Moldovan companies wish to get listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), Bogdan Chetreanu - head of the Issuers and Public Offerings Service of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) told the specialist event "Mirsanu IPO Challenge 2024", organized on Thursday by Mirsanu.ro.Chetreanu mentioned in this regard companies Premier Energy and Maib, adding that the necessary will exists on the part of all actors involved, but the legislation still needs to be harmonized.Also, the ASF official said that another BVB listing could happen this year, noting that this would be a Romanian company with 100 percent private capital.Asked about the listing of state-owned companies on the BVB, he replied that the NRRP sets forth the requirement to have at least three companies listed, but up until now there have been no "signals to this effect".
Romania has dropped ten positions in the 2025 ranking conducted by the defense-focused publication Global Firepower, which compiles a list of the world's most powerful armies based on various indicators every year. In 2024, Romania was ranked 41st in the list of 145 countries, while now it is ranked 51st, with a power ranking of […]
The 19th Gopo Awards Gala, celebrating the achievements of Romanian cinema, will take place on April 29 in Bucharest, according to an announcement by the Romanian Film Promotion Association. A total of 38 feature films, including fiction and documentaries released in 2024, have met the eligibility criteria and are now in the running for nominations. […]
NXP Semiconductors N.V. secured a EUR 1 billion loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the company’s research, development, and innovation (RDI) projects in Austria, France, Germany, The Netherlands, and Romania. The financing will support NXP’s RDI projects aimed at various end markets including automotive, Industrial, and Internet of Things (IoT) for the period […]
Bucharest's two main airports, namely the Henri Coandă International Airport and Aurel Vlaicu Bucharest-Băneasa International Airport, recorded air traffic of over 16 million passengers in 2024, an increase of 9.22% compared to 2023. Additionally, there were 134,700 aircraft movements (landings and takeoffs), up 4.75% from 2023, according to data from the Bucharest National Airports Company […]
Romanian tennis player Jaqueline Cristian, ranked 82nd in the world, advanced to the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday, January 16, after defeating Italy's Lucia Bronzetti in two sets 7-5, 7-5. The match lasted two hours and four minutes, according to News.ro. This marks the...
The corporate branch in Romania of PKO Bank Polski, the leader of the Polish banking system, will begin its operational activity on the local market in 2025, according to Ziarul Financiar. The Romanian daily announced in October 2023 that PKO Bank, the largest bank in Poland, with assets equivalent to 70%...
