Intra-group loans amounted to EUR696 million, while equity stakes consolidated with estimated net loss to EUR319 million.

FDI covered 39% of the country’s current account deficit in the first six months.

Romania’s current account deficit narrowed 28.6% to EUR2.6 billion in the first six months, from a gap of EUR3.6 billion in the year-earlier period, due to lower trade deficit and higher transfer surplus.