Finance | 8 April, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Romanian banks contest Competition Council's preliminary ROBOR report
Several of Romania's largest financial institutions have issued official statements to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).
Several of Romania's largest financial institutions have issued official statements to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).
BCR Group reported a net profit of RON 3.32 billion (€658 million) in 2025, up by 20% year-on-year.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is committing €34 million for solar power expansion in Romania.
BCR and EBRD are financing NewCold for the development of Romania's first large-scale, fully automated, and digitally integrated cold storage facility.
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.
Law firm Kinstellar has assisted renewable energy developer Big Mega Renewable Energy on approximately €100 million project financing with a syndicate of lenders for the construction and operation of the Văcăreni wind farm located in Tulcea County, Romania.
Carmistin The Food Company has secured financing of approximately €500 million to continue investments in agriculture and the food industry through a partnership with a bank syndicate.
Iulius has secured a €305 million syndicated loan facility to strengthen its development strategy. This represents the first unitary refinancing in Romania for a portfolio of multiple buildings with different functions within a mixed-use project - Palas Iași.
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.
Rompetrol Rafinare has announced the signing of an amendment to a syndicated loan agreement, with a value of up to $600 million.
The Ministry of Finance has raised almost RON 2.2 billion (approx. €435 million) from investors on the BVB in September, through the eighth offering of Fidelis government bonds.
The Ministry of Finance is conducting its eighth public offering of Fidelis government bonds on the BVB, running between September 5 - 12.
The Romanian Ministry of Finance is conducting a new IPO for Fidelis government bonds, specifically for retail investors.
BCR recorded a net profit of RON 1.47 billion (€294 million) in H1 2025, a 12% increase from the same period last year. This performance was driven by an improved operational performance and a higher volume of customer business.
Rodbun Grup, a local agribusiness company, has secured a syndicated credit facility with a state guarantee, totaling €17.3 million, to back its working capital and development plans.
Timișoara emerged as the sole Romanian city to experience growth in the office leasing market during H1 2025, defying a national downturn, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors.
The Ministry of Finance raised RON 1.65 billion (€326 million) in July through its sixth offering of Fidelis government bonds this year on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).
Power company Electrica has successfully priced its inaugural €500 million green bonds, with a five-year maturity, at a competitive 4.566% yield.
Banca Transilvania (BT) has successfully completed its inaugural issuance of sustainable bonds in Romanian Lei, attracting RON 1.5 billion (€301.7 million).
Erste Group Bank and its Romanian subsidiary BCR have jointly provided €21 million in refinancing for the Day Tower office building in Bucharest. The loan facility was signed with Danube Capital Partners.
The World Bank has significantly downgraded its economic growth projections for Romania this year, lowering expectations to 0.5% from the 1.3% forecast issued at the start of 2026.
Foraj Sonde Videle has announced the acquisition of Raffles Energy, a British holding company that owns two Romanian energy companies active in natural gas and electricity production.
Econergy Renewable Energy has secured approximately €31 million in project financing from Kommunalkredit Austria to develop its 60 MW photovoltaic project in southeastern Romania.
Romanian software company Arobs Transilvania Software has completed the merger by absorption of five subsidiaries - Arobs Development & Engineering, Berg Computers, Nordlogic Software, Infobest Romania, and Centrul de Soft GPS.
The European retail sector faced a cooling period in February 2026, with the latest Eurostat data revealing a divergence between a stabilising Union and a sharply declining Romanian market.