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EC Country Report: Romania Made No Progress to Improve Public Pension System
Romania has made no progress on the fiscal framework and the public pension system, skills, minimum inclusion income, predictability of decision-making and the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises, the European Commission noted in its 2020 country r...
European Commission Proposes Reform of EU VAT System
The European Commission on Wednesday launched plans to reboot the European Union's 25-year-old value-added tax system, aiming to improve and modernize the system for governments and business...
Analysts Urge Caution Despite Romania's Highest GDP Growth In Europe In 1Q/2014
Romania’s economic performance in the first quarter may have been a pleasant surprise, with the gross domestic product growing at the fastest rate in Europe, up 3.8% from the year-earlier pe...
Balcerowicz About Governments: Politicians Should Not Be Left To Themselves
Leszek Balcerowicz, former Finance minister of Poland and head of the country’s central bank, speaks about the countries’ need to reform in an interview with Mediafax, lobbying for a constan...
IMF: Romanian Authorities Must Resist Pressure For Populist Measures
Pressure to adopt populist measures is on the rise in Romania after the country exited excessive deficit procedures in June and authorities must resist them to avoid reversing earlier diffic...
Analysts Skeptical About Romania’s Third IMF Agreement
Analysts are skeptical there will be significant progress in terms of structural reforms. “Romania will continue to promise to do things the IMF way and do whatever it wants.”
What The Romanian Government Has Committed To In The Future Agreement With The IMF
The major listings scheduled for this year, Nuclearelectrica and Romgaz, have been postponed until the autumn of next year. On the other hand, the healthcare reform package will be ready by...
EC: Constitutional Reform Must Respect Rule Of Law, Separation Of Powers
The European Commission noted in its latest report on Romania’ progress in the justice sector the process of constitutional reform must respect the rule of law, the separations of power and...
IMF Arrangement At A Turning Point: Reforms Are Stalling, Economy Has Yet To Rebound
The precautionary arrangement that Romania sealed with the International Monetary Fund in the spring of 2011 and which was supposed to end in April 2013 has reached a turning point: Romania...