Capital must flow not only from deposits into credits, but also from saving in private companies which create jobs and that is why it is important to have a developed capital and banling market, says Cristian Popa, a member of the Administration Board of the National Bank of Romania at the 12th edition of BVB Awards 2025, the annual ceremony awarding performances in the capital market in 2024. He referred to the increase of the number of stock market investors, mentioning that in 2015 there were 60,000-70,000 investors and 202,000 in 2024. At the same time, Popa reminded that the increase of GDP/ capita seven times and of the number of highway kilometers have grown ten times in the last 20 years. “There are figures that should be mentioned, especially in the context in which we operate now. Figures about the number of highway kilometers in Romania are undeniable: 113 km in 2003, 1074 in 2023, over 1,200 at present, an increase by ten times. GDP per capita was 2,400 euros 20 years ago, now it is 17,000 euros, that is an increase by 7 times. Direct foreign investments were 9.6 billion euros in 2003, 118 billion euros in 2023,”Popa said. He pointed out that Romania has known an important development, sometimes forgotten. “It is a fantastic development we tend to forget sometimes. We simply forget where we forget where we started from and where we are now. The average Romanian lives 80% of the life span of an average European. We must say that being and EU member helped Romania a lot, as well as the money coming from EU, 66 billion euros. These high contributions helped develop Romania by building roads, bridges , hospitals and helped us get where we are. I think it is important to remind those figures, because sometimes we lose the perspective being preoccupied by the present and foregetting to consider achievements,” Popa pointed out.
Private equity fund CVC and Therme Group, the developer, owner, and operator of wellbeing destinations, have partnered for Therme Horizon, a new holding company comprising Therme Erding in Germany and Therme Bucharest in Romania. In a deal valued at over EUR 1 billion, CVC and Therme Group will become equal partners in Therme Horizon. CVC will also co-invest in the development of Therme […]
As Cambridge School of Bucharest (CSB) celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024, it reflects on the significant strides the school has made in providing world-class education. From its early beginnings to the thriving institution it is today, CSB has always focused on nurturing the intellectual, emotional, and social growth of its students. The school’s evolution […]
Schrack Technik Romania, a subsidiary of the Austrian group Schrack Technik GmbH, a manufacturer and distributor of electrical installations and equipment, has finalized a EUR 15 million logistics center in Domnești, near Bucharest. The center has an area of 3,500 sqm of offices + 5,500 sqm, a storage capacity of 5,000 pallets, a stock of […]
President Nicușor Dan will meet the parliamentary parties on Thursday, June 19, for consultations on nominating the next PM, the Presidential Administration announced. The Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Save Romania Union (USR), and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) have been negotiating a governing program and the […]
President Nicușor Dan will meet the parliamentary parties on Thursday, June 19, for consultations on nominating the next PM, the Presidential Administration announced. The Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Save Romania Union (USR), and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) have been negotiating a governing program and the […]
Two young Romanian energy specialists, one from Transelectrica, the operator of the national power system, and the other from the National Energy Regulatory Authority, were designated as members of the continental expert commission investigating the causes of the historic total blackout that affected Spain and Portugal. The blackout took place on April 28, 2025 and […]
