Patria Bank posted a net profit of 6.05 million RON, after the first half of this year, rising by 27% from the same period of 2020, which came from the favorable evolution of both operational income, as well as from the contraction of operational costs which led to an operational result of 85% larger, according to the half-year Report of the bank sent on Tuesday to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.During the first half of this year, Patria Bank granted loans worth over 492.5 million RON, which led to an increase of the performing loans by 10%, namely 174 million RON, when comparing to December 2020. The portfolio of non-performing loans registered a marginal increase of 5 million RON (+2%).The share of net loans in total assets is placed ad 55%, from 52% in December 2020.The bank's total assets cumulated 3.48 billion RON, with a slight increase (1%) from the end of 2020, due to the modification of the balance sheet structure.The credit portfolio (net value) registered an increase of 15%, or 250 million RON from June 2020 and an advance of 9% or 162 million RON, as opposed to December 31, 2020.Patria Bank is a Romanian bank dedicated to increasing the banking degree in Romania and supporting entrepreneurs and local businesses.The Patria Bank Group has as a majority shareholder the Emerging Europe Accession Fund Investment Group (EEAF), a private equity fund whose main investors are the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Fund, part of the European Investment Bank Group, DEG (Development Bank, part of the KFW banking Group) and BSTDB (Black Sea Trade and Development Bank).
The third edition of Taifas Balkan Film and Culture Festival, set to take place in Timișoara between October 13 and October 19, will include a retrospective dedicated to Romanian director Radu Jude. The public will be able to see the director's short films, in addition to a preview of his latest production, Dracula, presented at […]
Sursa International Light Art Festival, an event featuring immersive installations, projections, and light structures, will take place at the National Library of Romania from October 13 to October 19. The event brings together international and Romanian artists “in a visual dialogue about technology, architecture and sensitivity,” the organizers announced. “We wanted to build the opportunity […]
Romania’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract worth RON 50.4 million with Rheinnmetall Automecanica, a subsidiary of the German defense industry giant Rheinmetall, for the delivery of drone detection systems, Economedia.ro reported. The radar system will be delivered within 18 months at most and will reportedly be...
The former Steaua Roșie cinema in Cluj-Napoca will reopen as Edison-House of Music, a cultural hub dedicated to music and community, the organizers of the Jazz in the Park festival announced. Built in the early 1900s, the Edison building became, after World War II, the Steaua Roșie cinema. After 1989, the venue underwent several changes […]
Unprecedented amounts of precipitation have been recorded in Romania as cyclone Barbara hit the country on October 5-8, according to the authorities. At the same time, Bucharest exceeded the absolute maximum levels of rain for October. “Between October 5–8, 2025, Romania was affected by the Mediterranean cyclone Barbara, which formed over the Ionian Sea and […]
Romania is one of six European countries recently selected to develop a new artificial intelligence and supercomputing center under the EuroHPC – AI Factories program. The project, known as the AI Factory, will be Romania’s first national AI infrastructure, marking a major step toward strengthening its digital and research capabilities. The initiative will be led […]
