The annual inflation rate is expected to continue its pronounced upward trend up to mid next year, and implicitly will rise above the target interval and values previously predicted, mainly as an effect of the ample increases anticipated to be noted in the price of energy products in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022, shows the National Bank of Romania (BNR), in a release.According to the BNR, important sources of uncertainty and risks remain, at the same time, the conduct of fiscal policy, as well as the absorption of European funds, with priority of those referring to the Next Generation EU programme, including in the context of the political crisis, given, among others: the unknowns regarding the second budget revision this year and the coordinates of the budget draft for 2022, which would attest the acceleration in perspective of the fiscal consolidation, according to the commitments assumed in the context of the excessive deficit procedure; the legal and technical procedures that must be finalized to obtain pre-financing from funds coming from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), together with the targets and benchmarks that condition the receiving of later tranches of financing.Wave four of the pandemic and the restrictive measures associated continue, also, to generate uncertainties and great risks on predictions, especially in near perspective, in the context of the grave public health crisis provoked internally and the potential implications on economic activity and the labor market, but also on the backdrop of its extension in other European states, strongly affected by the energy crisis and the persistence of blockages in production and supply chains.BNR mentions that it is monitoring carefully the developments of the internal and international environment and is ready to use the instruments at its disposal in view of fulfilling the fundamental objective regarding the stability of prices on the medium-term.
Ten entrepreneurs and executives have launched Food Angels Hub, a community of investors dedicated to the food sector. The aim of the hub is to “develop and scale functional and profitable companies in the food, hospitality and food-tech sectors” and “turn Romania into a reference point for food innovation in the CEE region.” The founders […]
Romanian developer IULIUS announced that it secured a syndicated loan facility amounting to over EUR 305 million for its Palas Iași mixed-use complex. The financing is provided by a consortium made up of Erste Group Bank Austria, BCR, Raiffeisen Bank Romania, and Raiffeisen Bank International Austria. The loan will support the remodelling of Palas Iași […]
Producer Ada Solomon has been elected chair of the board of the European Film Academy, marking the highest level of representation the Romanian film industry has achieved within the institution. Solomon was chosen by more than 5,400 Academy members across Europe, according to the official announcement. Dutch producer Leontine Petit and French producer Matthieu Darras […]
If December were a performance, Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard would be its grand stage. This winter, Bucharest’s newest grand dame has reimagined the festive season not only as decoration, but as storytelling: one told through light, music, architecture and flavour. Inspired by Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the hotel’s concept unfolds in three chapters […]
The HALO Events Center in Bucharest is set to open the largest event space in Europe equipped with a 360° panoramic LED display within the Romexpo complex. The new location is designed for large-scale, fully digitalized events, and it is the result of an EUR 4 million investment. The venue has a maximum indoor capacity of […]
The concept of the mega-project DraculaLand, a privately funded development exceeding EUR 1 billion that aims to become the largest entertainment, retail, and technology destination in Europe, was recently unveiled. The investment is planned for a 160-hectare site not far from Bucharest and aims to position Romania as a new global hub for large-scale entertainment, […]
