In January - May 2022 the balance-of-payments current account posted a deficit of EUR 10,238 million, compared with EUR 5,698 million in the same year-ago period, the BNR ( the National Bank of Romania) data show.. The breakdown shows that the deficit on trade in goods widened by EUR 3,446 million, the surplus on services increased by EUR 505 million, the primary income deficit grew by EUR 1,564 million, while the secondary income surplus narrowed by EUR 35 million. Non-residents’ direct investment in Romania totalled EUR 3,787 million (compared with EUR 2,471 million in January - May 2021), of which equity (including the estimated net reinvestment of earnings) and intercompany lending recorded net values of EUR 3,610 million and EUR 177 million, respectively. In January - May 2022, total external debt increased by EUR 2,668 million, of which: long-term external debt at end-May 2022 ran at EUR 96,257 million (70.1 percent of total external debt), down 0.9 percent against end-2021; short-term external debt at end-May 2022 amounted to EUR 41,028 million (29.9 percent of total external debt), up 9.6 percent from end-2021. Long-term external debt service ratio ran at 14.6 percent in January - May 2022 against 16.4 percent in 2021. At end-May 2022, goods and services import cover stood at 4.2 months, as compared to 4.9 months at end-2021. At end-May 2022, the ratio of the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves to short-term external debt by remaining maturity came in at 78.1 percent, against 81.9 percent at end-2021.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte tried to calm security worries during his visit to Bucharest, saying the Alliance’s commitment to Romania remains strong, even after recent changes to the US troop presence. Standing next to president Nicuşor Dan on Wednesday, November 5, Rutte stressed that NATO fully understands Romania’s strategic importance on the eastern...
During the General Meetings of Shareholders of EVERGENT Investments held on October 29, 2025, all proposals submitted by the Board of Directors and included on the agenda were approved by a large majority. The main resolutions adopted were: the implementation of a share buyback program for up to 43,300,000 own shares, to be carried out […]
Vaunt, a Romanian real estate technology platform, is expanding into the United States after surpassing 80 clients and a transaction portfolio of nearly EUR 860 million. The expansion targets New York and Miami specifically. “Vaunt is a platform that helps real estate developers manage the sales process from the moment they receive the building permit until […]
IVF clinic Embryos, majority-owned by investment firm Integral Capital Group, has acquired the Oradea-based Calla Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center. The move is part of the development strategy of the network Embryos, which started in 2025 with the opening of a clinic in Buzău and the acquisition of Adella Clinic in Sofia, Bulgaria. The turnover […]
Romania has 56 companies included in the 17th edition of the Coface CEE Top 500 ranking, which shows how the largest companies in the region are navigating the current business landscape. The country climbed two positions from last year but remains underrepresented. The companies are ranked by turnover, analyzing additional indicators such as workforce size, business […]
Romania's Instant Factoring announced its participation in a cross-border securitization transaction valued at up to EUR 30 million. The move, the company said, "opens a new stage of growth for both Romanian fintech and the alternative financing market in Romania and Spain." The transaction involved the establishment of a securitization fund - Instant Factoring 2025-I, […]
