Slow rate for registration of NBFIs

The NBR (National Bank of Romania) registered only 42 financial leasing companies in the General Register out of a total of 300. As a result, the growth rate of registrations has remained slow, with the number of companies registered in the financial leasing company increasing only by 9. In fact, most non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) fall into this category. Another 39 companies are currently registered as having “multiple lending operations”, against 35 registered in February. The micro-financing segment now includes seven companies, as compared with 4 in February. Another consumer credit company registered – IFN Fingroup Credit, a member of the Rompetrol group – now putting the number of NBFIs listed in this category at 2. Imocredit IFN, specialising in mortgage credits, also registered, in addition to Credit Europe Ipotecar (the former Finans Credit Ipotecar), which registered in February.