Romania - Factors to watch on Sept. 24

BUCHAREST, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Monday.

DEBT TENDER

Romanian debt managers tender 500 million lei ($126.23 million) worth of April 2024 treasury bonds.

RULING PARTY

The leader of Romania's ruling Social Democrats Liviu Dragnea retained control of the party on Friday, defeating dissenters who said his criminal record had made him a liability, but his victory seems likely to heighten political infighting.

TRANSGAZ

Romania's gas pipeline operator Transgaz ROTGN.BX has offered to boost natural gas exports to Hungary and Bulgaria, EU antitrust regulators said on Friday, as the state-owned company seeks to stave off a fine.

CEE MARKETS

Central European currencies rose on Friday against the euro in tandem with persistent dollar weakness .DXY, extending several days of gains and hitting new multi-month highs versus the dollar.

PIRATES

Twelve crew members of a Swiss merchant vessel kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria are from the Philippines, Slovenia, Ukraine, Romania, Croatia and Bosnia, the West African nation's maritime agency said on Sunday.

RIOT POLICE

Romanian prosecutors said on Friday they have started a criminal investigation into several high ranking riot police chiefs and a deputy interior minister for abuse of office and continued abusive behaviour for their handling of an anti-government protest on Aug. 10 that left hundreds in need of medical assistance.

VAT

Romania had the highest rate of value added tax evasion of all European Union states in 2016 at 35 percent, a study from the European Commission showed. Ziarul Financiar

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