4 aug 2015

By Andrea Schaechter, IMF mission chief for Romania, and Guillermo Tolosa, IMF resident representative for Bulgaria and Romania. more

4 aug 2015

The Romanian central bank Tuesday kept its main monetary policy lending rate unchanged at 1.75% per year in a widely expected move, as policymakers still expect the final version of the fiscal more

4 aug 2015

Romania’s industrial producer price index went up 0.3% in June, after a 0.2% decline in the previous month, the country’s statistics institute INS said Tuesday. more

4 aug 2015

Domestic consumption remained one of the major drivers of Romania’s economy in the first half of 2015, with retail sales growing almost 5% compared with the similar period of last year, official more

3 aug 2015

Romania’s Finance Ministry on Monday raised a planned 200 million lei (EUR45.5 million) in a reopening of a ten-year bond due April 2023, at an average yield of 3.75%. more

3 aug 2015

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell by 959 million euros in July, as the country repaid a euro-denominated bond issue, central bank data showed Monday. more

3 aug 2015

Arrivals at Romanian tourism accommodation establishments rose 14.5% in the first six months from the year-earlier period, while overnight staying increased 14.3% compared with January-June 2014, data more

31 iul 2015

Romania's unemployment rate fell slightly to 7% in June, from 7.1% in the previous month, seasonally adjusted data from the statistics institute INS showed Friday. more

30 iul 2015

The Bucharest stock market closed higher Thursday, amid traded value worth RON41.5 million (EUR9.41 million), while investors focused on Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), and more

29 iul 2015

Romanian housing permits went up 3.1% to 18,299 units in the first six months of the year, the country’s statistics institute INS said Wednesday. more

28 iul 2015

Irish group Origin Enterprises will buy Romanian–based providers of agronomy services Redoxim, for EUR35 million, and Comfert, for EUR19.4 million, the company said in a statement Tuesday. more

28 iul 2015

Romanian state-owned railway freight carrier CFR Marfa won the bid to transport coal to one of its biggest clients, energy producer CE Oltenia, so that it will continue to transport approximately 18 more

28 iul 2015

Romanian managers expect the activity in all economic sectors will grow over the July-September period compared with the previous three months, the statistics institute INS said in a survey released more

27 iul 2015

Romania’s Finance Ministry Monday sold a planned 300 million lei (EUR68 million) in 6-month treasury bills, at an annual average yield of 1.21%. more

27 iul 2015

The net profit of Romanian lender Libra Internet Bank rose 40% on the year in the first half of 2015, to a record RON11.8 million, the lender said Monday. more

14 iul 2015

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose to 1.29 billion euros in January to May, from EUR1.09 billion in the same period of 2014, data from the central bank showed Tuesday. more

14 iul 2015

Romania's current account balance posted deficit of 312 million euros after the first five months, compared with EUR424 million in the same period of 2014, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

10 iul 2015

The Romanian make-up market is estimated at 400 million lei (around EUR90 million), accounting for 12%-13% of the cosmetics and personal care market, according to ZF forecasts based on market data. more

10 iul 2015

Romania’s industrial production inched down in May against the previous month, but still was higher than in the same period of 2014, the country’s statistics institute INS said Friday. more

10 iul 2015

Romanian electricity output rose 3.1% on the year to 26.97 billion kilowatt-hours in the first five months of 2015, fueled by higher production in the hydropower sector, official data showed Friday. more

10 iul 2015

Romania’s imports grew more quickly than exports in the first five months of the year and the country’s trade deficit widened to 2.57 billion euros, the statistics office said Friday. more

10 iul 2015

Romanian consumer prices fell by almost 3% in June from a month earlier and the annual inflation turned negative, mainly due to lower food prices after a cut in the value added tax rate, official data more

7 iul 2015

Romanian industrial sales rose 1.5% in May compared with the previous month, after a 7.2% decline in April, data released by the statistics institute INS showed Tuesday. more

7 iul 2015

Romania’s industrial sector received less orders in May compared with the previous month, after a 5.7% decline in April, data released by the country’s statistics institute INS showed Tuesday. more

7 iul 2015

The average salary in Romania fell 2.7% in May to 1,806 lei (around 400 euros) from RON1,857 in the previous month, data from the statistics office showed Tuesday. more