Exim – Banca Romaneasca

General information

MISSION

Our mission is to support the prosperity growth in Romania, to build up lasting partnerships for social welfare and economic performance of our customers by speeding up financial intermediation.

VISION

We have an appetite for innovation and development and, as a solid credit institution, we aim at providing customized financial solutions to our clients, confirming our standing as the preferred  banking partner in Romania. We are the best in capitalizing the resources and our position on the banking market, we focus on stimulating the business potential of our clients and significantly contribute to the lasting development of Romania’s economy and to the strengthening of the Romanian banking system. And, as we are convinced that the performance of any organization is closely linked to the development level of the community in which it is operating and of its social environment, we continue to be an active part of the projects contributing to the development of an educated and healthy society, with respect for the environment and lasting development, building up together Romania’s future.

VALUES

The values guiding us, in everything we do, result from tens of years of experience and are part of our organization. They help us be better every day. For our customers and for ourselves.

  • Partnership and collaboration;
  • Professionalism and responsibility;
  • Flexibility and adaptability;
  • Consistent development;
  • Team spirit;
  • Respect and integrity.

 

Exim Banca Romaneasca in brief

Exim Banca Romaneasca was established in 1992 as a joint stock company, with the Romanian state as majority shareholder.

General data:

– Trade Register – no. J40/8799/8.04.1992

– Banking Register: RB-PJR-40-015/18.02.1999

– FIC: RO 361560

– Share capital: 772.511.952 lei

Shareholders:

– Romanian state, through the Ministry of Finances  – 98.86%

– SIF Muntenia – 0.44%

– Lion Capital SA – 0.32%

– Shareholders list type individuals – 0.37%

– Shareholders list type legal entities – 0.01%

How is Exim Banca Romaneasca operating

Exim Banca Romaneasca gets involved in supporting the Romanian economy in two directions:

– By the specific activity of a commercial bank – Exim Banca Romaneasca has its own offer of banking products and services.

– As agent of the state – Exim Banca Romaneasca distributes in economy the funds allocated from the state budget to support the Romanian business environment, having in this sense in our portfolio products which are unique on the market, products including a state aid component, as well as guarantees and insurances.

History

Year 1991: here starts the history of Exim Banca Romaneasca. A history starting from the idea to establish an export-import bank, with the Romanian state as majority shareholder. The bank has exceeded its initial status as exporting agency, by managing to keep at the same time its uniqueness and by proving at every step its purpose and necessity.

Benchmarks:

2023 – EximBank becomes Exim Banca Romaneasca.

2023 – EximBank becomes a top universal bank adding to its portfolio products for natural persons.

2022 – EximBank and Banca Romaneasca finalize the merger process.

2022 – EximBank becomes a significant credit institution, being part of the category “other institutions of systemic importance”.

2020 – EximBank finalizes the purchase of Banca Romaneasca.

2020 – EximBank enters for the first time in the Top 10 of the biggest banks of Romania according to its assets.

2019 – EximBank and National Bank of Greece sign the purchase document of 99.28% of Banca Romaneasca.

2010 – The Insurance Reinsurance Company Exim Romania, whose majority shareholder is EximBank, receives the authorization to operate as a specialized company in securing the short-term commercial credits.

2005 – EximBank starts to grow up as a commercial bank, expanding its activity field by including the activities of funding, guarantee and insurance supporting the economy increase.

1992 –The Export-Import Bank of Romania is registered with the Trade Register Office.

Since its establishment, Exim Banca Romaneasca has tenaciously built up its success, turning into one of the most valuable Romanian companies. It has strategically led the way for Romanian companies towards new countries, signed partnerships with established companies, all these being facilitated by Exim Banca Romaneasca’s ability of innovating itself, of adapting to the clients needs and of offering complete financial solutions. Exim Banca Romaneasca has helped Romanian companies to grow, by growing itself. 

Exim Banca Romaneasca has now all the necessary features to become a strong Romanian bank, for a strong Romanian economy.

And that is because…ROMANIA IS GROWING WITH US!

Management

TRAIAN HALALAI

Executive President

CRISTIAN SAITARIU

Executive Vice President

 

Board of Directors

Andrei Micu – President

Traian Halalai – Executive member

Cristian Saitariu – Executive member

Nina Puiu – Independent non-executive member

Cristi Spulbar – Independent non-executive member

 

 

Romania’s accession to OECD

Guidelines Multinational Enterprises

Romania National Point of Contact

  1. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE 

Exim Banca Romaneasca is acting as an institution of the Romanian state to officially support the export credits (export credit agency of Romania -ECA) and in this position, it aims in its current practice to observe the international recommendations regarding the activity of financial institutions operating within the mandate entrusted by the state, to support the projects of local companies.

As a member country of European Union, Romania complies with the provisions of regulations transposing the recommendations of OECD Arrangement in its mandate, respectively the requirements of EU Regulation no. 155/2016 which stipulates the observance of OECD recommendations regarding The common approaches in export credits benefitting of official support and the assessment of their impact on the environment and of their social impact of 2016 and the Regulation 1233/2011 of European Parliament and of the Council regarding the application of certain orientation in the field of export credits benefitting of official support.

