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Exim Banca Romaneasca facilitates beneficiary identity verification for internet/mobile banking payments
Bucharest, November 14, 2024 – Exim Banca Romaneasca offers clients the possibility to verify the true identity of the beneficiary when initiating a payment in RON through internet or mobile banking. This is enabled by the bank’s adoption of the Beneficiary Name Display Service (SANB), which helps prevent fraud and reduces erroneous transactions caused by…
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AROBS financial results as of September 30, 2024: consolidated turnover of RON 306 mln and net profit of RON 16 mln
AROBS Transilvania Software (BVB: AROBS), the largest technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, reports consolidated turnover of 306.2 million lei as of September 30, 2024, with an EBITDA of 43.4 million lei and a net profit of 16.1 million lei. “If at the end of 2023 we anticipated potential stagnation in the automotive…
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Romanian Mihai Ionescu heads KingsRock Advisors business in Eastern Europe
KingsRock Advisors, the global independent financial advisory firm, said it is expanding its European Union operations by opening an office in Stockholm and appointing top bankers to develop its EU business. Mihai Ionescu, former CEO of Deutche Bank Romania, will coordinate KingsRock’s Eastern European operations from Bucharest. With a long career in investment banking, Ionescu…
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MedLife, the leader of the private healthcare services market in Romania, posts 24% growth of its consolidated pro forma revenue in the first nine months of 2024
In the first nine months of the year, MedLife recorded a consolidated pro-forma revenue of over RON 2 billion (EUR 400 mln), an increase of 24% compared to the same period in 2023. As these results confirm the upward trend from the first half of the year, MedLife is expected to become, probably, the first…
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Volunteer postmen document old houses in southern Romania within cultural project
A cultural project running between August to September 2024 saw volunteer postmen in the south of Romania discover and document over 400 old houses. The project, titled “Postmen and Houses in Codrii Vlăsiei,” implemented by the National Company “Romanian Post” (CNPR), in partnership with the “Romanian Post” Foundation, and the Monumente Renăscute Association, covered more…
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NGOs call for urgent approval of Bucharest Văcărești Natural Park’s management plan
Fifty NGOs and civic groups, along with the Bucharest Environmental Platform, have drawn up an open letter calling on Romania’s Ministry of Environment, Waters, and Forests to urgently approve the Management Plan for the Văcărești Natural Park in Bucharest. They say the plan has been pending approval for nearly a year. The non-profits noted that…
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Deloitte: Romania’s Questo, Steepsoft AI and Ascendia among fastest-growing tech startups in Central Europe
Romanian companies Questo, Steepsoft AI, and Ascendia are among the fastest-growing technology startups in the region, being included in the main category of the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe ranking. In addition, eight other local startups have also been recognized regionally. Questo, which created a platform that allows real-world exploration of tourist attractions…
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Real estate rental company IMMO GURU enters Bucharest Stock Exchange’s AeRO market
IMMO GURU, a company that rents its own real estate as short-term and long-term accommodation, was listed on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange on November 14, under the ticker IMMO. IMMO GURU is the fifth company listed on the Romanian stock exchange from the beginning of the year and the fourth on…
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European Commission takes Romania, Bulgaria to court for failing to treat wastewater
On Thursday, November 14, the European Commission decided to refer Romania and Bulgaria to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to fully comply with the obligations regarding collection and treatment established in the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. Untreated or uncollected wastewater can endanger human health and pollute lakes, rivers, soil,…
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Artificial snow production begins in Poiana Brașov ahead of ski season
The City Hall of Brașov announced that artificial snow production has started in Poiana Brașov, preparing the slopes for the upcoming ski season. Snow cannons and lances were activated on Friday morning, November 15, as temperatures reached -6 degrees Celsius at the top of Postăvaru Massif. “Considering the favorable weather conditions, with low temperatures in…