Noriel, the main player on the Romanian toy and game retail market, held by Turkish Sunman Group, is opening a store in Botosani Shopping Center, reaching two units in Botosani and 91 units in Romania.
Hidroelectrica (H2O.RO), Romania's largest electricity producer and the latest company to go public on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, posted almost RON4 billion net profit in the first half, up 46% compared with the first half of 2022, on revenue of almost RON7 billion, up 42%, data from the half-year financial report show.
Libra Internet Bank, a member of U.S. investment group New Century Holdings, ended the first half of 2023 with a net profit of RON160 million, up 46% on the year, and revenue of RON340 million, up 42% on the year, in line with the bank's financial report.
The natural gas transmission company Transgaz (TGN.RO), majority owned by the Romanian government, recorded consolidated revenue of RON959.7 million in the first half of the year, down from RON1.18 billion in the first half of 2022, a decline of 18.5%.
Precast concrete parts manufacturer Prefab Bucuresti (PREH.RO) ended the first half of 2023 with a net profit of RON125,100, up 70.7% compared with the same period in 2022, on RON60.9 million revenue, down 38.4%, data from the half-year financial report published on the Bucharest Stock Exchange show.
The Perla Harghitei and Apemin Tusnad group of companies, one of the largest producers of natural mineral water in Romania, has appointed Mihai Neagu to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for both companies.
Software developer Cognyte will be developing a specialized team in Romania dedicated to Blockchain analytics.
BRK Financial Group (BRK.RO), the only stockbroker listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, ended the first half of 2023 with RON4.1 million net loss, lower than the RON5.9 million in the year-ago period, while revenue from continued operations stood at RON12.9 million, 14.7% lower, ZF has calculated from the data in BRK’s financial report.
Romania's Fiscal Council has revised its 2023 budget deficit projection upwards to over 6% of gross domestic product (GDP), in the absence of measures aimed at correcting the budget gap, as per data from the Council's annual report.
Romania’s industrial production decreased by 5.9% in unadjusted data in June 2023 versus June 2022 due to drops reported for the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-9.4%) and manufacturing (-6%), data from the country’s statistics board INS showed on Thursday (August 16, 2023).
Sipex (SPX.RO), one of the largest distributors of building materials and finishes in Romania, listed on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, posted RON3.3 million net profit in the first half, down 60.5% on the corresponding period of last year.
Romania’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.7% in real terms (in unadjusted data) in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022, and by 2.8% in seasonally adjusted data, estimates from the country's statistics board INS showed on Wednesday (August 16).
Thibaut Boidin has been appointed to the position of Managing Director of HEINEKEN Romania, effective September 1, 2023.
The shares of TeraPlast (TRP.RO) will be upgraded from Small Cap to Mid Cap / Large Cap and will be part of the MSCI Frontier and MSCI Romania indices, starting September 1, 2023.
Romania’s presence in the MSCI indices will increase from 12 to 22 companies, as of September 1, following the quarterly review of the indices, carried out in August by the international index provider MSCI.
Antibiotice Iasi (ATB.RO), the most important Romanian producer of generic drugs, recorded sales of RON315.9 million in the first half of 2023, a 27% increase compared with the first half of 2022, while net profit increased by 82.8% to RON62 million.
Romania's current account balance posted a deficit of EUR9.82 billion in January-June 2023, lower than the EUR11.9 billion in the same period of 2022, central bank data showed on Monday (August 14, 2023).
Aluminum accessories supplier Alumil Rom Industry (ALU.RO) posted RON55.65 million revenue from sales in the first half of the year, up 6% from RON51.5 million in the same period of 2022, the company said in its half-year report.
Telecommunications operator Digi Communications (DIGI.RO) posted total revenue of EUR809.3 million in the first half of 2023, an increase of 12.9% on the corresponding period of 2022, while the profit from continuing operations shrank by 12.7% to EUR26.8 million, the operator said in its financial report.
Nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica, which operates the nuclear power plant in Cernavoda, ended the first half with RON3.7 billion operating revenue and RON1.28 billion net profit, 5.6% higher than in the corresponding period of 2022, the company said in a financial report to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.