EximBank and Italsofa Romania, one of the most important furniture manufacturers on the local market, have concluded a financing agreement allowing the bank to grant a credit line amounting at 10 Million Euro to the company, said the bank in a statement.
The credit granted to Italsofa Romania, the second biggest furniture exporter in Romania, will be used for current business activities.
“EximBank respects its full commitment of supporting the business environment and, by concluding this new agreement, continues to consolidate its position as preferred partner for the business elite. We are convinced that the financing will contribute to the sustainable development of the company, with a direct positive impact on micro and macro economic levels, having in mind that Italsofa is active on one of the few industries that have positively affected the Romanian commercial balance.”, said Traian Halalai, Executive President of EximBank.
Italsofa Romania, member of Natuzzi Group – the biggest furniture manufacturer in Italy, owns a 76.000sqm production facility located in Baia Mare, employing more than 1.200 persons.
The factory produces sofas and the carpentry necessary for building precast parts out of wood being one of the most important greenfield investments in local furniture industry, the total investment value from 2001 up until now overcoming 38 Million Euro.
About EximBank
EximBank is a specialized institution whose threefold product portfolio focused on financing, guarantee and insurance, enables it to grant assistance to current activities and development of exporters, SME-s and companies involved in projects pertaining to key economic sectors, particularly those contributing to the absorption of EU funds. The bank registered in 2014 net profits of 46.6 Million Lei (almost 10.5 Million Euro) and has increased its total exposure towards the real economy at 4.7 Billion Lei, as compared to 4.5 Billion Lei in 2013. The constant positive trend of the bank has continued during the first part of this year, EximBank reporting a net profit of 40 Million Lei at the end of the first semester of the current year, 26% higher than the one registered at the same time last year, in the context of expanding the products portfolio and the territorial coverage. Since 2013, the bank has significantly developed the clients’ portfolio by concluding financial agreements with one of the most representative Romanian business players such as Antibiotice Iasi, Astra Vagoane Calatori, Romcab, Aquila, Romelectro, Adrem Invest, Agricover IFN, Grup Servicii Petroliere or Alro.
The neutral nominal rate in Romania has been falling since the start of inflation targeting in 2005. The Taylor Rule clearly shows that interest rates peaked in 2022 and have been on a clear downward path ever since.Furthermore, the model estimates a long-term neutral nominal rate of around 3.9%, which is the equivalent of approx. 1.4% real.Using a more sophisticated model (i.e. New York FED’S HLW model), the real neutral interest rate in Romania is estimated currently at around 1.5% (1.7% 2023 average) and the historical mean at 1.2%.This implies a neutral nominal rate between 4.00% and 4.50%. In the past decade, the NBR real effective rate was below the neutral rate and only over the past year climbed above the neutral mark.Source: Erste Bank
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