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Ecolet, the B2C brand of the Alsendo Group, has acquired the commercial operations of Curier Online in Romania, marking a significant step in Alsendo’s expansion strategy in Southeastern Europe. The transaction strengthens Ecolet’s position in the local e-commerce logistics market and enhances its technological offering for B2C and C2X clients. Through the deal, Ecolet takes…

OMRO, the lending branch of the fintech Filbo, together with Filbo Pay and Easybill, listed RON 12.3 million (EUR 2.4 million) in corporate, unsecured bonds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on July 1. This is OMRO’s fourth issue of corporate bonds. OMRO32 bonds have a nominal value of RON 100 per bond and a variable…

The Ploiești Court found on Tuesday, July 1, that former tourism minister and influential politician Elena Udrea can be conditionally released from prison. The decision is not final and has reportedly been contested by the National Anticorruption Directorate, or DNA.  Udrea is currently hospitalized at the Ploiești County Emergency Hospital, after undergoing surgery on Sunday, June…

The foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Romania, or BNR, totaled EUR 58.281 billion at the end of June 2025, up by 4.71% compared to May 31, 2025.  During the month of June, there were inflows of EUR 6.1 billion, representing changes in foreign currency minimum reserves established by credit institutions at the…

Maib, the largest bank in the Republic of Moldova, has established a strategic partnership with Tuum, a next-generation core banking platform from Estonia, to obtain a fully digital presence for retail customers in Romania. Tuum’s core banking platform will serve as the foundation for Maib’s greenfield operations in Romania. “Maib’s decision to collaborate with Tuum…

The Romanian government officially launched the 12th edition of its Official Internship Program on July 1, welcoming a new cohort of 150 young interns selected from more than 1,900 applicants. Over the next two months, the interns will be hosted by 26 government institutions, where they will gain hands-on experience in public administration. The program…

The cogeneration plant on the Petromidia Năvodari platform, the flagship project of the Kazakh-Romanian Energy Investment Fund (KREIF), has entered its final testing phase and is expected to be fully integrated with the Petromidia refinery and Romania’s National Energy System – NES by the end of August. Developed through Rompetrol Energy, a KREIF subsidiary, the…

More than 108,000 Romanian households changed their electricity providers in June, just before the country returned to a liberalized energy market, according to George Niculescu, president of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE). “Today, after more than three and a half years, we return to a free electricity market – a market for the consumer!…

The Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR) has reinstated Traian Băsescu’s rights as a former president, granting him lifelong state benefits, including a monthly allowance, protocol residence, and permanent security. The court ruled unanimously that a 2001 law, which stripped former presidents of these privileges if found to have collaborated with the communist-era Securitate, is unconstitutional, Biziday.ro…

Mihai Leu, former world boxing champion and national rally champion, has died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer. He passed away on Tuesday evening, July 1, at Fundeni Hospital in Bucharest, where he had been hospitalized in June with pulmonary failure, Biziday.ro reported. His death was confirmed on his official…