The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) recorded declines of almost 3% across nearly all indices on Thursday's session, around 12:50 PM, with transactions totaling 2.63 billion lei (529.8 million euros).The main BET index, which tracks the performance of the 16 most liquid companies, was down 2.75%, reaching 16,300.37 points, while the BET-Plus index, which tracks the 37 most liquid stocks at BVB, decreased 2.68%.At the same time, the extended blue-chip BET-XT index, which tracks the 25 most liquid titles, lost 2.50%, and the investment fund performance benchmark, BET-BK, depreciated 2.93%.The BET-FI index, representing SIFs, was down 1.35%.The BET-NG index, which includes the 10 companies in the energy and utilities sectors, dropped 2.37%.Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Thursday, via his Facebook page, that PSD is withdrawing from the discussions for forming the Executive and will vote in Parliament for a right-wing government.
Contakt Express Logistik S.A., the Romanian market leader in accessories for phones and tablets, announces the approval of its Prospectus by the Financial Supervisory Authority and the launch of its initial public offering. Following the successful closing of the offering, the company will be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, on the AeRO Market, under […]
The Romanian Environment Ministry has launched a public consultation on changes to national air quality regulations that would allow residents to see real-time pollution levels, replacing the current system based on 24-hour averages. The draft order updates Order 1818/2020, which defines how air quality indices are calculated and reported nationwide. Environment minister Diana Buzoianu said […]
The Bishop of Cluj-Gherla, Claudiu Lucian Pop, has been appointed as the new Major Archbishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, a position that became vacant following the passing of 94-year-old Cardinal Lucian Mureșan in September of this year. The new leader of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, or the Romanian Church United with Rome, was elected […]
WWF Romania has launched a series of planting initiatives in Bucharest aimed at supporting declining pollinator species, joining forces with local environmental groups to transform urban green spaces into habitats for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. The first intervention took place on November 1 in the 400 sqm garden of the Museum of Maps, […]
Romanian prosecutors conducted searches on Friday, November 7, at the headquarters of the steel mill Liberty Galați and in several counties, in a case of embezzlement and tax evasion that includes Russian gas giant Gazprom, Economedia.ro reported. Specifically,...
Romania has begun testing the US-supplied Merops anti-drone system as part of wider NATO efforts to strengthen air defenses on the alliance’s eastern flank, defense minister Ionuț Moșteanu told local news channel Digi24. The system, already used in...
