Business Forum
| 25 November, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Autonom Services secures €300 million credit facility
Romanian mobility solutions provider Autonom Services has signed a €300 million credit facilities agreement.
Romanian mobility solutions provider Autonom Services has signed a €300 million credit facilities agreement.
BT has completed CEE's largest Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bond issuance, raising €500 million in the international capital markets.
Romania's tenth Fidelis government bond issuance of 2025 attracted subscriptions worth over RON 1.3 billion lei (€260 million) during its seven-day offering period from November 7-14, demonstrating continued strong investor interest in this savings instrument.
The Romanian Investment and Development Bank (BID) has committed €20 million to the Three Seas Initiative Innovation Fund, becoming the fifth national promotional institution to support the EIF-led investment vehicle targeting growth-stage companies across Central and Eastern Europe.
BT and BT Investments have received approval from the Financial Supervisory Authority to acquire BRD Pensii and the BRD mandatory private pension fund (pillar 2).
BT and BPC have completed Romania's first pilot of the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) for payments, allowing cardholders to authenticate online purchases with their European Digital ID.
The annual inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), reached 9.8% in October 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics.
Wonderful, the enterprise agent platform builder, announced a $100 million Series A funding round on November 11. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners and IVP, alongside existing investors Bessemer and Vine Ventures.
CEC Bank has signed a new portfolio guarantee convention with the Romanian Investment and Development Bank (BID), joining the guarantee mechanism designed to support SMEs.
BT Financial Group sustained operational and financial growth in the first nine months of 2025, continuing to strengthen its market position.
BCR has partnered with the Investment and Development Bank (BID), becoming the first financial institution to sign a portfolio guarantee convention aimed at funding SMEs.
The Ministry of Finance (MF) has borrowed RON 833 million (around €167.3 million) from banks through two state bond issues, according to BNR data.
BT and the Investment and Development Bank (BID) have concluded an agreement to support the development of investment projects intended for infrastructure and local communities.
Nusco Imobiliara has listed its first corporate bond issue on the Multilateral Trading System (SMT) of the BVB.
BT shareholders approved on Tuesday the distribution of additional dividends totaling RON 700 million (approximately €140 million).
Romania has secured the European Commission's agreement to replace the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) milestone concerning the reduction of the VAT gap.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €30 million to Timişoara to co-finance priority investments in its district heating network.
The latest series of Fidelis government bonds, issued by the Ministry of Finance, have been listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).
Mogo Romania, part of the international Eleving Group, has officially launched personal loans, expanding its product portfolio after nine years of exclusively financing used-car purchases.
Digi Communications has announced that its Romanian subsidiary, Digi Romania, successfully priced an offering of senior secured notes.
European financial institutions are in the early stages of preparation for the new EU AML/CFT Package, which aims to harmonise anti-financial crime supervision, finds a Deloitte study.
The Ministry of Finance and the Investment & Development Bank (BID) are accelerating the implementation of economic support measures.
Romania recorded the EU's highest annual inflation rate in September 2025, reaching 8.6%, according to figures published by Eurostat.
Cris-Tim Family Holding, a leader in the Romanian cold cuts and ready-meals markets, has announced its initial public offering (IPO), with a goal of listing on the BVB.
Electro-Alfa International, a Romanian electrical equipment manufacturer, has announced plans for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).
Global life sciences M&A activity increased by 81% in 2025 to $240 billion, driven by Big Pharma's large-scale deals, despite fewer overall transactions. The surge reflects companies prioritising innovations ready for launch as they face widening growth gaps.
Romania's Ministry of Finance will conduct its first public offering of Fidelis government bonds for 2026 between January 16 and 23 on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. This marks the 32nd offering since the Fidelis program resumed in July 2020.
Romania's final electricity consumption fell by 0.7% in the first 11 months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Romania has the second-lowest consumer prices in the European Union, with costs 36% below the EU average in 2024, according to new Eurostat data released in December 2025.