OMV Petrom (stock symbol: SNP), the largest integrated energy producer in South-Eastern Europe, announced on Thursday (May 8) that it has opened the largest electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in Romania, located on the Sibiu-Orastie segment of the A1 Highway, at Miercurea Sibiului.
The Board of Directors of Chimcomplex (CRC.RO), the largest chemical producer in Romania, with industrial sites in Onesti and Ramnicu Valcea, on May 7 appointed Cosmin Soaita as Chief Executive Officer for a 12-month term, starting May 15, 2025, the company has announced in a stock market report on May 8.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON526 million from banks on Thursday (May 8), selling discount treasury bills (T-bills) due in December 2025, at an annual average yield of 8.21%.
Randstad, the world’s leading talent company, announces the appointment of Dagmara Chudzińska-Matysiak as the new Country Manager of Randstad Romania, effective May 2025.
Romania industrial and logistic market had a strong start to the year, with a leased area of almost 260,000 square meters in the first quarter, the equivalent of a 30% increase against the same period of 2024.
The Romanian leu further depreciated versus the euro by midday Thursday (May 8) and the central bank set the official exchange rate at 5.1222 units per euro, which is 0.45% weaker than 5.0991 to the euro set on Wednesday (May 7) and 3% weaker against the euro over the last three days.
Romania's finance ministry will be carrying out a new public offering for Fidelis government bonds dedicated to retail investors, between May 9 and 16, 2025.
Moov Leasing, a Romanian company specializing in operational leasing for individuals, microenterprises, and SMEs, has contracted a syndicated loan worth EUR110 million to support its national expansion plans.
Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased by 4.9% in unadjusted data and by 3.4% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, in March 2025 versus March 2024, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Thursday (May 8).
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, as well as for companies' leu-denominated loans, soared to 7.25% on Thursday (May 8), from 6.47% on May 7, in line with central bank data.
XTB investment platform in the first quarter of 2025 registered EUR138.7 million operating income, up 7.8% from the year-earlier period, and attracted 194,300 new clients, 49% more.