Freedom24: Romanians boost trading in AI stocks
Romanian investors have a strong interest in technology, AI, and cryptocurrency, alongside a strategic allocation to broad-market ETFs and high-yield bonds.
Romanian investors have a strong interest in technology, AI, and cryptocurrency, alongside a strategic allocation to broad-market ETFs and high-yield bonds.
SAI Globinvest, a Romanian investment management company, has launched the Globinvest Energy & Financials ETF,
InterCapital Asset Management, a Croatian independent investment manager with €550 million in assets, is launching a new ETF on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) starting Tuesday.
The ETF, currently listed in Croatia under the ticker 7GROM, has already raised €5.5 million in under six months.
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.
A market maker plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth trading of financial instruments, such as ETFs, by continuously quoting buy (bid) and sell (ask) prices.
Since listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, more than 350,000 new fund units were issued by InterCapital. The total value of the ETF units traded on BVB overpassed €5.5 million.
The newest ETF on the local capital market will start trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on May 29th, 2024, with symbol ICBETNETF.

Romania emerged as the most dynamic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), recording 9% growth in transaction numbers during 2025.
Affidea Romania has announced the acquisition of Sf. Sava cel Sfințit Hospital and GMH Oncology and Oncological Surgery Hospital, two medical units in Bucharest that will be integrated under the Affidea Hospitals brand.
Several EU member states have already implemented substantial tax cuts—specifically excise duties and VAT—to mitigate the impact of the fuel crisis on their economies.
PPC Blue Romania, part of the PPC group, has won a tender to install seven fast charging stations for electric vehicles at Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport.
Hanwha Aerospace Romania has presented an industrial package worth €1.3 billion aimed at strengthening Romania's defence capabilities and positioning the country as a production and innovation centre in the European defence industry.