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The mandatory private pension fund Metropolitan Life exceeded the 5% ownership threshold in Sphera Franchise Group, in the second half of last month, according to a report by the operator of public food chains that manages the KFC, Taco Bell and...

Officials within the Financial Supervisory Authority face a high risk when they find certain irregularities in the activity of that public institution. Being a whistleblower regarding the ASF represents the most difficult position an official can...

Ursula von der Leyen took the first step on Wednesday towards mobilizing European citizens' savings from bank deposits to finance European industry and the defense industry. The 800 billion euros needed annually to implement Draghi's plan...

The year 2024 was marked by economic-financial and socio-political convulsions, which accentuated Romania's vulnerabilities in the face of domestic and international challenges. From the alarming budget deficit to the uncontrolled increase in...

Over 9.4 million citizens who went to the polls on November 24 had their options canceled by the Constitutional Court of Romania, which, after validating the first round of the presidential elections on December 2, reversed its decision on...

The rigid approach of tightening the fiscal environment is the worst option the Government can take at the moment, said yesterday the participants at the press conference "What are we doing with the Romanian economy?", organized by the...

The rigid approach of tightening the fiscal environment is the worst option the Government can take at the moment, said yesterday the participants at the press conference "What are we doing with the Romanian economy?", organized by the...

The year 2025 is shaping up to be difficult for investors on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), with the major budget deficit of our country, which must be reduced through fiscal measures with a possible impact on companies, the economic...

The administrator of Metropolitan Life announced that the mandatory private pension fund had reached a 5.18% holding in Antibiotice Iaşi at the end of last week, which means that Metropolitan bought shares in the drug manufacturer from Infinity...

The presidential elections in Romania, which will take place on Sunday, November 24, 2024, represent a crucial moment in defining the political direction of the country for the next five years, given the fact that, out of the 14 candidates for...

In 2024, two reports were published, prepared at the request of the European Commission. The first report, coordinated by Enrico Letta, is entitled "More than a Market" and refers to the transformation of the single market into a true...

Reporter: What is the situation of the workforce in Valea Jiului? Are we talking about an aging workforce or are there also young people looking for work?

The nominal returns of the seven Pillar II private pension funds were around 8%, in the first seven months of this year, respectively 14-16% in the period July 2023 - July 2024, performances above those achieved in normal. They are really...

Reporter: How adequate do you think the current pension system architecture is for our country's current and future needs?

The Pilon II private pension funds, to which employees in our country contribute 4.75% of their gross monthly income, bought Hidroelectrica, Romgaz and BRD-Groupe Societe Generale shares in the first six months of the year, but sold their...

The Board of Directors of the National Bank of Romania decided on Friday July 5, 2024 decrease in the monetary policy interest rate to 6.75% per annum, from 7% per annum, starting from July 8, 2024, decrease in the interest rate for the credit...

Reporter: Based on the legislation in force, the portfolios of mandatory private pension funds in our country are composed of approximately 65% government securities and 25% shares. Given that the investments are long-term, how do you...

Reporter: How does the private equity market in our country compare to that of comparable countries in Eastern and Western Europe? What are the challenges but also the opportunities?

During May, the government continued to make chaotic decisions regarding budget expenditures, although the deficit after the first four months of the current year stood at 3.24% of the Gross Domestic Product, i.e. a minus of 57.29 billion lei...

The National Recovery and Resilience Plan is not a failure, but its implementation has been delayed for a year and a half (18 months) due to the indecision of the governing coalition in Bucharest, PNL-PSD, which has not implemented certain...

The assets of mandatory private pension funds in our country will double in the next five years, so administrators will be forced to look for other investment areas outside the capital market, Radu Crăciun, the president of the Association for...

Pilon II private pension funds increased their investments in the main companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) in the first quarter of this year, according to our calculations based on the reports of the managers of the seven...

The grievances of employees in the cultural sector are boiling over. There is also an exact date for this. This year's edition of the Night of the Museums will be a special one, not because it marks 20 years of existence, reason for...

The second month of spring was a stormy one for the PSD-PNL political coalition, which had to face the media revelations about how the doctor Cătălin Cîrstoiu - the candidate of both parties for the position of general mayor of the Capital - made...

The capital market in Romania can have an important role for the reconstruction of Ukraine and the development of the Republic of Moldova, argued the participants at the 10th edition of the CFA CEE Investment Conference, an event that this year...

The request of the shareholder Blue Capital, which owns 8.63% of Lion Capital (formerly SIF Banat-Crişana), that the alternative investment fund distribute dividends and make buybacks for the benefit of shareholders, provoked the reaction of the...

Less than half of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) prohibit anonymous donations for political financing, according to the data published in the report Anti-corruption and integrity -...

The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) had significant increases in March, above the appreciation of international markets, in a month in which the attention of investors in our capital market was captured by the notices published by...

The private pensions market in our country reached, at the end of 2023, total assets worth 131.5 billion lei, an increase of 31.4% compared to the end of the previous year, according to the report of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF)...

Săptămâna aceasta este deosebit de importantă pentru politicile economice ale României pe termen mediu şi lung, dat fiind prezenţa delegaţiei OECD în România, spun reprezentanţii APAPR într-un comunicat.

The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) had slight increases in February, when companies announced their preliminary results for the past year and, in some cases, their dividend intentions.

• January 5 

The prospects of the stock markets and funds with a higher degree of risk are positive for this year, believe the managers of some of the most important investment management companies in our country, according to the opinions expressed yesterday...

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• October 7 

The government was focused in the 4th financial quarter to reduce the budget deficit that it faced in the middle of the year and in the 3rd quarter, so that the officials in Brussels do not block the allocation of funds for our country from the...

The incompetence of the public authorities left its full mark on the end of the year, the month of December being marked by two tragedies that show the fact that, despite the tragedies at Colectiv and Crevedia, despite the scandal of the Asylums...

Lower interest rates by the world's major central banks, which favors equity markets, high-yielding dividend distributions by Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) companies, progress towards moving our market into the MSCI Emerging Markets category...

The service of wealth management has become increasingly sought after in the world of those with money, according to financial consultant Ionel Blănculescu. "All the wealthy are interested in wealth management," claims the specialist, who...

The Financial Supervision Authority is waiting for the vote tonight or tomorrow by the plenary of the Parliament which will confirm the choice of the new management team made yesterday by the members of the joint committees of the budget,...