Romania’s total external debt shrank by EUR66 million to EUR134.5 billion in January-April, of which direct public debt accounted for EUR56.3 billion, EUR2.4 billion lower than on December 31, 2021, Romania’s central bank data released on Tuesday show.
TBI Bank, which has operations in Romania, Bulgaria, Germany and Lithuania, posted EUR10.2 million net profit in the first quarter of 2022, 40% higher than in the year-ago period.
Bittnet Systems (BNET.RO), an IT&C solutions integrator and provider of training services in the IT sector, sold 11.9% in the capital of Dendrio Solutions to investment fund Agista Investments, for RON7.49 million.
Sighetu Marmatiei-based Plimob, whose shareholding structure includes Vasile Godka, a major local supplier of chairs for Sweden’s IKEA, reported turnover worth RON190.5 million (EUR38.7 million) for 2021, up 7.5% year-on-year, in line with ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data.
Maspex Romania, a major player on the soft drinks, as well as on the pasta markets, ended 2021 with RON805.7 million turnover, up almost 18% on the year, in line with ZF calculations based on company data.
German giant Bayer, one of the world’s biggest players in the chemical and pharma industry, which has seed production and fertilizer and plant protection product sales operations in Romania, projects two-digit revenue growth in 2022, after a very good first-half.
Electrical and optical fiber producer Prysmian of Slatina, part of Italy’s Prysmian group, ended the first quarter of this year with 18% higher turnover against the year-earlier period.
Construction company Procema in 2021 hit RON494 million turnover, up 28% from 2020. Profit climbed to RON35.4 million, a 62% increase, while the company’s average number of employees remained flat at around 160.
Oleg and George Tapu, the entrepreneurs owning the two DIY Artsani stores of Prahova county, have an over RON6 million investment budget for 2022. One of the plans envisages e-commerce expansion.
CTP Group, the largest owner, developer and manager of industrial and logistics space in Continental Europe, has invested around EUR160 million in the expansion of CTPark Bucharest North, which will exceed 200,000 square meters by the end of the year, as a result of strong rental demand.