30 years since the reopening of the Bucharest Stock Exchange
Articol de Radio România Actualităţi, 17 Septembrie 2025, 19:47
The two pillars on which the economy of any country develops are the banking sector and the capital market, and the Bucharest Stock Exchange is today a fundamental institution of the Romanian market, which is consolidating itself as a partner for companies in Romania, declared the president of the BVB, Radu Hanga. He was present at the event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the reopening of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, which was also attended by the governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isarescu.
RRA reporter Iulian Olescu: "The Governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isarescu, declared on Wednesday that he is among the least optimistic about the future of European capital markets. He stressed that it will not be easy to implement the Anglo-Saxon model, based on stock market financing, in Europe, but added that he still believes in the integration of business banks and commercial banks, specific to European economic development, with capital markets.
Mugur Isarescu: The National Bank of Romania, an integral part of the European system of central banks, favors, I say it clearly, the deepening of financial and capital markets, with our powers. We are for diversification and improving access to financing in the context of rigorous management of risks regarding financial stability.
The two pillars on which the economy of any country, any ecosystem, develops are the banking sector and the capital market, and the Bucharest Stock Exchange is today a fundamental institution of the Romanian market, based on modern foundations, based on technology, said the president BVB, Radu Hanga.
Radu Hanga: From nine companies listed in 1995 and a capitalization of 25.9 million lei to almost 400 companies, currently listed with a capitalization of over 400 billion lei, the number of transactions in 1995 - 379, over 1.5 million at the end of August 2025.
Radu Hanga emphasized that we must look at the stock exchange as a partner for Romanian companies, which it helps not only with access to capital, but also with visibility, the most important asset of BVB being the 262.000 investors, over five times more than six years ago.”
Translated by: Radu Matei
