Mandatory private pension funds had assets worth 149.95 billion RON at the end of September 2024, up 28% compared to the level recorded at the same date in 2023, according to statistics of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF)."Investments by privately managed pension funds were 94% in Romanian assets, most of which were denominated in RON. A large part of the Romanian instruments are represented by government securities or shares listed on the BVB," says ASF.According to the cited source, contributions collected in September 2024 amounted to 1.58 billion RON, while the average contribution was 383 RON.At the end of August, government securities held the largest share of assets, at 100.16 billion RON, or 66.8%. Ranking second were equities, with 35.75 billion RON (23.8%), and third corporate bonds, with 6.48 billion RON (4.3% of total assets).According to ASF, mandatory private pension funds had 8,239,012 participants in September 2024.The following pension funds are active in Pillar II: Metropolitan Life, Aripi, AZT Viitorul tau, BCR, BRD, NN and Vital.
Ireland can be seen as one of the most important business hubs in Europe and the European Union, as many international companies have established regional headquarters there. If you are looking for a country to expand your enterprise, you should definitely consider Ireland for several reasons that are presented below. Location and language The first […]
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A new alley named after Romanian diplomat Nicolae Titulescu was inaugurated on Tuesday, December 9, in Paris’s Parc Monceau during a ceremony attended by Romania’s president Nicușor Dan and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo. “I expressed my appreciation for the decision to name an alley in the beautiful Parc Monceau in Paris after the great Romanian […]
Oxygen Resort, a development located in central Romania’s Harghita county, has inaugurated its first bungalows. The first 18 bungalows are already functional, with another 17 units to be completed in the next stage, bringing the total to 35. The inauguration of the bungalows “marks the transition from a center dedicated predominantly to recreational activities to […]
Romania carried out a new medical evacuation mission for civilians from Gaza on Monday, December 8, transporting eight Palestinian patients and 29 accompanying relatives to Bucharest for treatment, according to the Department for Emergency Situations (DSU). The patients were evacuated aboard a Romanian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft after lacking access to adequate medical care. […]
