Freedom Holding Corp, a NASDAQ-listed international investment group, has launched its global stock exchange trading platform, Freedom24, in Romania. Established in 2008, the group has extensive expertise across the US, Europe, and Central Asia and a market capitalization of approximately $4.8 billion. „We are confident that Freedom24 will be very well received on the Romanian market. Romanians have shown a growing appetite for investing in innovative global companies listed on international stock exchanges. We provide our clients with everything needed for successful investments, including direct access to the world’s largest stock exchanges, professional securities analytics, user-friendly trading applications, and responsive customer support in their language”, said Olga Milko, Business Development Director at Freedom24. Freedom24 offers Romanian retail investors access to over 1,000,000 trading instruments including stocks, ETFs, futures, bonds, and stock options across 15 major American, European and Asian exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, CME, HKEX, Euronext, LSE, Deutsche Börse, etc.). In addition, clients can access structured products designed by professional financial engineers. The platform has some of the lowest trading fees in Europe: starting at €0.02 per stock/ETF plus €2 per order, and $0.65 per contract for US stock options. Customers also benefit from several exclusive advantages. These include free weekly investment ideas from Bloomberg-awarded analysts with an average return of 16%, helping them capitalize on various investment opportunities, client support in Romanian and the option to work with a personal manager. Freedom24 upholds high regulatory standards. The broker is regulated by The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) with authorization to operate in all EU member states and is fully compliant with the MiFID II – a regulatory framework that ensures the highest investor protection level possible. The customer’s assets are insured by ICF (Investors’ Compensation Fund) for an amount of up to EUR 20,000. The broker is a member of Euroclear Bank’s Admissions Committee and AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe) and undergoes regular audits and due diligence processes conducted by Deloitte, one of the Big Four accounting firms. The international rating agency S&P assigned the firm a long-term credit rating of B/B with a stable outlook.
Investment: 125 million euros to establish STIHL’s European Competence Center for the production of battery packs and battery-powered tools Scale: 47,000 square meters facility on a 147,000 square meters site — capacity of up to 1.8 million battery packs and 1.7 million tools by 2028 Employment: Approximately 700 jobs to be created by 2028 Network: Romania […]
A report published on Wednesday, October 15, by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (or CPT) urges Romanian authorities to address serious shortcomings in the treatment and conditions of detention of patients in forensic psychiatric hospitals. The deficiencies in the Romanian system were identified by the Committee representatives during a visit […]
The state-owned Electrica (BVB: EL), one of the main players in Romania’s energy sector, completed the Satu Mare 2 photovoltaic park, a strategic project that marks an important step in diversifying the production portfolio. Located near the commune of Botiz, Satu Mare County, the park has an installed capacity of 27.056 MW and represents an […]
More than 100 items, ranging from frescoes and paintings to sculptures, photographs, and other rare artifacts from Italian museums, will go on display in Timișoara for an exhibition looking at the city of Pompeii. Titled The Fragility of the Eternal. From Pompeii to the Grand Tour to Today, the exhibition will be open from November […]
Robotics startup Dexory, founded in London by Romanians Andrei Dănescu, Adrian Negoiţă, and Oana Jinga, has secured new Series C funding of USD 165 million, according to an announcement made on LinkedIn and quoted by Ziarul Financiar. The company has developed an autonomous robot, the tallest in the world, reaching 16 meters, and a platform designed […]
NEPI Rockcastle, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest owner and operator of shopping centers, has inaugurated its first photovoltaic park in Chișineu-Criș, Arad county, in western Romania. The investment is part of its green energy programme, which includes a EUR 110 million plan for photovoltaic projects across Central and Eastern Europe. According to the company, these […]