Thus, in its current activity, Exim Banca Romaneasca assesses all the export transactions which could benefit of the Romanian state’s support. Projects with a tenor of 2 years or more are classified in terms of  social and environmental impact in classes A, B, C depending on the identified impact and the international practices. List of Category A projects is published on  the own website.

The Romanian exporters that apply for official support for export transactions with a tenor of minimum 2 years must fill in a questionnaire regarding the social and environmental impact which is part of the application.

Recommendation of OECD Council on common approaches for officially supported export credits and environmental and social due diligence TAD/ECG (2016)/3

Policy Sustainable Development

Policy on phasing out fossils

Policy Environmental and Social Impact

Sample List Category A and B

Performance Standard IFC

ECG Report

Questionnaire Environment Social Impact

2. ANTI-BRIBERY

Exim Banca Romaneasca officially supports the export credits in its Romanian state mandate activity (Export Credit Agency a Romania- ECA), according to the provisions of Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits and with the Recommendation of the Council on Bribery and Officially Supported Export Credits that specify the state the obligation to fight against corruption, including in the support of export credits of national ECAs.

Exim Banca Romaneasca assesses all the export transactions for which support is requested from the Romanian state and is acting, according to the law, if there are possible suspicions confirmed of bribery acts.

The Romanian exporters are requested to fill in a declaration regarding the export transaction and the consequences of corruption actions related to the facilities benefitting of the support of the Romanian state through EximBank. In the situation when it is proved that bribery acts occurred after the official support instrument  was granted for the export transactions, Exim Banca Romaneasca will take the legally provisoned measures, including, but without being limited to: rejection of the disbursement or  payment of the indemnification or the request to  reimburse the amounts paid from the state’s funds.

Exim Banca Romaneasca observes the following provisions regarding the fight against corruption actions in export transactions:

Convention on combating bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions

Recommendation of the Council on Bribery and Officially Supported Export Credits

Policy Combating Bribery Acts

Declaration export transaction

Bribery and export credits – OECD

Procurement – World Bank Listing of Ineligible Firms and Individuals

Debarment and Sanctions Procedures | African Development Bank Group (afdb.org)

Anticorruption and Integrity: Sanctions | Asian Development Bank (adb.org)

EBRD ineligible entities

IDB | Sanctioned Firms and Individuals (iadb.org)

3. SUSTAINABLE LENDING

Recommendations Sustainable Lending

Policy Sustainable Lending

Shareholders

The bank implements a policy of transparent   communication with the bank’s shareholders, thus publishing on the bank website the call notices of the General Meetings of Shareholders and their related documents, as well as the resolutions made during the General Meetings of Shareholders.

To view these documents, the shareholders have to be authenticated.

For additional details, the shareholders can contact the Corporate Governance division and the General Secretariate at e-mail: suport.actionari@eximbank.ro

Information of public interest

Law regarding the organization and operation of EximBank 

EximBank Charter

Exim Banca Romaneasca Charter

Corporate Governance 

Management policy of the conflicts of interest 

Declaration on assuming the organizational integrity agenda within the context of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2021-2025

Notification on reinstatement of USA sanctions on Iran

Exim Banca Romaneasca NAS policy regarding a lasting development

Consolidated sustainability strategy 2022-2026

Declaration of interests and declaration of assets Daniel Tudor

Declaration of interests and declaration of assets Traian Halalai

Declaration of interests and declaration of assets Florin Kubinschi

Declaration of interests and declaration of assets Cristian Saitariu

Declaration of interests and declaration of assets Nina Puiu 

Declaration of interests and declaration of assets Vasile Secares

Declaration of interests and declaration of assets Andrei Micu

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS

Projects Class A – projects submitted to Exim Banca Romaneasca assessment, which might have a negative, irreversible or unprecedented impact on the environment and/or a social impact, which could affect extended zones, larger than the site where the works/export is executed.

Exim Banca Romaneasca assesses the environmental and social impact of transactions lasting for 2 years or more which can benefit of the support of the Romanian state according to OECD recommendations regarding Common endeavors in case of export credits benefitting of official support and the assessment of their impact on the environment and of their social impact. This endeavor is an integral part of the analysis process in the context of the assessment of all risk categories associated to the respective operation, in view of substantiating the decision to grant the official support instrument to the respective export transaction.

In view of assuring the transparency of the transactions lasting for 2 years or more which can benefit of the support of the Romanian state, Exim Banca Romaneasca publishes the information offered by the applicant regarding the social and environmental impact of the project by means of the EIMS report, ­ Assessment report of the environmental and social impact, made available by the applicant within 30 days before the approval date by the Interministerial Committee for Fundings, Guarantees, Insurances – CIFGA.

Category A

Project name – EPSILON PROJECT

Location – KAVALA, GRECIA

Description – Investments program  for the development of oil reserves in Prinos basin

Publication date – 19.10.2017

EIMS Report

http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/projects/esia/energean.html

EximAsig

The Insurance – Reinsurance company Exim Romania specializes in covering financial risks both for export operations and internal commercial transactions.