The annual inflation rate in EU went up in March to 7.8%, from 6.2% in February, member countries with the highest rates being Lithuania (15.6%), Estonia (14.8%), Czech Republic (11.9%), the Netherlands (11.7%), Latvia (11.5%), Bulgaria (10.5%), Poland (10.2%), Spain (9.8%) and Romania (9.6%), according to data published by Eurostat on Thursday. In comparison to the February 2022 situation, the annual inflation rate grew in 25 member states, Romania included, from 7.9% to 9.6%. In March 2021, the annual inflation rate in EU was 1.7% and in Romania it was 2.5%. In the euro zone, the annual inflation rate grew to 7.4% in march, from 5.9% in February. A year ago the annual inflation rate in the euro zone was 1.3%. For states in the euro zone, the most significant impact on the annual price rise came from energy, where an increase of 4.36%, followed by prices of services which recorded an advance of 1.12% and the price of food, which grew by 1.07%. Eurostat data show that core inflation in the euro zone grew by 3.2% annually, over the BCE target. Core inflation is is the indicator attentively watched by BCE in elaborating its monetary policy. In Romania's case, the National Statistic Institute previously informed that the annual inflation rate went up to 10.15% in March 2022 from 8.53% in February, because prices of non food goods were by 10.86% more expensive, food by11.20% and services by 6.53%. According to the source quoted, the harmonized price index of consumer goods in March 2022 against February 2022 was 101.95%. The annual inflation rate in March 2022 compared to March 2021, calculated based on the harmonized index of consumer prices is 9,6%. BNR foresees an inflation of 11.2% at the end of quarter 2, 2022, of 10.2% in quarter 3 and 9.6% in quarter 4, 2022, according to the quarterly report on inflation.
The foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Romania, or BNR, totaled EUR 58.281 billion at the end of June 2025, up by 4.71% compared to May 31, 2025. During the month of June, there were inflows of EUR 6.1 billion, representing changes in foreign currency minimum reserves established by credit institutions at the […]
Maib, the largest bank in the Republic of Moldova, has established a strategic partnership with Tuum, a next-generation core banking platform from Estonia, to obtain a fully digital presence for retail customers in Romania. Tuum’s core banking platform will serve as the foundation for Maib’s greenfield operations in Romania. “Maib’s decision to collaborate with Tuum […]
The Romanian government officially launched the 12th edition of its Official Internship Program on July 1, welcoming a new cohort of 150 young interns selected from more than 1,900 applicants. Over the next two months, the interns will be hosted by 26 government institutions, where they will gain hands-on experience in public administration. The program […]
The cogeneration plant on the Petromidia Năvodari platform, the flagship project of the Kazakh-Romanian Energy Investment Fund (KREIF), has entered its final testing phase and is expected to be fully integrated with the Petromidia refinery and Romania’s National Energy System - NES by the end of August. Developed through Rompetrol Energy, a KREIF subsidiary, the […]
More than 108,000 Romanian households changed their electricity providers in June, just before the country returned to a liberalized energy market, according to George Niculescu, president of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE). “Today, after more than three and a half years, we return to a free electricity market - a market for the consumer! […]
The Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR) has reinstated Traian Băsescu’s rights as a former president, granting him lifelong state benefits, including a monthly allowance, protocol residence, and permanent security. The court ruled unanimously that a 2001 law, which stripped former presidents of these privileges if found to have collaborated with the communist-era Securitate, is unconstitutional, Biziday.ro...
