Macroeconomics
Net Investment in Romania Grows 12.1% YoY in 1H/2019
Net investments in the Romanian economy grew 12.1% in the first half of 2019, compared with the first half of 2018, to RON39.685 billion, data from the country's statistics board showed Mond...
Romania's Trade Deficit Widens to EUR9.48B in January-July
Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR9.48 billion in the first seven months of 2019, EUR1.892 billion higher compared with the same period in 2018, data from the country's statisti...
Romania Posts Second Highest GDP growth in EU in 2Q
Romania posted the second highest economic growth in the European Union in the second quarter, both in quarterly and annual terms, after Hungary, Eurostat data showed.
Romania’s GDP Grows 4.7% YoY In 1H/2019
Romania's gross domestic product increased by an annual 4.7% in the first half of 2019, in unadjusted terms, and by 4.8% in seasonally adjusted terms, provisional (1) estimates from the coun...
BT Analyst: Consumption To Accelerate To 6.3% In 2019; Moderate To 5% In 2020
Banca Transilvania analysts expect the consumption growth rate to accelerate to 6.3% in 2019, from 5.2% in 2018, due to a lax and unsustainable mix of economic policies.
Fitch: Romanian Politics Could Complicate Economic Policy; Deficit Seen at 3.4% of GDP
The break-up of Romania's governing coalition increases political uncertainty ahead of a busy electoral calendar and amid a backdrop of rising macroeconomic imbalances, Fitch Ratings said in...
Romania Unemployment Rate At 3.9% In July
Romania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9% in July 2019, higher by 0.1 percentage points from 3.8% in June, data from the country's statistics board showed Friday.
Romania Posts Budget Deficit of 1.76% of GDP in January-July
Romania's general consolidated budget posted a deficit of RON18.14 billion, or 1.76% of gross domestic product , in January-July, down from 1.94% of GDP in the first half of the year, financ...
Financial Analysts See Leu Falling To 4.83 Units Vs Euro In Next 12 Months, Inflation At 3.91%
Most financial analysts expect the Romanian leu to depreciate to an average 4.8358 lei to the euro over the next 12 months, while inflation is seen averaging 3.91% over the same horizon.