Traian Basescu might be the object of a total of 35 criminal cases – currently analysed by prosecutors who need to decide whether to reopen them, as the ex-president no longer has immunity from prosecution, according to Antena 3 TV. Some are the complaints relative to the austerity measures, the ‘stinking Gypsy’ episode or the [...]
The team of Kosovo abandoned during the stoppage time in the 92nd minute of the football match against Romania in Bucharest counting for the Nations League, accusing the Romanian fans of "racism" after the later sang Serbia-related chants. The Romanian team remained on the pitch for 74 minutes until the referee decided to put an […]
One week before the first round of the presidential elections in Romania and two weeks before the parliamentary ballot, the leader of Romania's junior ruling Liberal Party (PNL) and a presidential candidate, Nicolae Ciucă, took one more chance to argue vocally that only his party can send the senior ruling Social Democratic party (PSD) and […]
International rating agency Moody's has affirmed the ratings assigned for the first time in 2023 to Romanian financial group Banca Transilvania (BVB: TLV) and improved the outlook on the long-term deposit (Baa2) and issuer ratings (Baa3) to positive from stable. Low dependence of market funding and high profitability balances against risks posed by foreign currency […]
The number of dissolved companies in Romania increased by 6.9% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2024, reaching 30,094, up from 28,146 in the same period last year, according to data from the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC). Bucharest recorded the highest number of dissolutions at 6,184, marking a 5.4% y/y increase,
Rompetrol Rafinare, a KMG International Group (Rompetrol) member company, announced it recorded in the first nine months of 2024 a gross turnover of USD 3.57 billion and an operational result (EBITDA, an indicator that measures the company's profitability before deducting depreciation, interest, fees, and taxes) of about USD 125 million. The financial results were impacted […]
The Romanian natural gas group Romgaz (BVB: SNG) announced that it obtained a net profit of almost RON 2.3 billion (EUR 460 million) in the first nine months of this year, 4.8% more compared to last year, according to a note sent to investors. The company's total revenues dropped by 16.3% y/y to RON 6.13 […]
