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).
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
