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.
Low-cost airline Wizz Air announced the opening of its first dedicated aircraft maintenance center in Romania, located at Bucharest Băneasa International Airport. Developed in partnership with aerospace and defense company Romaero, the facility marks a strategic move in the airline’s local and regional operations. Scheduled to begin operations in October 2025, the maintenance center will […]
Romania had the highest proportion of people in the European Union unable to afford a one-week holiday away from home in 2024, with 58.6% of the population affected, according to data published by Eurostat on July 15. The figure places Romania at the top of the EU ranking, ahead of Greece (46%) and Bulgaria (41.4%), […]
The no-confidence motion filed by the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) against the government of prime minister Ilie Bolojan failed on July 14 during the joint session of the Parliament. The outcome was broadly expected, despite the Social Democrats' vocal discontent with what they claim to be the prime minister's authoritarian decision […]
Two of Romania's ruling coalition leaders have signaled that the country will eventually adopt a progressive taxation system, though both parties agree that the current economic and social conditions are not yet suitable for such a shift. The Liberal Party (PNL) and the reformist USR party have previously argued against progressive taxation. Deputy prime minister […]
The Romanian Ministry of Finance raised RON 1.66 bln ( EUR 330 million) from the population in the July edition of its Fidelis government bond programme, maintaining the same level as the June issue and significantly exceeding the RON 1.18 billion subscribed in May. Despite the consistent demand, July’s subscription remained below the record set […]
Romania’s current account (CA) deficit surged by 43% y/y to EUR 33.6 billion in 12 months to May 2025, driven by each of its main components but particularly by the 17% y/y wider trade deficit in goods, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). Romania’s CA gap thus hit 9.5% of […]
