Business Forum
| 25 November, 2024 at 12:31 PM
IFC Partners with UniCredit Bank to boost access to climate finance in Romania
Half of proceeds allocated to green loans for smaller businesses and half for green housing loans.
Half of proceeds allocated to green loans for smaller businesses and half for green housing loans.
Fagura, the fintech platform that connects entrepreneurs and investors, announces a new €1 million funding round secured through convertible notes.
Strong investor demand allowed initial indicative price of 6% to fall by 37.5 basis points to a price of 5.625%, while the peak value of orders reached more than €800 million.
Lower discount rates make their future cash flows more attractive, leading to higher valuations.
This is the second year that Banca Transilvania has been rated by Moody's, the rating agency's accreditation supporting BT's efforts to maintain the most efficient cost of capital.
tbi reports 26% YoY growth in total assets as to the end of September 2024, reaching €1.7 billion.
In 2024, the life insurance market continued to register significant growth amid key economic and social factors.
Romania ranks sixth in Eastern Europe in terms of international gold reserves held.
Romania ranks 2nd among iBanFirst's 10 European markets by average value of forward transactions carried out through the platform (€231,000).
Aiming to eliminate pay discrepancies between men and women across the European Union, the European Council adopted new pay transparency regulations.
Banca Transilvania recorded positive results in the first nine months of the year, mainly driven by organic growth, customer activity and volume of operations.
According to the study, the Responsible Behavior and Insurance Benchmark of Romania—55% of Romanians describe themselves as optimistic, while 15% adopt a pragmatic approach.
The General Assembly of Angst's creditors approved the sale of four commercial spaces in Bucharest and one in Ilfov, with a total market value of €3.6 million.
The central bank decided to lower the key interest rate twice this year, in July, from 7% per annum to 6.75% per annum, and in August to 6.5% per annum.
Freedom24 is the European subsidiary of the NASDAQ-listed Freedom Holding Corp, an international investment group with expertise in the USA, Europe and Central Asia.
This ETF, expected to debut by year-end, will track the SBITOPtr index, the primary equity benchmark of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, comprising nine Slovenian blue-chip stocks.
The transaction will be completed following the receipt of the necessary approvals from the Financial Supervisory Authority and the Romanian Competition Council.
he service is offered in partnership with TRANSFOND, the administrator and operator of the Automated Clearing House for Interbank Payments, and administered by the ARB.
Alpha Bank Romania will be merged into UniCredit Bank Romania, creating the third banking group by assets in the country.
Launched in June, the online lending feature allows existing clients to apply for personal loans or Bonus Cards 24/7, from anywhere in the world, using just a smartphone.
BRD is among the first banks which will roll out in production, RoPay, an instant mobile, proximity and payments service, via QR code, which is simple, secured and free of charge.
Gen Z save for pleasure and education (14%), while Millennials (56%). Best Agers (57%) want to be fully covered in case of unpredictable times.
Through this collaboration with EIF, Garanti BBVA is launching two new guarantee programs designed to address key challenges for Romanian enterprises.
Increased IPO activity has heightened competitiveness among companies to meet the Bucharest Stock Exchange's criteria for "blue chip" status.
Romanian PM Ilie Bolojan has announced that a transitional period for natural gas pricing will be implemented between 1 April this year and the end of March 2027.
Oil major OMV Petrom closed 2025 with a net profit of approximately €620 million, down 27% compared to the previous year.
HempFlax Netherlands, a large cultivator and processor of industrial hemp, has announced plans to sell its extensive agricultural portfolio.
The Romanian Business Leaders Foundation (RBL) has been accepted as a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Civil Society Steering Committee for a two-year mandate from 2026 to 2027.
Greenvolt Power has secured €58.5 million in project financing from Erste Group Bank and BCR for a 49.8 MW onshore wind project in Săcele, in the Dobrogea region of south-eastern Romania.