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%.
Some dinners are eaten. Others are remembered. At Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard, the past few months have unfolded like a quiet culinary opera. One by one, Europe’s most celebrated chefs arrived, took over the kitchen of Boulevard 73 and left behind more than menus; they left stories. Now, on December 4, the curtain falls. […]
HORIZON CITY, a €130 million residential project, is emerging as one of the most solid and forward-thinking developments in the Pipera area—both through its scale and through the modern direction it sets for the new residential standards in the north. Developed across nearly 23,000 sqm, with 699 apartments and 926 parking spaces, the project brings […]
Romania’s National Forest Administration, or Romsilva, announced that it is putting over 16,000 Christmas trees up for sale over the winter in a press release published on Thursday, November 27. The trees can be purchased directly from the offices of the forestry districts. Prices range between RON 17 (EUR 3.3) for a spruce...
Lot 3 Pietroasele–Buzău of Romania's A7 highway, also known as the Moldova highway, was inaugurated on Thursday, November 27. The newly inaugurated segment is 13.9 km long. The A7 connects Romania’s historic regions of Muntenia, the southern part of the country, with Moldova, the eastern part. “We are opening another 13 km of the Moldova Motorway […]
The City Hall of Sinaia, a popular mountain town roughly 120 km north of Bucharest, announced that a new attraction, the alpine coaster on Pârtia Nouă, will officially open on December 1. The installation, located in the ski area near the Sinaia Gondola, features what the authorities say is the longest track of its kind […]
The Romanian national team debuted with a victory in Group A of the Women’s Handball World Championship, organized in the Netherlands and Germany. Romania won 33–24 (13–12) against Croatia in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday, November 27. The Romanian team dominated the match in the second half, left backer Sorina-Maria Grozav scoring 7 […]
