In January - February 2025, the balance-of-payments current account posted a deficit of EUR 4,809 million, compared with EUR 2,600 million, 85% higher, in the first two months of 2024, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) informs in a press release on Friday.The breakdown shows that the deficit on trade in goods widened by EUR 1,502 million, the surplus on services fell by EUR 187 million, the primary income deficit increased by EUR 93 million, while the secondary income surplus decreased by EUR 427 million.In January - February 2025, total external debt rose by EUR 3,394 million to EUR 208,287 million, of which: long-term external debt at end-February 2025 ran at EUR 158,505 million (76.1 percent of total external debt), up 2.3 percent against end-2024; short-term external debt at end-February 2025 amounted to EUR 49,782 million (23.9 percent of total external debt), down 0.2 percent from end-2024.Long-term external debt service ratio stood at 10.6 percent in January - February 2025 against 19.6 percent in 2024. At end-February 2025, goods and services import cover ran at 5.9 months, as compared to 5.7 months at end-2024.At end-February 2025, the ratio of the National Bank of Romania's foreign exchange reserves to short-term external debt by remaining maturity came in at 99.5 percent, as against 99.1 percent at end-2024.
The Bucharest office market has shown early signs of recovery, driven by a visible increase in pre-lease transactions, highlighting a renewed occupier appetite for future office spaces. The current development pipeline, exceeding 215,600 sq.m, the highest level in recent years, is expected to be gradually absorbed, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has officially launched its Risk Sharing Facility in Romania extending EUR 270 million in “green financing” to Romanian banks under the InvestEU program. Through its InvestEU guarantees, the EBRD expects to mobilize new green financing for individuals and companies in Romania, ensuring much-needed energy savings and carbon […]
The Haferland Week Festival will take place this year in Romania between August 6 and 9, celebrating local Saxon culture with a series of events themed “Longing for Transylvania.” The event will take place in 10 localities: Archita, Saschiz, Homorod, Rupea, Criț, Roadeș, Meșendorf, Cloașterf, Bunești, and Viscri. According to the organizers, the theme is […]
EUROPAfest will return to Bucharest between July 3 and July 12, bringing artists from 14 countries to the Romanian capital for the festival’s 33rd edition. The organizers said this year’s event will place a stronger focus on jazz while also continuing to feature blues, pop, and classical music performances. Artists from France, Italy, Ireland, Canada, […]
CPI Property Group has secured EUR 100 million in financing for Sun Plaza, one of the largest shopping centers in Bucharest. The funds were arranged through a club-deal involving OTP Bank and ING Bank Romania. The company said the transaction was signed through its subsidiary CPI Europe AG and also marks the beginning of a […]
Aquila (BVB: AQ), a major player in the Romanian market for integrated distribution and logistics services for fast-moving consumer goods, or FMCG, has inaugurated its new logistics center in Bacău, a strategic project in which the company invested over EUR 1.2 million. The new logistics infrastructure integrated the relocated operations into a modern facility with […]
