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March 01, 2021 Agroland the largest network of agricultural stores in Romania listed on BVB AeRO market Agroland, the company that operates the largest network of agricultural stores in Romania, was listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, on the AeRO market, almost nine months after the listing of its first bond issue on the Bucharest market. Read more …
March 01, 2021 The Ministry of Finance launched a new public offer for the sale of FIDELIS state bonds for the population in RON and EUR on Bucharest Stock Exchange The Ministry of Finance (MF) carries out, between March 1st and 19th, a new public offer for the sale of Fidelis government bonds for the population in RON and EUR, on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), following the success of the offers carried out in 2020, through which it attracted RON 4.74bn (almost EUR 1bn). Alexandru Nazare, Ministry of Finance: ”The success of the Fidelis government bond issues launched last year with the support of BT Capital Partners / Banca Transilvania, BCR and BRD confirmed the trust that Romanians have in these savings instruments dedicated to individuals, in advantageous conditions. The Romanian state continues these issues this year as well, both at the request of individual investors, as well as to familiarize the population to familiarize the population with the mechanisms of the capital market” Radu Hanga, BVB Chairman of the Board: The continuation of this program is a reconfirmation of the very good partnership between the Romanian State and the capital market and whose final beneficiaries are the Romanians, because through the acquisition of government bonds, on one hand, citizens participate directly in investment programs in the economy, and on the other hand, the amounts placed in government securities bring them a better return”. Adrian Tanase, BVB CEO: ”Investing in government securities can be a first step in the world of investment for many Romanians. We are talking about an investment with a very low risk degree and which, once listed, gives the investor flexibility in managing his/ her money, so he/ she can sell it whenever he/ she wants, or he/ she can buy more”. Read more …
February 26, 2021 Utilitech Services provider of services for technical maintenance cleaning and maintenance for buildings listed its first bond issue on Bucharest Stock Exchange MTS Utilitech Services, a provider of technical maintenance, cleaning and maintenance services for buildings, listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange, on the Multilateral Trading System (MTS), its first bond issue, worth almost RON 4.9mn. Read more …
February 25, 2021 Bucharest Stock Exchange awarded the performers of the year 2020 a year in which maturity demolished pessimism Bucharest Stock Exchange has given out 16 awards for the results achieved in 2020 stock exchange year to the top performing listed companies, brokerage companies, private pension or investment funds. Radu Hanga, BVB Chairman of the Board: ”2020 was a very interesting year, in which the capital market brilliantly fulfilled its role in the economy. On the one hand, we have shown that we are a viable channel for financing the economy, and on the other hand, we have provided investors with a safe and reliable environment in which they can manage their money, by buying or selling shares, bonds and other instruments, in a volatile and uncertain period”. Adrian Tanase, BVB CEO: ”The awards we gave out today are a recognition of the performance achieved in a year in which the maturity of investors and companies was above uncertainty and fear. We see that investors are much more mature, more attentive to how they manage their money, and this proves a change of mentality. We have witnessed a rather rare volatility in the financial markets, with sudden and rapid declines, followed by an equally rapid recovery, so that we have returned very close to the historical highs of 2007 in terms of the BET index. We are the only market in the region that has returned to this level”. Read more …
February 23, 2021 The Romanian company Golden Foods Snacks listed its second bond issue on BVB Multilateral Trading System The second bond issue of Golden Foods Snacks, the Romanian company that owns the ELMAS brand of seeds, nuts and dehydrated fruits, started trading on the BVB’s Multilateral Trading System, under the ticker ELMAS23. Radu Hanga, BVB Chairman of the Board: ”The success of this new bond issue, which, although carried in a period when the economy is feeling the effects of the pandemic, demonstrates that regardless of the historical or economic context, the stock market is a viable channel for financing. We are glad to have more and more such examples and we are already approaching 40 bond issues listed only since 2019 to date, with a total value of over 2.1 billion euros”. Sorin Petre, Business Controller, Golden Foods Snacks: ”We believe in the importance of a good relationship with our investors and customers and we evaluate each project in terms of the benefit it can bring both for the quality of our products and for a healthy lifestyle of our customers. In the next period, we want to discover the potential and usefulness of new projects through the capital market as an integral part of our company consolidation strategy”. Razvan Rat, Deputy CEO, BRK Financial Group: ”The success of these two financing rounds shows us that there is a high interest from investors, so that companies can support their long-term investment plans through the Bucharest Stock Exchange”. Read more …
