Finance | 24 March, 2025 at 5:05 PM
EC green lights Romania's CEC Bank recapitalisation
The European Commission (EC) has determined that Romania's €200 million (RON 1 billion) recapitalisation of CEC Bank.
The European Commission (EC) has determined that Romania's €200 million (RON 1 billion) recapitalisation of CEC Bank.
The transaction, which was oversubscribed by institutional investors, represents a new issue launched by CEC Bank within its multi-year €1.5 billion Eurobonds programme.
Strong investor demand allowed initial indicative price of 6% to fall by 37.5 basis points to a price of 5.625%, while the peak value of orders reached more than €800 million.
The syndicate of banks included CEC Bank and Alpha Bank Romania and the facility granted is secured by a guarantee issued by Exim Banca Românească.
Specifically, with this functionality, the ID images retrieved through the CEC app are automatically forwarded for processing for remittance for cashing.
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