Annual inflation rate in Romania rose to 9.9% in August, from 7.84% in July, as non-food goods prices rose by 10.48%, services by 9.85% and food goods by 8.92%, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The consumer price index in August 2025 compared with July 2025 was 102.10%. The inflation rate at the beginning of the year (August 2025 as against December 2024) was 8.1%. The annual inflation rate in August 2025 as against August 2024 was 9.9%. The average rate of change in consumer prices in the last 12 months (September 2024 - August 2025) compared with the previous 12 months (September 2023 - August 2024) was 5.7%.The Governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR), Mugur Isarescu, said in August that inflation will form a hump in September, when a peak of 9.6-9.7% will be recorded, expected to go down to just above 9% at the end of the year.BNR has revised upwards its inflation forecast for the end of 2025 to 8.8%, probably above 9%, from 4.6% previously, and it anticipates that it will reach 3% at the end of 2026, as against 3.4% in its previous forecast.On August 1, standard Value Added Tax (VAT) in Romania increased to 21%, from 19% previously. The only single reduced VAT rate is 11%.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
