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Collaboration accord between EximBank and AFIR to increase European fund absorption
Monday, September 13, 2021
EximBank and the Agency for Rural Investment Financing (AFIR) signed a collaboration accord to support – by financing eligible companies- the acceleration of the absorption of European funds allocated through the Rural Development National Program (PNDR) over 2021-2022. “We are offering an extensive range of products adapted to the specific and demands of PNDR program, so that eligible end ...
Agreement signed for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to become shareholder of Euroins
Monday, September 13, 2021
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Eurohold, owner of Euroins Euroins Insurance Group, have signed an agreement by which EBRD aims to take over a minority stake in Euroins insurance operations. The deal has been approved at all corporate levels of the two parties but remains subject to an agreement on and execution of final transaction documents and ...
OTP Bank Starts Extensive Mentorship Program For Young Women
Monday, September 13, 2021
OTP Bank Romania initiates GirlPower, the bank’s complex mentorship program dedicated to women, led by Roxana Hidan, Deputy General Manager, Business Division, and Mara Cristea, Deputy General Manager, Finance and Planning Division. The objective of the program is to develop pathways and generate professional opportunities for young women, aged 18-26, who want to develop their knowledge and professional skills. No ...
Open Banking Expo reunites Open Banking and Open Finance ecosystem after 18 months apart
Monday, September 13, 2021
Open Banking Expo, the largest global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives driving the biggest digital transformation in the financial services sector, will this November bring back together European innovators, disruptors and visionaries. On 4 November 2021, leaders and experts from across the breadth of financial services, including the UK’s largest banks, fintechs, credit card and payments ...
Fairo, the mobile banking app designed for Romanian freelancers
Monday, September 13, 2021
Austrian start-up Creative Dock launches Fairo, the financial app helping freelancers realize more of their business goals by doing less paperwork. The innovative app, developed with the support of Raiffeisen Bank International, kicks off its journey by making invoicing features available to its users. Before the end of the year, users will be able to enjoy simplified bookkeeping assistance and tax functionalities, such as income tracking, followed by easy ...
Raiffeisen Romania expects refinancing rate hike in November
Monday, September 13, 2021
Raiffeisen Bank Romania revised its forecast in the sense of expecting the country's central bank BNR to increase the refinancing rate rather sooner than later - namely by 0.25 pp at the monetary policy interest rate at the central bank meeting in November. Until now, Raiffeisen Bank expected an interest rate increase only in March 2022. "In the context in which the ...
BNR: International reserves – August 2021
Monday, September 6, 2021
On 31 August 2021, the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 41,616 million, compared to EUR 39,008 million on 31 July 2021. During the month, the following flows were recorded: EUR 3,343 million worth of inflows representing: changes in credit institutions’ foreign currency-denominated required reserves with the ...
BVB to launch index for alternative AeRO market
Monday, September 6, 2021
Radu Hanga, president of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), said that the local stock exchange notified the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF), the local capital market supervisor, of the establishment of an index for the AeRO market, expected to be launched in the next 30 ...
Raiffeisen Bank, 100K RON fine for illegal interest rate manipulation
Monday, September 6, 2021
The National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) has issued a fine to Raiffeisen Bank worth 100,000 RON (rd 20,280 euro) for incorrect commercial practices and decided to suspend the bank's activity regarding this behaviour, the first time such a measure was applied n Romania, as well as ordered it to return the illegally cashed commissions from customers, the ANPC informs.The 100,000 fine was issued to Raiffeisen Bank after the bank ignored a binding legal ...
OTP Bank had a new Business Division
Monday, September 6, 2021
Roxana Maria Hidan, Deputy General Manager of OTP Bank Romania, will coordinate the new Business Division, which includes operational and strategic activities for individuals and legal entities segments of business, including Micro, SMEs and Corporations. The establishment of the Business Division follows the local development strategy of OTP Bank Romania, a step that supports the organizational transformation of the ...
