Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) informs that on Tuesday, October 12, the bonds issued by the Polish company Aforti Holding worth RON 2mn will start trading on the Multilateral Trading System (MTS) under the stock exchange symbol AFH25. Aforti Holding, company registered in Poland, offers financial, technological, administrative and investment consultancy to the companies’ part of the Aforti Financial Group, each of them being specialized in various types of services and financial consultancy addressed to micro and small and medium enterprises. Aforti Holding is a company listed on the New Connect market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, under the symbol AFH. Aforti Holding sold in a private placement held in September 2020 a number of 20,000 unsecured, unsubordinated corporate bonds with a nominal value of RON 100. Aforti Holding attracted from 44 investors the total amount of RON 2mn, intended to finance Aforti's activity in Romania. The bonds have the maturity date on September 4, 2025, and an annual interest rate of 10%, with a half-yearly payment. The private bond placement and listing were done with Goldring support. With the bond listing occasion, Aforti Holding team will ring the bell of the Bucharest Stock Exchange on October 12. The event will be broadcast LIVE, from 10:00, on BVB's social media channels Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Romanian deep-tech startup .lumen, the developer of what it says are the world’s first AI-powered glasses for the blind, has secured a new investment from EIT Urban Mobility, the European innovation community focused on advancing sustainable and inclusive urban mobility solutions. The value of the new funding round was not disclosed. The investment aligns with […]
The health spending per capita in Romania was the lowest in the EU, with spending less than half the EU average in 2023, the recently released report, State of Health in the EU - Romania Country Health Profile 2025, shows. At the same time, life expectancy in Romania is 5.1 years below the EU average, […]
Romania’s annual inflation rate stood at roughly 9.8% in November 2025, similar to October, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Food prices increased by 7.6% last month, while services rose roughly 11% and non-food goods climbed 10.7%. The consumer price index rose by 0.42% in November compared with October, while […]
Three French soldiers deployed in Romania as part of NATO’s Multinational Battle Group at Cincu intervened to save a truck driver following a serious traffic accident on the A3 Bucharest–Ploiești motorway, the Romanian Ministry of Defense said. The incident occurred earlier this week as the soldiers were traveling toward Ploiești and witnessed the truck crash...
Eight contemporary art galleries will present the works of the artists they represent at the third edition of the Smallest Art Fair in Town, an event dedicated to works on paper. This edition showcases works “investigating the state of wandering, disorientation, and rediscovery in the face of uncertainty.” Under the title In Dark Woods, A […]
Parents everywhere are asking an important question: What skills will truly prepare a child for a world defined by rapid change, global uncertainty, and the rise of artificial intelligence? For decades, schools focused entirely on academics. Today, research from neuroscience, performance psychology, and leading universities shows a different reality: The students who thrive long-term are […]
