Bucharest Stock Exchange hopes to attract 15 companies on the AeRo alternative system dedicated to SMEs by the middle of next year, Bogdan Mugescu, development specialist at BVB, told ZF Live. more

11.20.2014

Companies should diversify financing sources, get state aid, EU funds, resort to a private partner, besides banks, while bankers should understand the business before providing funds, Romulus Andrei, more

11.20.2014

The main issue of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania is not the money but the organization of the economy, as they need to find their place in the economic system, Cristian Parvan, more

11.20.2014

Entrepreneurs should find new markets for their business as the local market seems oversaturated on certain niches, and be ready to take risks, jointly with banks, Volksbank vice-president Bogdan more

10.22.2014

Romanian lender Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) will receive EUR150 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance projects carried out by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), companies more

10.16.2014

Just one third of the nearly 520,000 small and medium-sized companies that operated in Romania last year managed to rake in profits of above EUR1,000 at the end of the 12 months. more

09.11.2014

Romania’s minister for SMEs, Florin Jianu, a former businessman, wants to find other funding sources for the development of small and medium-sized businesses beside EU funds and the state budget. more

07.15.2014

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the sector that is supposed to fuel the economic growth, are a priority only in politicians’ statements. In figures, Romania ranks 26th in the EU by the more

06.26.2014

Piraeus Bank Romania, a unit of Greece’s second-largest bank Piraeus Bank, Thursday said it opened its third business center, in southern city of Ploiesti, which will serve small- and medium-sized more

06.25.2014

The government wants the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active in Romania to increase by over 40% by 2020, to 670,000 firms expected to employ 3.2 million people, compared to 2.6 more

06.20.2014

Romanian insolvent companies owe an estimated EUR25 billion in overdue debt to the state, local banks and to other companies, the Romanian Banking Association, or ARB, said Friday. more

06.20.2014

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania use cash for nearly 80% of their business payments and only 8% use cards, according to a survey conducted by Visa Romania, which also shows that more

06.20.2014

The Romanian Ministry for SMEs plans to check over the companies closed down lately, to determine the factors responsible for this situation and find solutions, given the high number of companies more

05.13.2014

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is interested in buying stakes in Romanian state-owned companies, but is also mulling the country’s small and medium sized companies, said more

05.12.2014

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that create jobs will get subsidies, starting July 2014, if they hire young people, Romania’s Minister for SMEs Florin Jianu said Monday. more