Statistics Office: Romania Economy Grows 0.3% in H1/2025 Vs H1/2024

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Romania in the first half of 2025 registered economic growth of just 0.3%, as, after a very weak first quarter, with a GDP advance of only 0.3%, growth stalled at 0.3% in the second quarter as well, flash estimates from the country's statistics board INS showed on Thursday, August 14.
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