Deutsche Bank’s tech center in Bucharest launches cyber security division
Monday, September 6, 2021
DB Global Technology, Deutsche Bank’s technology center in Bucharest, has recently established an Information Security function, expanding on the global security presence in other Deutsche Bank locations. The local team of cyber security experts already boasts over 40 people and continues to grow. The security team in Bucharest covers areas such as Identity & Access, cyber threat management, cyber security ...
Behboud (Ben) Madadi wants to buy 7% of Romanian investment company SIF Muntenia
Monday, September 6, 2021
Behboud (Ben) Madadi, an investor of Iranian origin known as one of the biggest individual shareholders of the Romanian investment company SIF Muntenia (SIF4), aims to buy up to 7% of the company’s shares through a public offer. He has submitted the offer documentation to the local financial market regulator ASF, according to a notification issued by SIF Muntenia on the Bucharest Stock ...
Study: Professional investors expect inflation to rise further and increasingly be a long-term threat
Monday, September 6, 2021
New research from European fixed income ETF provider Tabula Investment Management Ltd (“Tabula”) reveals that 95% of investors surveyed recently expect inflation to rise higher than many leading market commentators predict over the next 12 months. Tabula conducted the survey with 100 wealth managers and institutional investors representing c.€100bn in assets under management from the UK, France, Germany, Italy and ...
BNR: Over 19.2 million cards issued in Romania, by end of June 2021
Monday, September 6, 2021
The total number of cards issued in Romania at the end of the second quarter of 2021 was 19,201,775 units, up 1.4% compared to the end of the previous quarter, show the data centralized by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).According to the quoted source, out of this total, 14,875,692 cards (77.47%) were active, compared to 14,592,364 at the end of March.A number of 16,202,595 cards had a debit function and 2,889,638 a credit function.On ...
ING Romania reports 19% higher profit in the first half of 2021
Monday, September 6, 2021
ING Romania, currently the fourth-biggest lender on the local market, ended the first half of this year with total revenues of RON 1.1 billion (EUR 224 mln), up 6% compared with the same period of 2020, and a gross profit of RON 441 million (EUR 90 mln), up 19%. The loan portfolio increased by 9%, to RON 30.4 billion while the deposits from clients surged by 13%, to RON 46 billion, according to a bank ...
FONDUL PROPRIETATEA FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR H1 2021
Monday, September 6, 2021
Fondul Proprietatea (hereinafter “The Fund”) published today its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 and would like to share the following highlights: The share price had an impressive performance in the first half of the year, reaching another milestone in the Fund’s history: trading at a premium. As at the end of the first six months of the year, on 30 June 2021, the share price was ...
Study: Financial well being of the Z Generation
Monday, September 6, 2021
Between January – June 2021, eight NGOs from Romania, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Lithuania, Greece and Bulgaria, involved in the “Youth Finance Academy“ project, published a research about financial management of young people and young entrepreneurs. The study ”Financial Well-being of the Z Generation” was carried out on a sample of 1600 young people and young entrepreneurs and aimed to identify the key factors influencing the financial ...
The profit of the Romanian banking system increased in H1 / 2021 to a record 4.2 billion lei
Monday, September 6, 2021
Romania’s banks recorded a cumulated net profit of approximately RON 4.2 billion (EUR 857 mln) in the first half of this year, up by more than 50% compared with the same period of last year. Their assets rose to RON 585.9 billion (EUR 119 bln), boosted by the 7.7% increase in lending, according to preliminary data from Romania’s National Bank (BNR). This was the best first half for ...
BNR: Monetary indicators – July 2021
Monday, August 30, 2021
At end-July 2021, broad money (M3) amounted to RON 525,187.0 million, up 1.1 percent (0.1 percent in real terms) month on month and 17.7 percent (12.2 percent in real terms) year on ...
RTPR advises Rodbun Grup on new syndicated financing
Monday, August 30, 2021
RTPR has assisted Rodbun Grup SA in relation to a syndicated loan in amount of RON 278 million to cover regular capital needs as well as to support development plans of the group. The financing was granted by a syndicate of banks made of Banca Comerciala Romana, as mandated lead arranger, ...