The first phase of the EUR1 billion investment in the Mintia thermoelectric power plant will be completed in 24 months, while the entire project will be completed 12 months after that, the new owner of the plant, Mass Global Energy Rom announced in a meeting with Romania’s Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca.
The Board of Directors of industrial material manufacturer Comelf Bistrita (CMF.RO) has summoned the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders for April 10 when it shall put a vote the distribution of a gross dividend of RON0.18 per share.
Edenred, the digital platform for services and payments, plans to recruit more than 700 tech specialists worldwide in 2023, including at its two main Digital Centers in Bucharest and Mexico City, as it aims to reach up to EUR5 billion in revenue by 2030.
Allianz-Tiriac, the second largest player on the market, reached a volume of underwritten gross premiums of RON3 billion in 2022, up over 47% versus 2021, and an operating profit of RON250 million, Virgil Soncutean, CEO of Allianz-Tiriac, told a press conference.
BNP Paribas Personal Finance announces the start of the steps to cease operations of its consumer finance unit, Cetelem, in Romania, after having failed to find a partner to continue in the country.
tbi bank continues to extend its partner network and teams up with medical devices company Ortopedica, offering customers the possibility of buying medical devices through the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution, in four instalments with no interest or over longer periods of time, in affordable instalments.
Autonom Services, the mobility network controlled by brothers Marius and Dan Stefan, ordered 200 electric vehicles worth EUR10 million and thus speeds up its fleet electrification.
The number of real estate deals in Romania stood at 47,261 in February 2023, 13,987 more than in January 2023, data from the national cadaster agency ANCPI showed on Monday (March 6).
Solar panel manufacturer AE Solar will invest EUR1 billion in a plant to make solar panels in Romania, Romania’s government announced in a release, following a meeting of Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca and the representatives of AE Solar and of the Black Sea Universities Network on Monday.
Natural gas distributor Distrigaz Sud Retele in 2022 carried out total investments worth RON555 million in the natural gas distribution network in order to meet the company’s two major objectives: the safe operation of the distribution system and the development of the natural gas infrastructure.
Law firm Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA has promoted Laura Buzatu-Teodorescu (a specialist in real estate & construction law) and Adina Rusanescu-Horge (a dispute resolution specialist) to the position of senior attorney in law.
Retail sales volume in Romania, excluding vehicle and motorcycle sales, decreased by 22% in unadjusted data in January 2023 compared to December 2022 and increased by 0.7% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, data from the country’s statistics institute INS showed on Monday (March 6).
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) announced on Monday (March 6) that the bonds issued by Bittnet Systems S.A., in the amount of over EUR2 million, would start trading on its Main Market, under the BNET26E stock ticker, on Tuesday (March 7).
NN, the main player on the Romanian life insurance market, launches in Romania NN Bootcamp, an international accelerated learning program dedicated to students and recent graduates, with a view to training them for obtaining the Salesforce Administration certification
Insurers’ growth and profitability will most likely be negatively impacted in 2023 by the current macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges such as the threat of global recession, effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and lingering COVID-19 concerns, according to the Deloitte 2023 insurance outlook.
Law firm Filip & Company assisted Romanian digital factoring fintech Instant Factoring in getting a EUR600,000 funding from several investors, including MicroEurope, active in the field of microfinance.
Romanian poultry producer Oprea Avi Com was assisted by law firm Bancila, Diaconu and Asociatii SPRL in setting up a joint venture with Hungarian-held group Hodler Capital.
Simtel Team, a Romanian engineering and technology company listed on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, will buy 29% in the capital of Custom Soft Solution (CSS), a startup developing a VPP platform for energy consumption monitoring.
Telekom Romania Mobile, a mobile phone operator with more than 4 million customers, which is held by Germany’s Deutsche Telekom and Greece’s OTE, made an unexpected move by bringing back its digital division, including its leader, Gabriel Traistaru.
The insurance market in Romania could reach an all-time high of more than RON16 billion in 2023, supported by the increase in the value of policies, but also by the growing interest of Romanians in insurance, in the context of the earthquakes recorded lately, consulting company Frames says.