The Finance Ministry (MF) borrowed RON 1.034 billion from commercial banks on Thursday, through an issue of government bonds and one of discounted Treasury certificates, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).The ministry borrowed RON 458.7 million through a bond issue with a residual maturity of 110 months and an average yield of 6.72% per annum. The nominal value of the issue was RON 400 million and banks subscribed RON 573.7 million.An additional auction is scheduled for Friday, through which the government wants to attract another RON 60 million at the yield set on Thursday for the bonds.MF also borrowed RON 575.4 million through an issue of 12-month discount Treasury certificates with a maturity of 12 months, at an average yield of 5.77% per annum. The nominal value of the issue was RON 500 million and banks subscribed RON 843.2 million.The Finance Ministry planned to borrow RON 5 billion from commercial banks in September 2024, to which RON 675 million can be added through additional non-competitive bidding sessions related to the bond auctions.The total amount of RON 5.675 billion is RON 25 million less than the RON 5.7 billion programmed in August 2024 and will be used to refinance public debt and finance the state budget deficit.
2024 is almost over, and before making any predictions, hopes or wishes for 2025, I will take this moment to look back and remember the pics that stayed with me most in the past months. I will try to go in the order that I watched each, and I also included all trailers below […]
Update: The government will pass the ordinance covering measures aimed at reducing public spending and the budget deficit, prime minister Marcel Ciolacu announced. The PM said the country was facing “a difficult year ahead” and “we must quickly adopt measures that will protect Romania from possible major financial risks.” The tax on special constructions, which […]
The Government is scheduled to meet on Monday, December 30, to discuss the emergency ordinance covering measures aimed at reducing public spending and the budget deficit. The Ministry of Finance published the draft ordinance on Sunday, December 29. It is available here. Among the measures included in the draft ordinance, also known as "the austerity […]
Romania’s Ministry of Finance (MF) raised RON 2.6 billion (EUR 523.1 million) through its sixth Fidelis government bond issuance of 2024, setting an annual record of RON 16.4 billion...
UniCredit Bank, one of Romania's leading financial institutions and a member of the UniCredit Group, has announced the listing of a new corporate bond issue worth RON 750 million (EUR 150 mln) on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). The bonds, issued under the ticker symbol UCB29, are set to mature on November 22, 2029. The […]
Another cinema that once belonged to the state-owned film distribution company RADEF has been refurbished and is scheduled to open in Timișoara in early 2025. The cinema is named Johnny, a nod to actor Johnny Weissmüller, known for playing Tarzan in twelve feature films from 1932 to 1948. Weissmüller was born in Freidorf, a village […]
