The National Bank of Romania achieved a profit of 2.4 billion RON last year, an increase of 124% compared to that recorded in 2022, according to the 2023 Annual Report published on Thursday by the National Bank of Romania."The financial result achieved on December 31, 2023 registered a significantly favorable evolution compared to the previous year, recording a profit in the amount of 2.428 billion RON, 124% (+1.346 billion RON) higher than the one recorded in 2022 (1.082 billion RON), mainly due to the following developments: obtaining an operating profit in the amount of 4.848 billion RON, 3% (-155.714 million RON) below the operating profit of the previous year (5.004 billion RON); of expenses with unfavorable differences from the revaluation of securities denominated in foreign currency in the amount of 260.464 million RON, 13 times (-3.072 billion RON) lower than the level of similar expenses recorded on December 31, 2022 (3.333 billion RON); the recording of expenses with the unfavorable differences from the revaluation of net assets in foreign currency in the amount of 2,159,304, 4 times higher (+1,570 billion RON) than the level of similar expenses recorded on December 31, 2022 (588,643 million RON)," the document says.According to Law no. 312/2004 regarding the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, the main destination was a share of 80% of the bank's net revenues owed to the state budget, in the amount of 1.942 billion RON.Also, the amount of 291.438 million RON was allocated to increase the bank's statutory reserves (representing 60% of the remaining profit after deducting the 80% share of the net revenues destined for the state budget). The remaining profit in the amount of 194.293 million RON will be distributed in 2024 according to the legal provisions.
La French Tech Bucharest announces the third edition of its highly anticipated flagship event, Sustainability meets Profitability, set to take place on April 8th, 2025, at the Romanian - American University (1B Expoziției Boulevard, Bucharest), starting at 18:30. Sustainability meets Profitability event will explore the new regulations companies—big or small—must navigate and how they can turn […]
The builders of Romania’s important A1 Sibiu – Pitești highway are set to start the construction of a bridge over 300 meters long and at least 100 meters wide, allowing the animals of the Southern Carpathians to cross from one side to the other. The investment will pay off as a corridor for large mammals […]
The local business services industry has potential for growth, even if it will see a slower pace because the market is a mature one and given the high regional and global competitiveness, according to a report carried out by the Association of Business Service Leaders in Romania (ABSL) in partnership with Deloitte Romania. Still, the […]
Several Romanian military personnel who were on parental leave went to Congo as mercenaries, according to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense. The issue of active soldiers taking mercenary work first came up on the public agenda after PressOne...
The European Investment Bank and the government of Ukraine have agreed to allocate EUR 50 million from EIB funding to Ukraine's national railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, for the modernization of key railway border crossings with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. The project includes repairs to worn-out railway tracks, the relocation of wagon inspections, the reconstruction of […]
Medicover has acquired the operations of the lab tests provider Synlab Group in Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, and North Macedonia in a transaction worth EUR 71.3 million, the company announced. The transaction was financed from Medicover's own sources. It was carried out by Medicover for its diagnostic services division, present in Romania under the […]
