The risk in the Romanian capital market stays high and on an upward tend amid the stock exchanges' fast and anticipatory response to any stressors that could disrupt economic, social or political developments, shows the Annual Report of the National Committee for Macroprudential Oversight (CNSM) for 2021.The liquidity risk on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) remains medium, the document notes.According to the report, the average daily value of trades in 2021 was 11 percent down from 2020. BVB's capitalization fully recovered from the plunge registered in 2020, standing at 229 billion RON as of end-December 2021, by about 48 percent higher compared to December 2020."The two major segments of the Romanian capital market, specifically collective investment undertakings and the stock market, experienced moderate volatility in 2021, correlated with a similar trend observed for most capital markets in the region. All stock market indices recovered in 2021 from the previous losses, and the BET index reached a new all-time high of over 13,000 points after the significant fluctuations triggered in 2020 by the outbreak of the health crisis," the report writes.The stock market's capitalization was by roughly 48.40 percent higher on December 31, 2021 compared to the end of 2020 and approximately 53 percent up on January 26, 2022 from the end of 2021. As against the end of 2019, the capitalization was roughly 30.41 percent up, indicating that the market value of the local companies listed on BVB's main market had topped the pre-pandemic level.At the end of 2021, the international stock exchanges had a comeback, after recording the most significant deterioration in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. International stock markets grew significantly over July-August due to a strong positive investor sentiment, the cited report states."The indices of the Romanian stock market saw positive developments at the end of 2021 compared to December 31, 2020. The main BET index, which tracks the most liquid companies on the BVB regulated market, was 33 percent up as of December 31, 2021 compared to the end of 2020. The BET-TR total return index (dividends included) saw the most significant growth rate - 40 percent, while the sectoral energy and related utilities index BET-NG was 29 percent up as of December 31, 2021 compared to the year before," the report states.
TeraPlast Group recorded a 34% increase in revenue in 2024, reaching RON 897.9 million, compared to RON 672.3 million in 2023. This growth is generated by an increase in sold volumes, the launch of operations at the Opal stretch film factory, and the consolidation of results from companies acquired in 2024. EBITDA remained at a […]
The construction of the Cluj-Napoca subway began on Tuesday, February 25, with the consolidation work on the hill located in the area of station 2 in the Florești suburb. Once completed, the subway in Cluj-Napoca will be Romania's second, after the one in Bucharest. It will be 21 km long and include 19 stations. The current […]
Electric services group Hidroelectrica, the largest company on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), reported a net profit of RON 4.1 billion in 2024, down 35%, and revenues of RON 9.1 billion, 25% lower than in 2023, according to financial data published on Wednesday, February 26. Hidroelectrica said its results were influenced by the decline in […]
Medisprof Cancer Center has received approval for the Zonal Urban Plan (PUZ) for its new integrated oncology hospital in Cluj-Napoca, marking another step in the project estimated at a total of EUR 22 million. The approval paves the way for the construction phase, which is expected to begin in 2026 and take 24 months to […]
Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice has definitively rejected far-right politician Călin Georgescu's appeal, through which he requested the suspension of the declassified documents that served as the basis for the annulment of the presidential elections in December 2024. The lawsuit was filed at the Bucharest Court of Appeal by the Association for the […]
Update: Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu had his first reaction after Călin Georgescu was brought in for questioning at the Prosecutor's Office. He said that, given the tense electoral context, judicial bodies are obligated to present solid and impeccable evidence in the investigation that also involves a potential candidate in the May elections. He also reiterated […]
