The current account of the balance of payments saw a deficit of 22.275 billion euros in January-September 2025, up 8.58% against the 20.515 billion euros recorded in the same interval in 2024, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) informs in a press release on Thursday.According to the same source, the balance of goods saw a deficit higher by 843 million euros, the balance of services recorded a surplus higher by 758 million euros, the balance of primary income recorded a deficit higher by 1.256 billion euros, and the balance of secondary income recorded a surplus lower by 419 million euros.In the first nine months of this year, non-resident direct investments in Romania amounted to 5.647 billion euros (compared to 4.964 billion euros in the period January - September 2024), of which equity participations (including estimated reinvested profit) amounted to a net value of 4.972 billion euros, and intragroup loans recorded a net value of 675 million euros.Total external debt increased in the mentioned period by 17.773 billion euros, up to 221.283 billion euros. In structure, long-term external debt amounted to 174.027 billion euros as of September 30, 2025 (78.6% of total external debt), up 11.3% compared to December 31, 2024, and short-term external debt recorded on September 30, 2025 the level of 47.256 billion euros (21.4% of total external debt), up 0.2% compared to December 31, 2024.The long-term external debt service rate was 15.1% in the period January - September 2025, compared to 21.5% in 2024. The coverage rate of imports of goods and services as of September 30, 2025 was 6 months, compared to 5.7 months on December 31, 2024.The coverage rate of external debt on short-term, calculated at residual value, with foreign exchange reserves at the BNR on September 30, 2025 was 103.2%, compared to 103.6% on December 31, 2024.
With a solid 35-year uninterrupted presence on the Romanian market, Darian—one of the longest-standing consultancy groups with fully Romanian capital—reaffirms its role as a strategic partner for the business environment. Darian marks this anniversary not through grand promises, but by strengthening its core working philosophy: acting as a “co-pilot” for complex decision-making. The company emphasizes […]
The National Bank of Romania (BNR) revised its inflation forecast upward, from 8.8% to 9.6%, for the end of 2025. The institution anticipates that inflation will reach 3.7% at the end of 2026, compared to 3% in the previous forecast, according to data presented on Friday, November 14, by governor Mugur Isărescu. Compared to the […]
The state-owned company Transelectrica (BVB: TEL), the operator of the Romanian national energy system, recorded a net profit of RON 183 million in the first nine months of the year, down 56% compared to the same period last year. Operating revenues fell by 2%, to RON 1.716 billion, mainly due to the decrease in revenues […]
The private medical services operator MedLife (BVB: M) increased its turnover by 19.5% in the first nine months of the year, to RON 2.36 billion (EUR 464 million). However, the company reported a financial loss of RON 6.3 million (EUR 1.2 million) as a result of the rise in the exchange rate. The company turnover […]
CTP, a leading developer, owner, and operator of industrial and logistics properties in Europe, is moving forward with the construction of a new 10,800 sqm building at CTPark Oradea North, further expanding its presence in western Romania. With this addition, the company’s development pipeline in Oradea now exceeds 100,000 sqm of gross leasable area. Located […]
The Romanian Investment and Development Bank (BID) has joined the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Innovation Fund with a EUR 20 million commitment, becoming the fifth national promotional institution to back the EIF-led instrument. The fund, which backs growth-stage companies across Central and Eastern Europe, has now reached EUR 100 million in national contributions from Romania, […]
