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Romania’s central bank, the National Bank of Romania (BNR), kept its key monetary policy rate unchanged at 6.50% on July 8, in line with market expectations, citing 'very high uncertainties' ...
News Romania » Economy: UniCredit expects Romania's economic recovery and monetary easing no sooner than 2027
UniCredit Bank expects Romania's economy to remain broadly stagnant in 2026 before recovering more meaningfully in 2027, while the National Bank of Romania (BNR) is seen delaying monetary easing until ...
News Romania » Economy: How Romania Rebuilt Its Economy around Services
Over the past few decades, Romania has undergone a remarkable economic transformation. Moving away from the heavy industrial and agricultural focus of its mid-20th-century communist era, the nation ...
News Romania » Economy: Romania’s electricity imports shrink fivefold y/y to 1.8% of internal consumption
Romania’s electricity production rose by 6.2% y/y to 22.3 TWh in January-May, while the internal consumption (end-user and technological) contracted by 1.6% y/y to 22.7 TWh – resulting in a much ...
News Romania » Economy: Romania's first-quarter GDP contracts as expected
Romania's economy shrank as estimated initially in the first quarter of 2026, the latest data from the statistical office showed on Thursday. Gross domestic product, or GDP, declined an unadjusted 1.
News Romania » Economy: Adrian Negrescu(economic consultant): Romania, not in default scenario, politicians should be more reserved in making statements
The situation on the political scene is influencing more than ever the fears of investors, who are starting to sell Romanian securities and to leave Romania from an investment perspective, maintains ...
News Romania » Economy: Romania’s public debt exceeds 60% of GDP for first time at end-March
Romania’s public debt (chart) rose by RON33.2bn (€6.5bn) in the first quarter of 2026, reaching RON1.17 trillion at the end of March, according to data published by the Finance Ministry on June 10.
News Romania » Economy: Romania is not in recession but economy is struggling and showing first signs of fatigue (analyst)
Romania is not in recession but the economy is struggling and showing the first signs of fatigue, Association of Financial and Banking Analysts in Romania president Flavius Jakubowicz told AGERPRES on ...
News Romania » Economy: Romania Is Key Economic Hub in Eastern Europe
Economy: With its high-income, mixed economy, Romania is ranked 10th in the European Union by total nominal gross domestic product and seventh largest when adjusted by purchasing power parity.
News Romania » Economy: Romanian economy seen contracting 14.4% y/y in Q2-convergence report
BUCHAREST, May 26 (Reuters) - The Romanian economy is expected to contract 14.4% on the year in the second quarter following a two-month lockdown to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, with a ...
News Romania » Economy: Romania’s Top Bank CEO Expects Post-Election Economic Boost
Romania’s economy is poised for a boost from the election of a pro-European president, outweighing risks from fiscal imbalances and US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, according to the head of the ...
News Romania » Economy: Syrian embassy in Bucharest, Romanian Chamber discuss economic, investment cooperation
Syria's charge d'affaires in Bucharest, Anas Badawi, met on Tuesday with Romanian Chamber of Commerce President Mihai Daraban to ...