Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR6.69 billion in January-March 2024, lower by 1.5% (or lower by EUR103.3 million), compared to the same period of 2023, data from the country's statistics board INS showed on Friday (May 10).
Private healthcare provider MedLife ended the first quarter of 2024 with pro-forma consolidated turnover worth RON647 million, up 22% from the year-earlier period, while net profit rose by 55.5% to RON13.1 million.
OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in Southeast Europe, and France’s Saint-Gobain, which owns several plants in Romania mainly producing building materials, have signed an agreement for the supply of electricity from renewable sources for all Saint-Gobain facilities in Romania.
Aerostar Bacau, a company that repairs and retools military aircraft, reported RON155.3 million turnover for the first three months of 2024, from RON124.7 million in the same period of 2023, the equivalent of a 24.5% increase.
Beverage wholesaler Amigo & Intercost of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita county, in 2023 generated RON560 million turnover, up 7% from 2022, in line with ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data.
Romanian state-run lender CEC Bank has financed more than 3,000 investment projects from European funds, in the last 17 years, according to Ramona Ivan, Director of Relations with National and International Institutions at CEC Bank.