Macroeconomics
IMF Warns of Rising Macroeconomic Imbalances in Romania
Consumption-led growth has remained strong in Romania, raising people’s incomes toward those in advanced Europe, but macroeconomic imbalances have also deepened and fiscal and current accoun...
Net Investment in Romania Grows 5.7% YoY in 1Q/2019
Net investments in the Romanian economy grew 5.7% in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the first quarter of 2018, to RON17.3 billion, data from the country's statistics board showed F...
Romania Average Net Salary Grows 1.3% on Month in April
The net average salary in Romania grew 1.3% in nominal terms April compared with March, to 3,115 lei (around EUR660), data from the country's statistics board showed Friday.
Eurostat: Romania Posts Second Largest GDP Growth In EU In 1Q/2019
Romania reported the second largest annual economic growth in the European Union in the first quarter of 2019, of 5.1%, data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, show...
Consumption Drives Romania's GDP Growth to 5% in 1Q/2019
Romania's gross domestic product grew 5% in the first quarter compared with the same period of 2018, driven mainly by consumption, a second reading by the country's statistics board showed T...
BT Analyst: Private Consumption, Main Component Of GDP, To Grow 5.3% In 2019, Moderate To 5% In 2020-2021
Private consumption, the main component of the gross domestic product (GDP), will grow 5.3% in 2019, a rate close to last year’s, but it will moderate to 5% in 2020 and 2021, respectively, a...
BT Analyst: Romania Annual Unemployment Rate Expected To Grow From 4.1% In 2019 To 4.4% In 2020
Romania’s annual unemployment rate is expected to grow by an average rate of 4.4% in 2020 and of 4.7% in 2021, according to estimates by Andrei Radulescu, macroeconomic analysis director wit...
Isarescu Says Managing Macroeconomic Balances Is Main Risk to Romania's Financial Stability
The deterioration of macroeconomic balances is the main risk identified by the central bank it its latest report on Romania's financial stability, released Wednesday.
Romania Unemployment Rate Grows to 4% in April
Romania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate grew to 4% in April from 3.9% in March, data from the country's statistics board showed Tuesday.