About 180,000 investors were at the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) at the end of last year, an increase of 50% compared to the previous year, 20% being investors in government bonds, and about 15,000 entered with the listing of Hidroelectrica, stated on Wednesday Cosmin Paunescu, head of the Prudential Supervision Service within the Financial Supervision Authority (ASF)."We ended 2023 with 180,000 investors, according to the Investor Compensation Fund, an impressive increase, from 120,000 investors a year earlier. About 20% are in government bonds and around 15,000 entered together with Hidroelectrica," Paunescu told the "Investor Forum - 2024: Challenges and opportunities of the year", organized by Bursa newspaper.According to him, the number of active investors was 80,000 at the end of last year, compared to 40,000 investors the previous year. He explained that active investors are those who made at least one transaction every six months."The interest is increasing, even if it comes on the side of ETFs [exchange-traded funds] or on the side of government bonds, which are a very flexible investment instrument and offer very good returns, even better than banks," Cosmin Paunescu also said.He emphasized that government securities represent an important contribution of the Ministry of Finance for the development of the BVB and, once investors enter government securities, they will also be attracted to other financial instruments.
At 24 years old, Romanian Claudiu Fusaru is the youngest T-38 instructor in the 469th Squadron of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT), the most complex international program for training NATO fighter pilots. The pilot training program, active since 1981, brings together 14 NATO nations and trains the best fighter pilots in the world […]
The Romanian General Prosecutor’s Office and the Directorate for the Investigation of Economic Crime conducted searches at companies part of the Tinmar group on Thursday, November 6, Economedia.ro reported. The company, one of the largest energy traders in...
The Romanian government has approved a new emergency ordinance that introduces major fines for feeding wild bears, environment minister Diana Buzoianu announced on Thursday, November 6. The legislation also defines key terms such as "feeding of bears" and "habituated bear," aiming to curb practices that draw wildlife into populated areas,
The American defense technology company Allen Control Systems (or ACS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Romanian Armed Forces for the joint production of autonomous anti-drone turrets in Romania. ACS recently signed two contracts for the delivery of its autonomous Bullfrog turret to the armies of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. […]
Global environmental NGO Greenpeace saluted the fact that Romania adopted a new normative act on Thursday, November 6, creating the necessary legislative framework so that citizens, municipalities, NGOs, and small enterprises can jointly produce, manage, and consume renewable energy. The framework was finally created “after nearly three years of waiting and requests from local authorities […]
Roweb, compania românească din spatele software-ului nr.1 din Belgia în Real Estate În timp ce România continuă să importe mai mult decât exportă, companii locale precum Roweb demonstrează că soluțiile digitale și inteligența artificială pot echilibra balanța și pot pune țara pe harta inovației europene. AI made in Romania: de la cod la […]
