Patria Bank secures €25 million EIB loan to boost Romanian businesses
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €25 million loan to Patria Bank to support Romanian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Mid-Caps.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €25 million loan to Patria Bank to support Romanian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Mid-Caps.
Erste Group Bank AG has provided a €85.5 million refinancing facility for Argeş Mall in Piteşti, developed by Prime Kapital.
BCR recorded a net profit of RON 1.47 billion (€294 million) in H1 2025, a 12% increase from the same period last year. This performance was driven by an improved operational performance and a higher volume of customer business.
Mortgage interest rates are projected to increase in the second half of 2025, impacting both fixed-rate mortgages, which constitute over 99% of new mortgage volumes, and variable-rate mortgages, according to a recent analysis by online broker Ipotecare.ro and SVN Romania | Credit & Financial Solutions.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a synthetic securitisation deal with UniCredit Bank.
Garanti BBVA and MG TEC Industry share a commitment to sustainability, with MG Tec integrating a robust recycling component into its production cycle.
This facility marks the fourth financing agreement between BSTDB and Garanti BBVA Leasing during their ten-year partnership.
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.
The real estate project is supported by Atenor, a European company with extensive experience in large-scale urban development.
In total, in the last 10 years, ING has granted facilities of €3 billion for the Digi group.

Romanian airline Anima Wings has attracted three institutional investors as shareholders. The company signed deals with BT Asset Management, part of BT Financial Group, Winners Holding Investments and Evergent Investments.
BCR Group recorded a net profit of €118 million in Q1 2026, down 21% versus the same period of last year.
PPC and PPC blue Romania have secured €3.42 million in European funding through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for installing fast charging stations across Romania and Greece.
The Romanian leu depreciated on Thursday against the euro, which was calculated by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) at RON 5.1417, up 0.8% from the previous rate, recording a new historic low for the local currency.
Premier Energy has begun construction of its 200 MW/400 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project near Iași, Romania. The total development and construction cost is estimated at €75 million.