ING Bank Romania achieved a net profit of 347 million RON in the first quarter of 2024, up 1% compared to the same period of last year, the bank informed in a release on Monday.In the first three months, the bank reported revenues of 877 million RON and total assets of 71.4 billion RON, an increase of 11.3% and 14.1%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2023.The costs of risk provisions remained at a low level, of approximately 58 million RON, but higher than in Q1 2023.At the same time, ING Bank Romania offered new loans to support the transition towards a more sustainable environment, offering loans with eco discounts for individuals worth 32 million euros, representing approximately 50% of the total amount granted in 2023 (67 million euros).Loans with sustainability components granted to companies reached 4.5 million euros for small companies, respectively 670 million euros in syndicated and bilateral loans for large companies.Regarding mutual funds with a sustainable component (art. 9 according to the SFDR), 29 million euros were invested by individual clients in the first quarter.ING Bank Romania is part of the ING Group, a global international financial institution, which offers banking services to over 38 million individual clients, companies or institutions from over 40 countries. Founded in 1994, ING Bank Romania is currently a universal bank, offering products and services to all categories of clients - large and small companies, financial institutions, small entrepreneurs and individuals. ING Bank Romania is the only bank with organic growth in the top 10 local banks by assets, without acquisitions of client portfolios or other banks. It is a universal bank with over 1.8 million clients from three business segments: individuals (retail), SME & Mid-Corporate companies and Wholesale Banking.
The medieval fortress of Orăștie, in western Romania, was reopened on Monday, August 18, to the general public, after several years in which it underwent a process of conservation and restoration. The fortress, located in Hunedoara County, is now part of the local tourist attractions in the Mureș Valley. “We are inaugurating an important project […]
The famous Babele Cabin, located at an altitude of 2,206 meters on the Bucegi plateau near the Sphinx and Babele formations, was put up for sale for EUR 1.6 million. Built in 1970, the building is in an advanced state of degradation and requires renovation. It has a total of 20 rooms and over 1,760 […]
One of Bucharest’s most popular summer events is back as Cinema în Aer Liber kicks off its 2025 edition on the Insula Artelor in Titan Park. Running from August 19 to September 14, the festival will transform the island into an open-air movie theater, offering audiences four weeks of free evening screenings. This year’s lineup […]
Maria Dănilă, from Constanta, is the first woman in Romania to climb the K2 peak, in the Karakoram mountain range on the border between China and Pakistan. With this climb, she completed the list of the highest peaks in the world, according to Protv.ro. K2 is not only the second-highest peak...
More than 65% of 12th grade graduates from private schools with a dual curriculum in Romania (Class of 2024–2025) have been admitted to prestigious international universities in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States, according to a study conducted by the Romania Education Alliance (REA) – the first national network bringing together high-performing private […]
Romania’s Ministry of Energy published on Monday, August 18, an ordinance designed to establish a Cybersecurity Incident Response Center in Energy. The new center will prepare the country’s energy sector to face expected and complex cyber threats, according to its initiators. The authors of the project say that the liberalization of the national energy market, […]
