Finance | 26 February, 2026 at 11:11 AM
BCR net profit up by 20% in 2025
BCR Group reported a net profit of RON 3.32 billion (€658 million) in 2025, up by 20% year-on-year.
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.
Iulius and Atterbury Europe have secured the largest loan ever granted for a new real estate development in Romania. The €400 million syndicated financing will back the development of the Rivus Cluj-Napoca mixed-use urban reconversion project. The green loan was provided by a consortium of four major financial institutions: Erste Bank, BCR, EBRD, and BRD.
Romania's consolidated general budget recorded a deficit of RON 14.23 billion (€2.86 billion) - 0.70% of GDP, in the first two months of 2026, half the RON 30.24 billion deficit (€2.86 billion) - 1.58% of GDP from the same period in 2025.
Electrica's Board of Directors has approved new four-year mandates for its top executive leadership following a meeting on 27 March.
Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) announced on Friday the reconfirmation of Romania's country rating at BBB (foreign currency) and BBB+ (local currency) and improved the outlook from negative to stable.
State-owned power producer Hidroelectrica achieved total investments of RON 781 million (€157 million) in 2025, up 32% compared to 2024, representing the company's best investment volume in years.
Verne, Pony.ai and Uber Technologies have announced a partnership to launch Europe's first commercial robotaxi service, beginning in Zagreb with initial deployment work already underway, including public-road validation.