93,000 companies have benefited, so far, from financing through the IMM Invest program, starting on June 1, 2020, Dumitru Nancu, the general director of the National Credit Guarantee Fund for SMEs (FNGCIMM), declared during a conference on Tuesday."The amount that he (IMM Invest, ed. n.) infused into the economy amounts to 12 billion euros. I don't think that there has been such an infusion of capital in the economy, in the post-December period, and the degree default, i.e. non-performing loans, is sub-unitary. We are talking about over 90,000 loans. Some of them have reached maturity, those granted in 2020 on working capital, and at the moment the execution rate at the National Guarantee Fund is 0.56%. This execution is done from the venture capital fund," said Dumitru Nancu, at the Financial-Banking Market conference, organized by the Bursa newspaper.He expressed his hope that, until June 30, while the state aid scheme is valid, 100,000 beneficiaries will be reached."The risk fund collected 1.5 billion RON, from which non-performing loans worth 70 million RON were paid. It is a self-financing program and has a multiplication rate of 1 to 12. The last edition of the SME Invest program started in 30 April, with a budget of 8 billion RON. The request of the 18 financial institutions was 24 billion RON. The European Commission approved this state aid for only six member states, including Romania, for the companies that are affected by Russia's aggression against Ukraine. We hope to exhaust this ceiling of 8 billion RON by the end of May," said Dumitru Nancu.
The Romanian state, through the Ministry of Transport led by Ciprian Şerban, is analysing the possibility of taking over the 20% stake that Fondul Proprietatea (BVB: FP) holds in Porturi Maritime Constanţa (CNAPMC). The move would make the state the sole shareholder of Romania's most important logistics hub, responsible for import-export, transit, storage, and operation […]
Romanian companies are increasing investment and accelerating digital transformation, but remain more cautious about the economic outlook than their EU counterparts, according to the European Investment Bank's newly released EIB Investment Survey 2025 – Romania overview. The report showed that 78% of Romanian firms invested in the past year, an improvement over previous editions yet […]
Wizz Air announced on Monday, December 8, the reopening of its base in Târgu Mureș, marking the company’s ninth operational base in Romania. The low-cost carrier will station an Airbus A320neo at Transylvania International Airport, increasing its Romanian fleet to 39 aircraft this winter. Wizz Air now offers 10 routes to eight countries from […]
East Grain Group and Poultry Investment SA have acquired the 45% stake previously held by UBM Group in UBM Feed Romania, thus becoming equal shareholders in one of Romania's largest feed producers, which will now operate under the brand Protena. East Grain is controlled by Czech agri-food group Agrofert, one of the largest agribusiness groups […]
The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has appointed Ruxandra Băndilă as its executive director. Băndilă will coordinate FIC's activity and "will contribute to strengthening the dialogue with authorities, consolidating the organization's positioning as a reliable partner in promoting a stable and predictable business environment, as well as supporting Romania's becoming a competitive and attractive destination for […]
Romania’s European projects and investments minister, Dragoș Pîslaru, announced that he will notify the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) regarding the purchase of electric minibuses for students with EU funds. The minister said that “multiple dysfunctions” were noted in how the EU funds were used in the project. Aside from notifying the EPPO, the minister […]
