Romania's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.9% in Q2 2023, compared to the first three months, and it increased by 1.7% in H1 as unadjusted series and by 2.8% as seasonally adjusted series compared to the same period in 2022, according to provisional data released Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Compared to the same quarter of 2022, GDP grew by 1.1% as unadjusted series in Q2 2023 and by 2.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis."The seasonally adjusted series of quarterly Gross Domestic Product did not change significantly, as a result of the revision of the estimates for the second quarter of 2023, compared to the "signal" version published in the press release no. 202 of August 16 2023," the INS states.Gross Domestic Product - seasonally adjusted data - estimated for Q@ 2023 stood at 39.5152 billion RON current prices, up - in real terms - by 0.9% compared to Q1 2023 and by 2.7% compared to Q2 2022, although in nominal terms there was a slight decrease compared to the previous quarter.In terms of GDP use, the increase was mainly due to: household final consumption expenditure, whose volume increased by 3.9%, contributing +2.5% to GDP growth, and gross fixed capital formation, the volume of which increased by 11.2%, contributing +2.5% to GDP growth.Net exports also made a positive contribution to GDP growth (+1.0%), as a result of a 0.3% increase in the volume of exports of goods and services combined with a 1.7% decrease in the volume of imports of goods and services.
The Romanian interim president Ilie Bolojan will attend the funeral of Pope Francis, the Presidential Administration announced on Tuesday, April 22, as reported by local news agency Agerpres. According to the official announcement, the cardinals set the funeral mass for Saturday at 10 AM in St....
Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, has been named the 2025 laureate of the Timișoara Award for European Values, an honor established by the Municipality of Timișoara, western Romania. She will receive the award during a gala ceremony on May 22. The jury, composed of prominent Romanian professionals from various fields, recognized Metsola for […]
Romania’s interim president, Ilie Bolojan, delivered a message on Tuesday, April 22, to mark World Earth Day, emphasizing the importance of environmental care for both current and future generations. He stressed that a clean environment is essential for quality of life, public health, and the sustainable...
The leader of the Romanian reformist party USR, Elena Lasconi, a presidential candidate for the May 4 ballot with ambiguous support from her own colleagues, announced imminent thorough reforming of her party, apparently involving the replacement of the top leadership that withdrew her support recently. However, the odds for her to conduct the reforms are […]
Hungarian company Alpin Szig es Szerkezet Epitoipari, through its wholly-owned Romanian subsidiary Mineral Insulation, announced that a mineral wool factory with an annual capacity of 30,000 tons will be built in Miercurea-Ciuc, central Romania, upon a project involving EUR 20 million investments, announced the mayor of the town, Korodi Attila, and Orban Zoltan, on the side […]
The Municipality of Bucharest (PMB) completed the issuance and placement of bonds with a total nominal value of RON 555.1 million (EUR 111 million), PMB announced in a note to investors at the Bucharest Stock Exchange, where the bonds will be listed. The issue was heavily oversubscribed, with banks placing orders for 190% of the […]
