At end-June 2024, broad money (M3) amounted to RON 684,822.8 million, down 0.7 percent (-1.0 percent în real terms) month on month. In year-on-year comparison, broad money rose by 9.7 percent (4.5 percent in real terms). At end-June 2024 loans to non-government sector granted by credit institutions increased 1.8 percent (1.6 percent in real terms) from May 2024 to RON 400,694.9 million. RON-denominated loans, representing 69.1 percent of total volume of loans to non-government sector, grew by 2.3 percent, whilst foreign currency-denominated loans, holding 30.9 percent of total loans to non-government sector, rose by 0.8 percent when expressed in RON (similar evolution when expressed in EUR). In year-on-year comparison, loans to non-government sector advanced 6.7 percent (1.7 percent in real terms), on the back of the 8.7 percent increase in RON-denominated loans (3.5 percent in real terms) and the 2.7 percent rise in foreign currency-denominated loans expressed in RON (2.4 percent when expressed in EUR). At end-June 2024,Credit to general government granted by credit institutions decreased by 1.3 percent from May 2024, to RON 211,569.5 million. In year-on-year comparison, this indicator grew by 17.6 percent (12.0 percent in real terms). Deposits of non-government resident customers went down 1.2 percent month on month to RON 585,381.6 million, while the annual growth rate was 9.8 percent (4.6 percent in real terms). RON-denominated deposits of residents, representing 70.4 percent of deposits of non government customers, declined by 1.6 percent to RON 411,946.6 million month on month. In year-on-year comparison, they advanced 13.8 percent (8.5 percent in real terms). RON-denominated household deposits increased by 1.0 percent to RON 233,394.9 million month on month and by 20.2 percent (14.5 percent in real terms) year on year RON-denominated deposits of other sectors (non-financial corporations and non-monetary financial institutions) decreased by 4.8 percent (to RON 178,551.7 million) month on month and rose by 6.5 percent (1.4 percent in real terms) year on year. Foreign currency-denominated deposits of residents, representing 29.6 percent of the total volume of deposits of non-government customers, declined by 0.2 percent against May 2024 to RON 173,435.0 million when expressed in domestic currency (similar evolution when expressed in EUR). Compared to June 2023, this indicator grew by 1.2 percent when expressed in RON (0.9 percent when expressed in EUR). Foreign currency-denominated deposits of households advanced by 0.02 percent from May 2024 to RON 120,374.5 million when expressed in RON (when expressed in EUR, these deposits increased by 0.01 percent to EUR 24,185.7 million). In year-on-year comparison, the indicator decreased by 0.1 percent when expressed in domestic currency (-0.3 percent when expressed in EUR). Foreign currency-denominated deposits of other sectors went down 0.7 percent against May 2024 to RON 53,060.5 million when expressed in RON (similar evolution when expressed in EUR). Compared to June 2023, the indicator rose by 4.2 percent when expressed in RON (3.9 percent when expressed in EUR).
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
