Local Kogayon Association announced that the Oltenia de sub Munte region’s candidacy to obtain the UNESCO geopark status had to be put on hold after the town hall of Horezu, one of the area’s communes, decided that it doesn’t want to be part of the project. The region was already in an advanced stage of the process, as two UNESCO experts visited the area last week for a field mission to evaluate the aspiring candidate.
As part of the international evaluation mission, the Kogayon...
The ruling coalition will no longer negotiate with the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) and the High Court (ICCJ) on the magistrates’ pensions law but instead will come up with a revised version of the bill by November 18, inviting magistrates’ associations to demonstrate their loyalty by issuing the necessary consultative opinion timely, such to […]
Along with the American investment fund Carlyle, which is said to want Lukoil's assets under a global deal and is already active in Romania through the Black Sea Oil and Gas company as the third largest gas producer in Romania (10%), there are at least two other companies interested, according to Romanian minister of energy […]
Subscriptions under the November 2025 issue under the Fidelis government bond scheme were the weakest in the last six months, signalling a moderation in investor appetite for this form of savings. The state raised only RON 1.3 billion (EUR 260 million), of which approximately two-thirds came from tranches denominated in euros,
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), under its annual Article IV Consultations with Romania, said that the country’s general government budget deficit may drop to 5.8% of GDP in 2026 and suggested further steps for further fiscal consolidation. The Fund’s proposed plan focuses on personal income taxation, which would generate 0.9% of GDP higher revenues by […]
Romania’s current account (CA) deficit widened by 7.5% y/y to EUR 8.8 billion in Q3, despite a slight improvement in the balance of trade in goods (the country’s main source of external deficit), according to data published by the National Bank (BNR). The deficit of the trade in goods contracted by 7.8% y/y (by EUR […]
National Bank of Romania (BNR) governor Mugur Isărescu, on November 14, while unveiling the Inflation Report, argued that the Romanian economy will most likely not record two consecutive quarters of negative growth, which would mean entering a recession, but even in such a scenario, the evolution for the entire year will be positive, of approximately […]