February 22, 2021 Romania s weight in FTSE Russell indices increases - Bittnet Systems shares will be included in FTSE Global Micro Cap and FTSE Total-Cap indices of the global indices provider Bittnet (BNET) shares will enter FTSE Global Micro Cap and FTSE Total-Cap indices as of March. Thus, Romania will have 4 companies in FTSE Russell indices: Bittnet Systems and TeraPlast (TRP) in FTSE Global Micro Cap and FTSE Total-Cap indices, and Banca Transilvania (TLV) and Nuclearelectrica (SNN) shares in Emerging Markets indices. Read more …
February 22, 2021 Exchange Live 2.0 - A new real-time data terminal created by BVB for investors Bucharest Stock Exchange brings to investors a new market data terminal, ExchangeLive 2.0, created in-house by BVB technology specialists and which includes new features and applications useful to investors. Dozens of technical analysis indicators, graphical comparator for financial instruments and indices, "heat maps", customizable lists of financial instruments, price alerts and virtual portfolio are just some of the main features of the new platform launched by BVB. Users with an account created on the website www.bvb.ro will have free access to this new terminal until May 22^nd, 2021. The presentation movie of the platform can be watched at this LINK. Read more …
February 12, 2021 The online retailer and producer of mobile phones and gadgets iHunt listed at BVB its first bond issue on the Multilateral Trading System The first bond issue of the online retailer and producer of mobile phones and gadgets iHunt has started trading on the BVB Multilateral Trading System, under the ticker HUNT23. Radu Hanga, BVB Chairman of the Board: We are glad to see that iHunt fulfills its promise from the day of listing, to use the mechanisms of the capital market to attract financing, being, at the same time, an example for other Romanian companies. This bond issue, listed today, and the round of financing concluded at the end of January by iHunt prove that BVB investors are attentive to investment opportunities and are willing to invest in companies with development prospects”. Cezar Stroe, founder and CEO, iHunt:? ”It is a great honor to list the first issue of iHunt bonds, under the ticker HUNT23. The overwriting and early closing of the HUNT23 bond issue reflects investor confidence in the iHunt business. Funding attracted through investor confidence will serve as a foundation for the brand development in 2021”. Ovidiu Dumitrescu, Deputy CEO, TradeVille:? ”Technology is part ofTradeVille’s DNA, so conducting financing rounds for companies in this field is natural for us. After the success of the placement for HUNT23, whose listing we can see today, has already followed a second successful offer for the same company”. Read more …
February 09, 2021 The Romanian capital market outgrows 2020 in the first month of this year to set new all-time highs All the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) ended in positive territory in January. The Romanian capital market went up by 5% last month as the BET-TR index reached a new all-time high of 17,500 points. Liquidity for all the financial instruments broke the RON 1-billion ceiling, +6% versus January 2020. Radu Hanga, BVB President: We are pleased with the recent decision of the Romanian Government to pave the way for the listing of minority stakes in companies in which the Romanian state is a shareholder. Resuming listings does not mean privatization, but transparency and access to finance, while the state can still retain the majority control in the companies from its portfolio. It is in the interest of the Romanian state to have as many companies listed on the stock exchange as possible because the capital market ensures a climate of performance and transparency, thus contributing to the development of the national economy. We, at the Bucharest Stock Exchange, position ourselves as long-term partners of the Romanian state, and together we have a long and positive experience in using capital market mechanisms both through issues of government securities and through equity listing on the stock exchange, as the last 20 years show for the most important companies in the state’s portfolio: starting with OMV Petrom in 2001, a company in which the state has a significant stake of over 20.6%, and continuing with six other companies included in the BET index in which the state is the most important shareholder (Romgaz, Nuclearelectrica, Transgaz, Electrica, Transelectrica, Conpet). The stock exchange thus offers multiple examples testifying that the companies in which the state is a shareholder have become an economic success. Adrian Tanase, BVB CEO: The advantages the companies can reap from going public are manifold. Through the rules imposed by corporate governance, The capital market ensures increased transparency in the way the listed companies carry out their activity, efficient management that is accountable to the shareholders, and also a correct evaluation of the companies according to the demand-supply dynamic. For the state budget, the presence of state-owned companies on the stock exchange can create opportunities for additional cash flows to the budget. At the same time, it reduces the pressure on the budget to ensure possible financing because the capital market offers the possibility to companies to finance themselves by issuing shares or bonds that cover the much-needed investments, which allow the Romanian companies to develop. For Romanians, the increase in the number of companies listed on the stock exchange means increased participation in the economic activity of Romania, either through direct investments by buying shares in these companies, or through indirect investments, such as investment funds or pension funds, especially since 7.6 million Romanian employees contribute to the Pillar II pension funds. Read more …
