Patria Bank posted a net profit of 6.05 million RON, after the first half of this year, rising by 27% from the same period of 2020, which came from the favorable evolution of both operational income, as well as from the contraction of operational costs which led to an operational result of 85% larger, according to the half-year Report of the bank sent on Tuesday to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.During the first half of this year, Patria Bank granted loans worth over 492.5 million RON, which led to an increase of the performing loans by 10%, namely 174 million RON, when comparing to December 2020. The portfolio of non-performing loans registered a marginal increase of 5 million RON (+2%).The share of net loans in total assets is placed ad 55%, from 52% in December 2020.The bank's total assets cumulated 3.48 billion RON, with a slight increase (1%) from the end of 2020, due to the modification of the balance sheet structure.The credit portfolio (net value) registered an increase of 15%, or 250 million RON from June 2020 and an advance of 9% or 162 million RON, as opposed to December 31, 2020.Patria Bank is a Romanian bank dedicated to increasing the banking degree in Romania and supporting entrepreneurs and local businesses.The Patria Bank Group has as a majority shareholder the Emerging Europe Accession Fund Investment Group (EEAF), a private equity fund whose main investors are the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Fund, part of the European Investment Bank Group, DEG (Development Bank, part of the KFW banking Group) and BSTDB (Black Sea Trade and Development Bank).
Romania registered the third lowest employment rate in the EU in 2023, following Italy and Greece, according to recent Eurostat data. Only 69% of Romanians aged between 20 and 64 are employed, meaning nearly one-third of Romanians are not working. Certain factors influence these figures. Romania makes use of a category of special pensions applied […]
Authorities are looking into the case of a Romanian minor who was allegedly sold for RON 8,000 (EUR 1,600) and arrived in Germany with false documents. Romanian authorities were notified by those in Germany regarding the case, but investigations are still ongoing. The minor is currently in the care of the German state. The boy […]
The residential market had a strong start in 2024, with the first quarter ending with an 18% increase in the number of residential transactions in Bucharest compared to the same period last year, according to Colliers data. In the rest of the country, the increase was slightly higher - 19%. According to Colliers consultants, buying […]
Siemens Healthineers, the medical technology branch of the German multinational, recently launched its newest MRI scanner, the MAGNETOM Flow, during an event held in Bucharest on April 24. Featured in one of the panels during the event, Sonja Wehsely, executive vice president CEECA Siemens Healthineers, highlighted the strengths of the new scanner. Wehsely, who has […]
The Romanian General Prosecutor's Office officially announced the indictment of former president Ion Iliescu, former prime minister Petre Roman, and former deputy prime minister Gelu-Voican Voiculescu for crimes against humanity, in the case of the Mineriada (miners' riot) of June 1990. Along with the three, the former director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), Virgil […]
Uber launched its Green service in the popular mountain city of Brașov, in central Romania, on April 25, with a fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles such as Toyota Prius, Hyundai Ioniq, Tesla Model Y, and Volkswagen ID.3. Previously, the Uber Green option was made available to residents and tourists of Cluj-Napoca in November 2023. “We […]
