The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) opened Monday's trading session down on all indices, with turnover totaling 47.81 million RON (9.6 million EUR), after 35 minutes of trading.The main index BET, which shows the evolution of the 20 most liquid companies, registered a depreciation of 3.97%, while the BET-Plus index, which shows the evolution of the 43 most liquid shares of the BVB, registered a decrease of 4.10%.At the same time, the extended blue-chip index BET-XT of the top-liquid 25 issuers lost 4.12%, while the return benchmark index for stock investment funds BET-BK went down by 4.55%.The BET-FI index of the five financial investment companies opened down 3.67%, while the BET-NG index of 10 companies in the energy and utilities sector fell 3.45%.According to BVB data, COMCM (+8.15%) and Artego (+7.88%) recorded the highest increases in share value.On the other hand, the shares of Altur (-9.09%), Medlife (-8.44%) and Carbochim (-8.10%) were down. “We have to be concerned (due to the turbulence in the global markets – n.ed.), but not panic. For Romania, the bad part of such episodes of turbulence in the financial markets is that we are quite exposed, especially in light of the relatively high dependence on capital inflows to finance the budget deficit. A possible flight of capital to safer markets could leave us exposed in the short term,” Valentin Tataru, chief economist of ING Bank, told HotNews.ro. The Board of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) is scheduled to convene in a monetary policy meeting on August 7.
More than 2 out of 3 Romanian consumers do not return for a second purchase, according to the new Customer Loyalty Index, a comprehensive analysis based on aggregated data from campaigns and authored by White Image, the oldest email marketing company in Romania. The Index analyzes the post-purchase behavior of Romanian consumers and highlights major […]
Fashion retailer Primark announced major plans to expand its presence in Romania, confirming four new store openings for 2026. This will double its presence in the market and create over 450 new jobs. The announcement arrived at an important moment for the company, which marked three years since the opening of its first Romanian store […]
Romania’s National Road Investment Company (CNIR) awarded on Tuesday, December 16, the contract for the design and construction of the Bacău–Piatra Neamț express road to a Romanian–Bulgarian consortium. The value of the contract is RON 5.17 billion (some EUR 1 billion), excluding VAT, and its signing will take place if no appeals are filed. The […]
Romania will host its first mixed team European Judo Championship in 2027, according to the Romanian Judo Federation. The competition will take place at a key moment in the Olympic cycle, when the points earned will directly influence world rankings and qualification for the Olympic Games, according to FR Judo. The event will...
Radu Miruță, currently Romania’s economy minister, was proposed to lead the Defense Ministry. He will also hold the position of deputy prime minister. In his place, senator Irineu Darău has been proposed to take the helm of the Economy Ministry. The Defense and Economy Ministries are handled by the center-right reformist party Save Romania Union […]
Carrefour Romania has expanded its proximity retail network, reaching 200 Express stores and 191 Market locations nationwide, as part of its strategy to strengthen convenience formats. The retailer announced that the 200th Carrefour Express store will open on December 22. In 2025 alone, Carrefour opened 27 Express stores, including 19 company-operated units and eight franchise […]
