The Romanian banking system’s aggregated profits increased by 5.4% y/y to RON 14.0 billion (EUR 2.8 billion) in 2024, after it contracted by 19.2% y/y to RON 2.35 billion (EUR 473 million) in Q4, according to calculations based on profitability ratios published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).
The return on assets (ROA) ratio deteriorated to 1.68% in 2024 from the record 1.80% in 2023, but it remains the second-highest in the past decade.
Seasonally, the banks’ profit...
Romania's national airline Tarom said that the announced strike of Greek air traffic controllers, which is set to last 24 hours from February 27 at 22:00 until February 28 at 21:59, will also impact its schedule. Thus, the air carrier stated that flight RO273 between Bucharest and Athens on Friday, February 28, will be canceled. […]
Authorities in Romania have uncovered alarming conditions in over 250 care homes for the elderly and people with disabilities, including minors, following a series of inspections led by the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC). The checks, carried out in collaboration with several state institutions, revealed severe violations of hygiene and food safety regulations. Inspectors […]
A team of international researchers has uncovered two new species of dinosaurs in Romania's Hațeg Basin, part of the UNESCO Global Geopark Țara Hațegului, the University of Bucharest announced. The discovery, led by Dr. Verónica Díez Díaz from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, sheds new...
Romania's opposition party Save Romania Union (USR) has called on defence minister Angel Tîlvăr to clarify how a company with alleged ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska was awarded a contract for the construction of NATO's largest military base in Europe at Mihail Kogălniceanu. The party has raised concerns over national security and urged an […]
According to the global leading index provider FTSE Russell, all 11 Romanian companies included in FTSE Global All Cap and FTSE Global Micro Cap indices, dedicated to Emerging Markets, kept their places within these global indices. Moreover, the shares of Aquila Part Prod Com (AQ), Arobs Transilvania Software (AROBS), and Sphera Franchise Group (SFG) companies […]
Vodafone Romania has completed the full acquisition of iSys Professional Ploiești, a provider of car fleet monitoring solutions operating under the iTrack brand, according to Profit.ro. The company's services will be integrated into Vodafone's...
