Finance | 6 September, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Romania raises over RON 800 million from banks
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.
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.
The non-performing loan (NPL) rate in the Romanian banking sector reached 2.81% at the end of June 2025, up from 2.53% in March 2025, also up from the 2.49% rate.
Romania's Government aims to double the special turnover tax for banks to 4% as part of a wider fiscal package designed to balance public finances.
Representatives of Romanian banks are opposing the Government's intention to introduce another supplementary tax on the profits generated by credit institutions.
The net profit of the entire banking system amounted to RON 14.197 billion (€2.86 billion) at the end of 2024, up 5% compared to 2023, according to the annual report for 2024 published on Monday by the National Bank of Romania.
The Ministry of Finance secured RON 846.5 million (€167 million) from banks on Monday through a benchmark government bond issue with a residual maturity of 23 months, at an average annual yield of 7.23%,
The average instalment for buying a one-bedroom apartment in Bucharest came to hold a percentage of about 40% of the average wage at a national level, down from 43% a year ago.
Fintech solutions are currently the main driver for the development and differentiation of the offer of financial-banking institutions in an increasingly competitive and dynamic market.
Rodbun Group, a leading Romanian company active in the agribusiness sector, has signed a syndicated credit facility totalling €101.5 million.
Lidl Romania continues to invest in the country and announces for the financial year 2026 (1 March 2026 – 28 February 2027) an expansion plan of over €285 million.
Restaurant technology startup Choice has secured €6.6 million in new funding and is accelerating its expansion across CEE, including Romania, where it entered in 2025.
Israeli developer Econergy Renewable Energy has secured €31 million in project financing from Kommunalkredit for its 60MW Ovidiu solar project in Romania.
Romania's Competition Council is analyzing the transaction through which Pavăl Holding, controlled by the Pavăl brothers, intends to acquire the Carrefour group in Romania.
Romania continues to record the lowest uptake of e-government services in the European Union.