Non-European Union branches of EU firms

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published on 6th of February 2019 the MiFID II supervisory briefing on the supervision of non-European Union (EU) branches of EU firms providing investment services and activities. The supervisory briefing has been designed to assist national competent authorities (NCAs) in their supervision of the establishment by EU firms of branches in non-EU countries.

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Newsletter January 2019

New fiscal and budgetary measures – O.U.G. 114/2018

O.U.G. no. 114/2018 regarding the establishment of measures in the field of public investments and fiscal-budgetary measures, the modification and completion of some normative acts and the extension of some terms published in the Official Gazette no. 1116 has a major impact on key areas such as energy security, the banking industry, the telecommunications industry, the long-term stability of private individuals’ accumulation in private pension funds, the construction industry, and interest rates on government securities.

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First EIB loan tranche dedicated to female entrepreneurs

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 22.3m to Garanti Bank Romania to support businesses in Romania. EUR 5m of the loan amount is devoted to female entrepreneurs, matched by another EUR 5m from Garanti Bank.  This transaction is backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the financial pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe, or „Juncker Plan”.

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