January 29, 2021 The Romanian cybersecurity company Safetech Innovations listed at the Bucharest Stock Exchange on the Multilateral Trading System The shares of the Romanian cybersecurity company Safetech Innovations started trading on the AeRO market within BVB’s Multilateral Trading System, under the ticker SAFE. Radu Hanga, BVB Chairman of the Board: ”We are delighted with Safetech Innovations’ entry on the Bucharest Stock Exchange stage, first of all because it is the first cyber security company, a very important and growing industry. Just as many entrepreneurs are beginning to understand the importance of cybersecurity, so they are beginning to understand how useful the capital market is for their business and to support their development, especially in this difficult time caused by the pandemic”. Victor Gansac, Safetech CEO: ”Today's listing of SAFE shares on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange marks a new chapter for Safetech Innovations. We are thrilled that 140 individual and institutional investors participated in the private placement and we thank them for trusting the Safetech brand. We have ambitious plans for the future and we are confident that, following today's listing, we will be able to grow at an even faster pace, delivering the highest quality cybersecurity solutions to Romanian companies”. Read more …
January 21, 2021 The construction materials retailer MAMBricolaj listed at the Bucharest Stock Exchange on the Multilateral Trading System The shares of the construction materials retailer MAMBricolaj started trading on the AeRO market within BVB’s Multilateral Trading System, under the ticker MAM. Radu Hanga, BVB Chairman of the Board: MAMBricolaj listing makes us happy, first of all because it is a premiere, being the first company in this economic segment to enter the Bucharest Stock Exchange, but also because it is a new proof that the capital market supports the development of Romanian entrepreneurial companies. Cristian Gavan, founder and CEO, MAMBricolaj: The listing on the stock exchange is a strategic direction for the company, part of the plan for the accelerated expansion of the MAMBricolaj store network in the main urban centers in Romania. We aim to use all the mechanisms offered by the capital market to support accelerated growth and to develop a successful partnership with stock market investors. Ovidiu Dumitrescu, Deputy CEO, TradeVille: The success of the placement and the listing of MAMBricolaj show that the Stock Exchange is an option for large and small companies in all fields of economy and have a serious business and offer investors an honest working model, based on mutual respect. Read more …
January 12, 2021 All-time high trading value on Bucharest Stock Exchange. Total transactions worth almost EUR 4 billion performed on the Romanian capital market in 2020 New all-time high trading value with all types of financial instruments traded on the main segment of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) in 2020: almost RON 18.3 billion, the equivalent of EUR 3.77 billion. It is the highest value in the history of the Romanian stock market. Record-breaking values were also recorded for the average daily liquidity with all the types of financial instruments: over RON 73 million or EUR 15 million. The Romanian capital market closed 2020 with an increase of 3.4% for the BET-TR index, which also includes dividends, a performance that occurred in a context dominated by the uncertainties generated by the coronavirus pandemic. Radu Hanga, BVB President: The capital market has demonstrated, in perhaps the most complicated year in recent history, why it is a source of opportunities for both companies and investors interested in increasing their well-being. In 2020, on BVB, 3 companies went public, were launched 6 issues of government securities and 11 issues of bonds, which brought the total financing made through the capital market to RON 5.4 billion lei or EUR 1.1 billion. Our goal is to increase liquidity and we have done so successfully because last year we had the best trading year in the history of BVB. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to look at 2007 as a landmark because we have already exceeded that level. We can't drive the stock market if we look in the rearview mirror all the time. We focus on what we have to do to develop our capital market. We look forward to 2021 when we expect the stock market to continue to consolidate its position as the main financing channel for the Romanian companies and the main source of capital accumulation for investors. We want to bring BVB as close as possible to retail customers and explore all the channels that help us achieve this goal. Adrian Tanase, BVB CEO: The year 2020 will certainly remain in the history of the capital market as a benchmark for the future development of the stock market. The promotion to the status of Emerging Market, the initiation of the Central Counterparty project and the start of the partnership for the implementation of technological solutions at the level of the BVB group are the key elements meant to fundamentally transform the Romanian capital market. It is very important for the Government to use the capital market intensively, we saw this in 2020 through government bond issues, and we want to see decisions also regarding new company listings because it is for the benefit of Romania to have transparent and performant companies. We are optimistic about 2021, we want to have consistent decisions regarding the economic development of Romania and, once the risks generated by the pandemic will be diluted, there are all the prerequisites to have a better year than 2020. Read more …