Romanian managers estimate, for the period April - June 2025, a moderate increase in economic activity in manufacturing, retail trade and services, as well as an increase in prices in all areas of the economy, according to data published on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).In the April 2025 conjoint analysis, managers in the manufacturing industry forecast a moderate increase in the volume of production for the next three months (balance of opinion +12%). As for the number of employees, relative stability is estimated, the balance of opinion being -5%. Industrial product prices are forecast to increase over the next three months (balance of opinion +23%).According to the April 2025 estimates, the construction activity will record an increase in the volume of production for the next three months (balance of opinion +26%). Managers estimate a moderate increase in the number of employees (balance of opinion +9%). As for the prices of construction works, they are expected to increase (balance of opinion +36%).In the retail trade sector, managers have estimated a moderate upward trend in economic activity for the next three months (balance of opinion +13%). The volume of orders placed by commercial units with suppliers of goods will increase (balance of opinion +20%). Employers forecast a moderate increase in the number of employees for the next three months (balance of opinion +8%). Managers of commercial companies estimate an increase in retail prices (balance of opinion +36%).According to the April 2025 estimates, the demand for services (turnover) will grow moderately over the next three months (balance of opinion +8%). Managers in the services sector expect the number of employees to remain relatively stable (balance of opinion +1%). According to the managers' opinion, the selling or invoicing prices of services will be on a rising trend (balance of opinion +18%).INS states that the balance of opinion indicates the perception of business managers on the dynamics of a phenomenon that should not be confused with the growth or decline rate of any statistical indicator produced by INS. The percentage of the balance of opinion is obtained as the difference between the percentage of managers who chose the positive variant of the phenomenon and the percentage of those who indicated the negative variant.
Cris-Tim Family Holding (BVB: CFH), the market leader in cold cuts and ready meals in Romania, reported revenues of RON 853.1 million (EUR 170 million) for the first nine months of 2025, a 3% y/y increase, supported by 5% growth in the Cold Cuts segment and a strong 21% advance in ready meals. Profitability improved […]
Romania’s Fiscal Council expressed cautious optimism that the fiscal measures adopted in the second half of 2025 could reduce the budget deficit to around 6.5% of GDP in 2026, according to its assessment of the second budget revision approved by the government. The Council stated that such an outcome would represent a significant improvement from […]
Romania’s public debt increased by another RON 14 billion (EUR 2.8 billion) in August after the RON 30 billion leap in July, to reach RON 1.084 trillion (EUR 213.8 billion) at the end of the month, according to data published by the Finance Ministry. After the Treasury raised nearly EUR 5 billion with FX bonds […]
The Conservation Carpathia Foundation has been awarded the Order of Merit of Germany for its long-term conservation work in Romania’s Făgăraș Mountains. Its executive directors, Barbara and Christoph Promberger, received the distinction from president Frank-Walter Steinmeier during an official ceremony held on December 1 at Schloss Bellevue in Berlin. The ceremony honored 20 individuals whose […]
Romania has chosen its first team to compete in the prestigious Bocuse d’Or Europe culinary competition, marking the country’s official entry into the global Bocuse d’Or circuit. Chef Vasilică Bejenaru, together with coach Liviu Preda and commis Andrei Fabian Lupoi, won the inaugural National Selection held last week in Brașov. The team will represent Romania […]
President Nicușor Dan used his National Day speech on Monday, December 1, to offer a blunt view of Romania, which he said is still “a corrupt country,” but noting that the situation has improved over the past 20 years. Speaking at the Cotroceni...
