A team of the International Monetary Fund, led by Jan Kees Martijn, the head of the mission for Romania, will be in Bucharest between September 25 and October 4, 2023, for the annual analysis of the Romanian economy based on Article IV, announced the international financial institution in a press release.Such consultations take place periodically with all IMF member states.The IMF team will discuss economic policies with the Romanian authorities in meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the National Bank of Romania, government agencies, according to the press release signed by Geoff Gottlieb, the regional representative of the IMF for Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. At the same time, the experts of the international financial institution will meet with representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organizations, the source adds.At the end of the visit, it is expected that the IMF mission will organize a press conference.The consultations constitute a supervisory exercise that is mandatory for all member states. The purpose of consultations based on Article IV is to examine the financial and economic situation at the national level and formulate some general recommendations regarding monetary policies, financial and economic policies to be followed to ensure stability and a positive evolution at the level of the economy. Based on the preliminary findings of this mission, the team prepares a report which, once approved by the management, will be presented to the IMF Executive Committee for discussion and approval.
Romanian telecom group DIGI Communications (BVB: DIGI), with a market capitalization of RON 5.76bn (EUR 1.16bn), announced that the company’s management proposes to distribute RON120mn (EUR 24mn) as dividends for the fiscal year 2023, the equivalent of a gross yield of nearly 2.1%. The company’s price soared by 58% y/y compared to the 41% y/y […]
Romania’s competition body Consiliul Concurentei cleared the transaction by which Intesa Sanpaolo SpA intends to take over the Romanian bank First Bank from the US fund J.C. Flowers, according to a press release from the authority. Intesa Group is active in Romania through its subsidiary, Banca Comercială Intesa Sanpaolo Romania. Upon the takeover, Intesa will […]
Fintech start-up MetaWealth, which tokenizes real estate properties, announced it partnered with real estate developer One United Properties in a EUR 20mn framework agreement for rental apartments that will give MetaWealth investors access to the residential projects developed by One United. MetaWealth will list three new assets, to be purchased from One United, on its […]
US president Joe Biden thanked his counterpart Klaus Iohannis for Romania's activity within NATO, 20 years after the country joined the Alliance – as the main message conveyed by Biden after the meeting of the two on May 7 in Washington. "You [Romania] exceeded all expectations 20 years ago when you joined NATO. Thank you […]
The Board of Directors’ motion was on the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders’ agenda of April 29, under which a gross dividend of 0.09 RON/share was approved. The EVERGENT Investments shareholders have approved the Activity program and the Revenue and Expense Budget for the year 2024, stipulating an investment program amounting to RON 155.8 mln. […]
Premier Energy PLC, one of the fastest-growing energy companies in Romania and the SEE region, will carry out an initial public offering (IPO) on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) between May 8 and May 15, 2024. Romania's Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) approved the IPO prospectus on Tuesday, May 7. The company is looking to sell […]
