Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB)-listed Romanian telecommunications operator Digi Communications (DIGI) announced that, on October 27, 2021, its subsidiary Dixarobil won an auction for frequency bands and will begin providing services in Portugal. The company will pay a EUR 67.34 mln fee, according to Ziarul Financiar. "The decision will allow the Group to expand its activities in the Portuguese telecommunications market, to provide quality, accessible communications services based on the latest technologies," Digi said in a report. The Portuguese Telecommunications Authority (ANACOM) completed the tender to allocate frequencies in the bands of 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz and 3.6 GHz. ANACOM declared Dixarobil the winner of the frequency use rights in the bands 900 MHz (2x5 MHz), 1800 MHz (2x5 MHz), 2.6 GHz (2x5 MHz FDD and 25 MHz TDD), 3.6 GHz ( 40MHz). The allocation of the use rights will be made by a final decision of the Board of Directors of ANACOM. Digi Communications is the largest cable operator in Romania, with activities in Hungary, Spain and Italy. Digi has a market capitalisation of almost RON 4 bln, and its shares rose by 14.4% YTD.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
