Romania's three-month ROBOR index, the interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate variable interests for loans in lei taken out before May 2019, rose to 4.88% a year on Thursday (April 28) from the 4.79% on Wednesday (April 27), central bank data show.
Poland’s Scallier, one of the most dynamic investors in small and middle-sized retail parks, contracted EUR8 million funding from OTP Bank Romania for the construction of Turda-based retail project Funshop Park, set to comprise around 9,000 square meters of commercial space built on a 24,000-sqm land plot.
Petrom shareholders, including Austria’s OMV (51%), Energy Ministry (20.6%), as well as Pillar II private fund pensions and Fondul Proprietatea, on Wednesday approved paying investors RON1.9 billion from 2021 profit, this being a record high sum Petrom distributes to shareholders.
Romania’s business managers for April-June forecast moderate activity growth in the processing industry, retail trade and services, in parallel with a steep price increase in industry, constructions and retail trade, while the number of employees in industry, constructions and services will stay relatively stable, showed a survey by Romania’s statistics board.
Farmaceutica Remedia, a major player on Romania’s pharma market, generated RON472.8 million revenues, up over 7% from the previous year, with the drug distribution unit as the main business driver.
Laurentiu Ciocirlan, managing partner of investment fund EquiLiant Capital created by Paval brothers, the owners of Dedeman, Romania’s most powerful entrepreneurial business, states the fund wants to reach a number of six-seven companies in its investment portfolio.
Belgium’s logistic developer WDP is building a warehouse in Timisoara for an Austrian company that has recently arrived in Romania, Bulung, in line with the group’s latest report.
Lithuania’s Apex Alliance group, controlled by several Lithuanian entrepreneurs, owning five hotels in Romania, posted 20-25% higher turnover in February and March along the entire chain from the same period of last year, according to the company’s officials.