Shareholders of state-owned hydropower producer Hidroelectrica on Monday approved the company's acquisition of Crucea Wind Farm SA and STEAG Energie Romania SRL from German energy group STEAG.
Romanian chemical fertilizer producer Azomures, owned by Ameropa, has started an energy efficiency investment supported by a EUR601,000 grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, through EEA GRANT Norway 2014-2021, within the Innovation Norway program.
Serban Roman, vice-president of Enterprise Investors and country director for Romania, is leaving the investment fund after 13 years.
Romania's finance ministry on Monday raised 1.022 billion lei (EUR209.7 million) selling bonds maturing in November 2024 at an average yield of 2.06%, central bank data showed.
To celebrate 20 years since the start of operations on the Romanian agricultural market, Agricover Group, one of the leading players in the local agribusiness sector, has carried out the first bond issue worth EUR40 million, which will be listed on the regulated market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, in the upcoming period.
Romania's nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica (SNN.RO) on Monday announced it reconnected the first unit of the power plant in Cernavoda to the national power grid.
Romania is present in 2021 edition of the global ranking of 500 most valuable banking brands, compiled by Brand Finance, with two financial institutions, namely, Banca Transilvania, which climbed to the 302nd spot, and BRD, which dropped to the 470th spot.
Romania's foreign exchange reserves grew to EUR37.454 billion at the end of January from EUR37.379 billion at the end of 2020, central bank data showed Monday.
Elefant.ro, one of the largest online stores on the local market, operated by Elefant Online, had a turnover of RON235 million (EUR48.2 million) in 2020, up 35% on the year.
French-held retailer Auchan and Costa Coffee, the coffee brand brought to Romania by Coca-Cola HBC Romania, in the summer of 2020, have started a partnership whereby Costa Coffee spaces will be launched across all MyAuchan stores in Petrom filling stations.
Companies in Romania may access financing in the field of leasing to continue and develop their activity, following a contract signed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and Deutsche Leasing Romania, for a total financing of EUR370 million, intended for the economic sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the agriculture.