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, currently on holiday with his family in the Romanian mountains, appealed to Romanians to spend their holidays in the country. In a video posted on social media, he said that the most beautiful places he visited are those in Romania. “The most beautiful places I have visited with my family are those here, […]
Romania saw an increase in newly established companies that far exceeded the EU average in the second quarter of 2025, according to data published on Monday, August 18, by Eurostat. According to these data, from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2025, the largest increases in the establishment of new companies...
A new interactive map is bringing Romania’s street art scene into focus, documenting murals and urban art interventions across major cities and smaller towns. The Romanian Street Art Map highlights works from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Timișoara, Sibiu, Constanța, Brașov, Craiova, Ploiești, Bacău, Reșița, and even seaside destinations such as Vama Veche, offering both locals and […]
Bucharest will see extensive traffic restrictions on August 31 as the capital hosts the fourth edition of L’Étape Romania by Tour de France. Several major boulevards and central streets will be closed between 07:00 and 14:00 to allow more than 2,500 cyclists to take part in the event, the organizers said. The closures will affect […]
BT Arena, in Romania’s Cluj-Napoca, is set to host a disco and eurodance blast from the past with internationally famous bands during the DISCOTECA ‘80-’90 event in September. Vengaboys, Blue, Mr. President, 2 Unlimited, Bonnie Tyler, Boney M with Liz Mitchell & Band, Samantha Fox, Sabrina, and others will take the stage during the third […]
Districts 2, 3, and 4 in Bucharest are without hot water as of the time of writing due to a major breakdown that occurred on Sunday, August 17, on a main pipeline of the city's public heating system. The pipeline is located in central Bucharest, at the intersection of Mihai Bravu Road with Splaiul Unirii, under […]
