The year 2023 was a chapter of unprecedented performances for the capital market in Romania, recording historical highs on several levels, such as the value of transactions with shares and bonds, average daily liquidity, stock market indices, the value of market of the companies, reads a press release from the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).According to the cited source, one of the key moments of 2023 was the successful completion of the largest stock listing in Europe, namely Hidroelectrica, worth 9.3 billion RON (1.8 billion euros). This listing strengthened the BVB's position in the European financial landscape and generated a significant wave of interest and confidence in the Romanian capital market, the document emphasizes.At the end of 2023, the main BET index reached the level of 15,371 points, reflecting an increase of 31.79% compared to the previous year."In a moment of reference, on December 8, the main index exceeded the threshold of 15,000 points for the first time in history", the press release informs.The BET-TR index ended the year at a level of 31,745 points, marking an increase of 39.93% compared to the last trading day of the previous year, a performance which, according to BVB, reflects not only the evolution of share prices, but also the total impact of the dividends paid by the component companies of the index."Another significant achievement in 2023 was surpassing the liquidity record recorded in 2022. The total value of transactions on all markets and for all types of financial instruments exceeded the value of 38 billion RON, marking a notable increase of 58% compared to the previous year. The number of 1.977 million transactions made by investors across all markets in 2023 represents an unprecedented level since 2007. In particular, the number of equity transactions on the Main Market reached 1.46 million transactions, demonstrating the interest asset of the investors", reports BVB.Last year, two companies were listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange following successful listing offers: Hidroelectrica on the Main Market and Millenium Insurance Broker on AeRO.
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
