The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Group reported a net profit of RON 2.96 million for the first quarter of 2024, by 68 percent or RON 1.2 million higher from the prior year period, amid the upward dynamics started in 2023 after the listing of energy company Hidroelectrica, but also due to ongoing projects, show the consolidated financial results released on Thursday.BVB Group's consolidated operating profit in Q1 2024 reached RON 2.25 million, up by 132 percent year-on-year, as a direct effect of the revenues achieved in the transactions segment, and also backed by the positive trend of revenues in the post-transaction and register segments.Consolidated operational revenues increased by 34 percent or RON 4.4 million year-on-year to RON 17.25 million, mainly due to developments in the trading activity, with a direct impact also on the post-transaction business; this had a lasting positive effect on trading and settlement volumes, starting in H2 2023, with the listing of Hidroelectrica.Consolidated operating expenses were 26 percent up in Q1 2024 to RON 15 million, as a result of the growing inflation, the increase in personnel expenses determined by the enforcement of the Group-wide pay policy, as well as in third-party service expenses and other operational expenses, following the implementation of the projects approved at Group level.The consolidated net financial income was RON 1.27 million in Q1 2024, up 11 percent compared to Q1 2023, mainly as a result of the Group-wide increase in interest income, while provision expenses from expected credit loss were higher due to the increase in the CDS rate, but also in financial placements and cash assets.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
