Over 47% of the analysts anticipate a better evolution of the Romanian economy in the next six months, while almost 16% estimate it would worsen, according to a survey by German research group ZEW and Austrian group Erste.

Economic Sentiment Indicator for the CEE region decreased by 7.7 points and crossed the 0.0 mark reaching a level of minus 0.1 points.

The experts’ assessment of the current economic situation for Romania fell by 8.2 points in October, to 21 points, with most of the respondents considering it as “acceptable”.

In the survey, CEE region includes Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey.