The Macroeconomic Confidence Indicator of CFA Romania Association went up by 0.4 points in November, to 33.7 points. “This situation was due, on one hand by the increase by 2.2 points of the current condition aspect, and on the other hand, the drop by 0.5 points of the anticipation aspect. The anticipated inflation rate for 12 months went up to an average value of 10.68%. “Inflation anticipations returned to the growing trend, showing a two figure inflation for 2023. The drop of the purchase power due to inflation will influence consumption next year. In these conditions, 2023 economic growth anticipations dropped to a value of 1.3%”, says Adrian Codirlasu, CFA – vicepresident of the CFA Romania Association. As for the euro/leu exchange rate, over 90% of participants anticipate a depreciation of the leu in the nexy 12 months (compared to the present value). Thus, the average anticipation value for 6 months is 5.0279 lei for 1 euro, while for 12 months the average value is 5.1021 lei for one euro. The state budget deficit anticipated for 2022: the average anticipation value dropped to 6.6% and for 2023the estimated value is 6.2%. For 2023 the anticipate GDP increase is 1.3%. The public debt in GDP grows to 56% in the next 12 months.
BeeFast, the Romanian tech startup specializing in instant delivery management solutions, announces securing a USD 450,000 investment. The funds will be used to accelerate BeeFast's international expansion and further develop its SaaS (software as a service) platform, which is revolutionizing the way companies manage their ultra-fast delivery fleets. Amid a consistent and organic increase in […]
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The Romanian national postal company Posta Romana will close all its post offices "in the coming years" and rent them out, announced the company's general manager, Valentin Ștefan, quoted by Economica.net. The only reason for not closing the offices...
The Romanian Parliament, by the vote of the Chamber of Deputies, adopted an amendment to the Fiscal Code to exempt from taxation, until July 31, 2025, the earnings derived by natural persons from investments in cryptocurrencies, according to Profit.ro. The timing is important since cryptocurrency...
Transfond, which operates the interbank payments automated clearing house, and the Romanian Association of Banks have officially launched the domestic payment system RoPay, which allows transfers from account to account without the intermediation of card operators such as Visa or Mastercard. "RoPay differentiates itself from other payment solutions through speed, lower costs, and 24/7 availability," […]
