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Stablecoins have rapidly transformed from niche crypto assets into one of the fastest-growing segments in finance, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, which notes that their promise of price stability, combined with the efficiency...

The National Bank of Romania announced yesterday a rate of almost 5.04 lei, above the psychological threshold of 5 lei defended in recent years by the country's monetary institution, in a tense domestic economic and political context, marked...

Central banks play a crucial role in maintaining stability and economic growth by implementing stable monetary policies and ensuring financial stability, according to an analysis by indianexpress.com, which presents Top 10 richest global central...

Monetary policy, geopolitical events and economic conditions - among other factors - significantly influence developments in the foreign exchange market, and the US dollar (USD) was the best-performing currency in the last decade (2014-2023),...

Currency transactions in Russia have come to be done almost entirely in yuan, after sanctions imposed by the United States forced the country's main stock exchange to cut ties with the dollar and the euro, Business Insider writes, citing a...

China's currency, the yuan, fell to its lowest level in four and a half months yesterday, as the strong dollar offset sales of "greenbacks" by state-owned banks, Reuters reports.

The stability shown by the leu in relation to the euro starting from the second part of 2023 will very likely continue this year as well, given that the foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) are at historical highs, we...

The Covid-19 lockdown and the associated economic crisis have irrevocably changed people's lives. One of the changes with a long term impact has been the acceleration of the transition towards digital payments: customers have avoided using...

Ziarul BURSA: În fostele ţări comuniste, bursele de valori s-au redeschis în anii 1990 şi au fost utilizate în primul rând pentru listarea companiilor de stat. Cât de important a fost acest proces pentru piaţa de capital din Ungaria?...

The Leu has reacted differently against various currencies, during the pandemic, with the EUR/RON exchange rate going up, while the opposite happened to USD/RON. The latter happened because of the weakening of the dollar against the Euro, during...

• The dollar and Euro are losing their shine to gold and bitcoin 

• Dochia: "If stock market prices rise for two or three weeks, then the rise of gold will slow down"  

The leu has seen a constant and steep drop against the major currencies this month. This phenomenon has sparked diverse opinions, with part of the public opinion pointing the finger at the National Bank of Romania (NBR).

New Delhi, March 4th, 2017 - I am in the garden of the Royal Plaza hotel, sitting next to the table of a group of Indians, probably Hindus, two women in colorful saris and two men, all of them in their fifties. They are checking me out, I...

One of the class action lawsuits in which lawyer Gheorghe Piperea is defending bank borrowers has been brought before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), through the preliminary questions addressed by the Court of Appeal of Oradea....

Three media people (I find it hard to call them journalists) were trying to outdo each other in presenting comparative calculations originating from the specialists of the NBR, proving using arithmetic that loans denominated in CHF have been more...

All of Europe is concerned over Greece's possible default, save for Romanian politicians. They are more interested in increasing the special salaries and pensions, the issues that Ponta has in the PSD, by Oprea's plagiarism or by the...

The issue of loans denominated in Swiss Francs (CHF) is becoming increasingly disputed in the Parliament, where it seems that an increasing number of controversies are taking place concerning the numerous draft laws filed on the matter.

The draft law which says that borrowers that have taken out loans denominated in foreign currencies may be allowed to repay early or to refinance their loans at the exchange rate effective at the time the loan was contracted was approved...

Last year, BCR saw a total loss of 1.2 billion lei (277 million euros), amid the increase of loan-loss provisions, by 68.2%, according to bank officials.

Yesterday's decision by "Standard&Poor's" to cut the rating of natural gas transporter "Transgaz" (TGN) comes just a few weeks before the government is set to launch the secondary public offer (SPO) for the sale of 15%...

The Board of Directors of the NBR yesterday decided to cut the policy rate from 5.25%/year, to 5.5% a year, a communiqué of the Central Bank states. This level represents a new historical low. The minimum required reserves for deposits in lei and...

The success of the offering through which the Romanian state will sell 15% of "Transelectrica" on the Stock Market depends on the granting of a discount of 10-15%, Lucian Anghel, the president of the Bucharest Stock Exchange thinks....

Countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the authorities of the European Union (UE) and the international financial institutions will attempt to prevent the mass exit of Western banks from the emerging currencies in the region, as part of a new...

Răzvan Furtună, the head of the Treasury Products Sales to Retail Customers of BCR, part of the Financial Markets Division of the Romanian Commercial Bank (BCR), considers that the price of gold will continue to rise, as portfolio investments in...

All the signals point to a process of disintermediation for the financing of local branches of by the parent-banks which is inherent, Mugur Isărescu, governor of the National Bank of Romania (NBR) said yesterday, at the annual conference of the...

The Swiss Frank will continue to gain against the Euro in the near future, says Dragoş Cabat, the chairman of the Association of Romanian Financial Analysts. Cabat claims that the Swiss Frank will gain against the Euro, because the Swiss currency...

We are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but that does not necessarily mean we don"t have more to go, said Lucian Anghel, chief-economist of the Romanian Commercial Bank, when presenting the macroeconomic report...

The net profit of Banca Transilvania reached 69.7 million lei, after the first nine months of the year, or a 44% increase YOY, according to a press release by the institution.

• Foreign analysts predict a depreciation of the leu 

• Grain prices reach historic highs 

Even though it may seem paradoxical that Greece, one of the European countries that took the worst hit from the financial crisis, has a better country rating than Romania, the representatives of Fitch explained the reasons, at the request of our...

Fitch ratings firm last year revised its ratings for the Mayoralty of Braşov from negative to stable and affirmed its ratings for long terms loan denominated in foreign currencies and in lei to "BB+/BBB-", to reflect the balance of its...

Romania successfully borrowed one billion Euros through its 5-year Eurobonds issue, which offers a coupon of 5% and a total yield of 5.17% per annum, even though at this yield, demand from foreign investors reached EUR 4.9 billion.

The exchange rate dropped yesterday to a new annual low of 4.1008 lei/euro, in particular due to the improved perception foreigners now have on Romania, after the normalization of the country"s political situation and the positive signals of...

Calin Rechea

Emergent Europe currencies depreciated yesterday driven by a more than 2% plunge of the forint after European leaders had just refused to pass a rescue plan for the entire region during the summit held late last week.