The capital market in Romania continues its expansion at a lower pace than in 2021,due to the economic and geopolitical uncertainties, according to the report ‘ Multiples of valuation of companies listed on the Bucharest stock Exchange’ made by PwC Romania. According to the quoted source, the capitalization of the companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) got to 229 billion lei at the end of the first quarter of 2022, with 20% over the level reached in the similar period of last year, but under the level on 31st December 2021. In 2021, the local market of capital established a record as regards capitalisation, this growing with over 50% and getting to 249 billion lei (50 billion euro) at the end of the year, in a more favourable context against the previous year, with a reduction of the worries connected to the pandemics /restrictions and more international visibility, as a result of the inclusion of several Romanian companies in indexes FTSE.‘The analysis made over the last 10.3 years there is an improvement of the performance of BVB although it is still dependent on the foreign capital. The conclusion of the study shows the fact that investors on the capital market got on average up to 14% more than investors in governmental bonds when we speak about BET-TR with 5% over if we speak about BET, which could represent a supplementary argument for investments on the BVB’ said Raluca Alexandra Capatina –Stoica, manager PwC Romania.According to the study, the cumulated value of the three public offers on the regulated market of 2021 has surpassed 900 million lei. The BET indicator recorded growth by 14% from 11,190 points on 31st March 2021 to 12,712 points on 31st March 2022, as a result of the growth of the number of investors and the increased international visibility of the local market of capital with the inclusion of the Romanian companies listed in FTSE indicators.The share of BVB capitalisation in GDP has reached 20.9% at the end of 2021. Romania is behind other countries in the region such as the Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia and Bulgaria but over Slovenia, Hungary, Cyprus and Slovenia. With a significantly higher number of companies listed in Romania against other countries in the region, the average capitalization of BVB was 132 million euro on 31st December 2021, lower that that recorded on other regional stock exchanges, such as the Czech Republic, Hungary, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia and Bulgaria.
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
