Macroeconomics
Statistical Office: Romania's Energy Output Down 10% YoY In January-May 2025
Romania's energy output decreased by an annual 10% in January-May 2025, with the biggest decline, of nearly 30%, being recorded by hydro power generation, as per data released by the country...
Statistical Office: Romania's Industrial Production Down 5.3% YoY In January-April 2025
Romania's industrial production decreased by 2.8% in January-May 2025 in unadjusted data compared with the same period of 2024 and was down 1.3% when adjusted for the number of working days...
Central Bank: Romania’s Current Account Deficit Skyrockets To EUR12.6B YoY In January-May 2025
Romania's current account deficit surged to EUR12.6 billion in January-May 2025, compared with the EUR8.6 billion level in the same period of 2024, central bank data showed on Monday (July 1...
Statistics Office: Romania Annual Inflation Rate Climbs To 5.7% in June 2025
Romania’s annual inflation rate went up to 5.7% in June, after having climbed to 5.5% in May, the highest level of the past year and a half.
Statistical Office: Romania’s Trade Deficit Widens 16.4% YoY To EUR14B In January-May 2025
Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR14 billion in January-May 2025, higher by 16.4% than the level recorded in the same interval of 2024, data from the country's statistical offic...
Moody’s: Romania Govt Deficit Reduction Package, A “Major Step” Toward Restoring Fiscal Balance
International rating agency Moody’s considers the fiscal-budgetary measures recently adopted by the Romanian government as an “important step” toward restoring budgetary balance, specifying...
Statistics Board Reconfirms Romania’s 0.3% GDP Growth in Q1/2025 Vs Q1/2024
Romania’s Statistics Board INS reconfirmed the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 0.3% in unadjusted data and of 0.6% in seasonally adjusted data, against the same quarter of 2...
Erste Group: Fiscal Consolidation In Romania Strong Enough To Avoid Loss Of Investment Grade
The analysts of the Erste Group, which owns BCR in Romania, say in a report that international investors are currently paying close attention to Romania, where the fiscal consolidation packa...
Romania’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rate Unchanged At 6.5% A Year
Romania's central bank has decided in its Board meeting on Tuesday (July 8, 2025) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year.