Economic Confidence Rises in March, but CFA Analysts Caution about Main Risk for Romania Economy: Possible Downgrade to Junk

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The Macroeconomic Confidence Index of CFA Romania Association in March rose by 7.3 points to 43.9 points, exclusively on the increase of the anticipations component of the index, while the current conditions component was relatively unchanged.
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