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.

Romanian companies represent 53% of the top 5,000 companies in Romania, but figures show significant differences between the country's regions, according to an analysis by Ionuț Simion, Partner at PwC Romania.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record €955 million in 37 projects in Romania in 2025, up from €707 million for 44 projects the previous year.
Russian oil major Lukoil has signed an agreement with US investment firm Carlyle for the sale of Lukoil International.
Romania's Ministry of Finance attracted RON 1.86 billion (€367.3 million) through seven government bond issues for retail investors in January, marking the first Fidelis offering of 2025. The bonds began trading on Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Thursday.
Romanian software company Arobs Transilvania Software has signed an agreement to acquire Quest Global Romania, the local unit of global engineering services provider Quest Global Engineering Services.