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.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) to acquire approximately 10% of the shares of Carpathia Pensii, a Romanian private pension company.
Romania recorded the most significant increase in industrial electricity costs across the EU during H2 2025, according to data released by Eurostat.
Polish pharmaceutical company Zakłady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma has agreed to launch a voluntary public takeover offer (VTO) for all shares of Romanian drugmaker Biofarm, according to a regulatory filing.
Romania's Ministry of Finance has launched a public consultation for the TechUp Romania funding scheme, designed to support investments in research and development of advanced technologies with production capabilities.
Visual Fan has entered the shareholding of Solbess, a company active in electricity production.