The current account of the balance of payments saw a deficit of 22.275 billion euros in January-September 2025, up 8.58% against the 20.515 billion euros recorded in the same interval in 2024, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) informs in a press release on Thursday.According to the same source, the balance of goods saw a deficit higher by 843 million euros, the balance of services recorded a surplus higher by 758 million euros, the balance of primary income recorded a deficit higher by 1.256 billion euros, and the balance of secondary income recorded a surplus lower by 419 million euros.In the first nine months of this year, non-resident direct investments in Romania amounted to 5.647 billion euros (compared to 4.964 billion euros in the period January - September 2024), of which equity participations (including estimated reinvested profit) amounted to a net value of 4.972 billion euros, and intragroup loans recorded a net value of 675 million euros.Total external debt increased in the mentioned period by 17.773 billion euros, up to 221.283 billion euros. In structure, long-term external debt amounted to 174.027 billion euros as of September 30, 2025 (78.6% of total external debt), up 11.3% compared to December 31, 2024, and short-term external debt recorded on September 30, 2025 the level of 47.256 billion euros (21.4% of total external debt), up 0.2% compared to December 31, 2024.The long-term external debt service rate was 15.1% in the period January - September 2025, compared to 21.5% in 2024. The coverage rate of imports of goods and services as of September 30, 2025 was 6 months, compared to 5.7 months on December 31, 2024.The coverage rate of external debt on short-term, calculated at residual value, with foreign exchange reserves at the BNR on September 30, 2025 was 103.2%, compared to 103.6% on December 31, 2024.
CTP, a leading developer, owner, and operator of industrial and logistics properties in Europe, is moving forward with the construction of a new 10,800 sqm building at CTPark Oradea North, further expanding its presence in western Romania. With this addition, the company’s development pipeline in Oradea now exceeds 100,000 sqm of gross leasable area. Located […]
The Romanian Investment and Development Bank (BID) has joined the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Innovation Fund with a EUR 20 million commitment, becoming the fifth national promotional institution to back the EIF-led instrument. The fund, which backs growth-stage companies across Central and Eastern Europe, has now reached EUR 100 million in national contributions from Romania, […]
2025 will end with over 1,000 premium and luxury dwellings delivered in new residential projects from Bucharest and its surroundings, a record for the recent history of the local residential market, according to a market report issued by real estate consultant SVN Romania. The surge is driven by several medium- and large-scale developments, each featuring […]
Transgaz (BVB: TGN), the operator of the national natural gas transmission pipeline system, has increased its consolidated net profit almost fivefold in the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period in 2024, rising from RON 144.7 million (EUR 28.5 million) to RON 682 million (EUR 134.1 million), according to the report. Transgaz’s […]
The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), a species that has been extinct in the country for over 70 years, will be reintroduced in a project carried out by nature conservation non-profit Conservation Carpathia Foundation (FCC). The project, part of wider efforts to restore biodiversity in the Făgăraș Mountains, will be carried out in several stages, in […]
azitis.com, a major auction platform in Romania, announced the sale of three aircraft frames that were previously part of the fleet of now-bankrupt airline Blue Air. The engine-less aircraft were each sold for over EUR 45,000 and are set to be converted into hotels and restaurants. The aircraft sold are Boeing 737-530, Boeing B737-5L9, and […]
