Despite the cross-border growth of Hungary’s OTP Bank and the regional potential of Romania’s Banca Transilvania, banking in central and eastern Europe is increasingly a national game.

At €1.9 billion, international investors would happily have bought all of Europe’s biggest IPO since Porsche – even on the illiquid Bucharest stock exchange.

Political instability could delay the long-awaited revival of Romania’s stalled privatization programme, as hopes for early elections fade.

A swingeing new bank tax in Romania is inequitable, misconceived and just plain dumb.

The transition to capitalism has brought prosperity to much of emerging Europe but left large sections of society struggling to catch up – now Austria’s Erste Group is going back to its roots to bring prosperity to the region through social banking.

Will Romania go the way of Hungary when it comes to the independence of its monetary authority?

Shares worth up to €8 billion left in abandoned accounts; potential game-changer for local capital markets, says EBRD.

First foreign investor for troubled sector since 2007; Bancpost acquisition boosts lender to top of domestic market.