BNR expects a slowing down of economic activity in most economic sectors, except for agriculture, in quarters 3 and 4, according to the November Report on inflation. According to the source, economic activity especially in HoReCa and cultural-recreational activities, is evaluated as having benefited, in the first two months of quarter 3, from the relaxation of an important number of mobility restrictions, on the background of the improvement of the medical situation. Also in this context, there is a high level of the economic agents' confidence in July and August. ESI indicator calculated by DG ECFIN recorded some of the highest values since the beginning of pandemic. In exchange, unfavorable signals came from the dynamic of industrial production and the building sector, on the background of the persistence of differences in supply chains (in the context of microchip crisis and the global raw material price increase) evaluated with a more persistent character than initially anticipated. Moreover, exports are foreseen to benefit from the activity recovery of the main commercial partners in the euro zone, on the background of a better control of the health situation in those states. The institution foresees that the new trajectory includes: slowdown effects, higher than previous estimates, of economic activity in the last two quarters of the current year and the contraction impact, anticipated to persist for some time, because of energy prices. The average annual GDP increase is imprinted by that of people's household consumption, to which is added the solid contribution of the formation of fix capital. The contribution of real net exports is designed to remain negative, with higher values in 2021 (against the previous year). For the current year, the designed contribution of the variation of stocks in the average GDP dynamic is very high.
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Security officers at Romania’s Parliament stopped a woman on Friday morning, September 12, as she attempted to enter the building carrying six knives, according to media reports. The woman, a 35-year-old from Moldova, was on a supplementary guest list submitted by the nationalist AUR party for an economic forum scheduled inside the Palace of Parliament, […]
Bucharest will host the 12th edition of Asia Fest, the largest festival dedicated to Asian culture and gastronomy in Southeast Europe, from September 19 to 21 at the National Arena’s courtyard. Organizers describe the event as a “journey through Asia,” combining culture, entertainment, and sustainability initiatives. The three-day festival will showcase traditions, music, dance, and […]
The Romanian city of Alba Iulia will attempt to set a Guinness World Record on Saturday, September 13, with Masa Care Unește/The Table That Unites, a massive community gathering where more than 10,000 people will sit at a 2.7-kilometer-long table built entirely from recycled materials around the historic Alba Carolina Citadel. The event, organized by […]
Discount retailer Pepco celebrated a decade of operations in Romania on Thursday, September 11, with the opening of its 500th store nationwide. The company, which first entered the country in 2015 with stores in Bucharest, Ploiești, and Câmpina, now operates in more than 100 cities and employs nearly 4,000 people. Romania has become Pepco Group’s […]
Social Democrat (PSD) MP Mihai Weber, head of the parliamentary defense committee, came under fire after investigative platform Snoop unveiled his EUR 140,000 hybrid Mercedes AMG GLE 53 purchased this year through a small firm that operates no more than a countryside...
