The annual inflation rate rose to 9.88% in September, from 9.85% in August, as non-food goods increased in price 11.09%, services 10.36%, and prices for food products went up 7.86%, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) released on Monday.'The consumer price index in September 2025 compared to August 2025 was 100.36%. The inflation rate from the beginning of the year (September 2025 compared to December 2024) was 8.5%. The annual inflation rate in September 2025 compared to September 2024 was 9.9%. The average rate of change in consumer prices over the last 12 months (October 2024 - September 2025) compared to the previous 12 months (October 2023 - September 2024) was 6.1%,' the INS release reads.According to the same source, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for September 2025 compared to August 2025 was 100.50%. The annual inflation rate in September 2025 compared to September 2024, calculated using the HICP, was 8.6%. The average rate of change in consumer prices over the last 12 months, based on the HICP, was 5.9%.Governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) Mugur Isarescu said in August that inflation would form a "curb" in September, when a peak of 9.6-9.7% would be recorded, and that it would likely remain above 9% by the end of the year.The National Bank of Romania revised its inflation forecast for the end of 2025 upwards to 8.8%, mentioning it will 'likely exceed 9%', upwards from the previous estimate of 4.6%. The Bank now anticipates that inflation will fall to 3% by the end of 2026, compared to 3.4% in the previous projection.Since 1 August, Romania has applied a higher standard VAT rate of 21%, up from 19% previously, and only a single reduced rate of 11%.
Warner Bros. Discovery announced a new partnership with Edenred Romania, allowing users of the Edenred Benefit platform to subscribe to HBO Max directly through their employee benefits account. The collaboration aims to make premium entertainment more accessible to employees across Romania, the companies said. Starting October 10, Edenred Benefit users...
This year’s pilgrimage occasioned by the feast of Saint Dimitrie the New, Protector of Bucharest, will take place from October 19 to 29. The event is one of the most significant for the Romanian Orthodox Church in the capital. The faithful will be able to venerate, aside from the Holy Relics of Saint Dimitrie the […]
Classic Unlimited, the well-known organizer of classical music concerts in Romania, announced the launch of a new series of events dedicated to babies, pregnant women, and families, named Classic for Babies. Concerts with interactive sessions will take place in Cluj-Napoca (November 9), Sibiu (November 3), and Târgu Mureș (November 7), with two sessions per day, […]
More than one in three children in Romania, roughly 1.25 million, live in poverty, and the percentage rises dramatically to 75.8% for those whose parents have a low level of education, according to 2024 Eurostat data cited by Save the Children Romania. Children in rural areas face a much higher risk of poverty or social […]
Wizz Air has expanded its base at Timișoara International Airport, in western Romania, by adding a third aircraft and launching five new routes this month. The expansion marks another milestone for the carrier, which has transported more than nine million passengers to and from Timișoara since beginning operations there in 2008. Starting this week, passengers […]
Tech giant Apple announced a major expansion of its clean energy projects across Europe with new large-scale solar and wind farms under development in Romania, Greece, Italy, Latvia, and Poland. The local project is located in Galați County. Together with a newly operational solar array in Spain, the projects announced on Tuesday, October 14, will...
