ING Bank Cuts Its Growth Forecast For Romania's Economy In 2025 To 0.3%, Sees Inflation Peaking At 8% In September-October

07.17.2025
ING Bank has lowered its economic growth forecast for Romania in 2025 to 0.3% from its previous estimate of 0.8% and sees an “inflation hump” forming over the next 6-9 months, with inflation above 8% between September and October 2025 and marginally below that in December.
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Central Bank: Romania’s Current Account Deficit Skyrockets To EUR12.6B YoY In January-May 2025
07.14.2025
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,... more
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Competition Council Analyzing Sale Of Regina Maria To Mehiläinen Group
07.14.2025
The deal between the private healthcare network Regina Maria and Finland’s Mehiläinen Group is being analyzed by the Competition Council, the... more
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Betty Ice Seeks To Boost Ice Cream Production At Its Suceava Plant To Over 20 Million Liters A Year
07.14.2025
Betty Ice, one of the largest ice cream producers in Romania, aims to boost annual production at its Suceava plant to more than 20 million liters... more
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Three-Month ROBOR Flat At 6.75% On July 14
07.14.2025
The three-month ROBOR index, the interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate variable interests for loans in lei taken out before May... more
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Operator Of Kenvelo, Lee Cooper And Timeout Stores Montecristo Retail RO SRL Goes Insolvent
07.14.2025
Montecristo Retail RO SRL, which operates the Kenvelo, Lee Cooper and Timeout store chain in Romania, has gone insolvent, as decided by the Ilfov... more
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INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund Raises Over EUR150M To Complete Acquisition Of Pehart Grup And Further Development
07.14.2025
INVI Baltic Sea Growth Fund, the main private equity fund in the Baltic countries, has completed investment in Pehart Grup, one of the leading... more
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Number Of Hotels In Romania Affiliated To International Brands Triples In Two Decades, Following EUR1B Investments By Entrepreneurs
07.14.2025
In the last two decades, the number of hotels in Romania affiliated to an international brand has tripled to 76, following EUR1 billion investments... more
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Electric Motor Plant Nidec In Oradea Revenue Shrinks 24.4% To RON168.7M In 2024
07.14.2025
Nidec electric motor and drive and control equipment factory in Oradea, owned by the Japan’s Nidec Group, posted RON168.7 million (EUR33.9... more
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Electronic Component Maker Plexus Oradea Revenue Rises 28.5% To Over RON1.9B In 2024
07.14.2025
Electronic components manufacturer Plexus Services Ro, the local subsidiary of US group Plexus, posted RON1.907 billion (EUR383.4 million) revenue... more
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Cold Cuts Producer Meda Pro 98 Ends 2024 With 9.6% Growth In Revenue To RON317.6M
07.14.2025
Cold cuts factory Meda Prod 98, one of the biggest actors on the market, controlled by Luchi Georgescu, ended 2024 with RON317.6 million revenue,... more
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Maspex Romania Aims For 7% Growth In Revenue In 2025
07.14.2025
Maspex Romania, one of the largest players on the beverage market, as well as an important player in the snacks and food segment, has budgeted a 7%... more
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Three-Month ROBOR Ends July 7-11 Week at 6.75%
07.11.2025
Romania’s three-month ROBOR index, the interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate variable interests for loans in lei taken out... more
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Agroland Feed Production Rises 50%, Egg Output Up 17% in Q2/2025
07.11.2025
Romanian entrepreneurial group Agroland, present on the agribusiness, retail, food production and animal nutrition market, reported its two feed... more
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Credit Europe Bank Officially Becomes Nexent Bank
07.11.2025
Credit Europe Bank continues its evolution under a new name, Nexent Bank, starting July 11. The transition reflects a clear direction toward the... more
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Statistics Office: Romania Annual Inflation Rate Climbs To 5.7% in June 2025
07.11.2025
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. more
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Finqware Turns Profitable, Eyes Foreign Expansion
07.11.2025
Finqware, a Romanian fintech specializing in the treasury management automation, has become a profitable company, with a positive cashflow, and is... more
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GFR Registers RON1B Turnover in 2025, Eyes RON997.4M in 2025
07.11.2025
Grup Feroviar Roman, the most important company part of Grampet group, leader of the rail freight transport market, ended 2024 with RON1 billion... more
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Romanian Tennis Equipment Brand Electryphy Wants to Expand Abroad
07.11.2025
Electryphy, a local tennis equipment brand, was set up by Cristi Dragnea and Monica Nitescu in the wake of a EUR100,000 investment. The brand was... more
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Blue Air Goes Bankrupt, All Assets To Be Sold
07.10.2025
Low-cost airline Blue Air has gone bankrupt, as neither its management nor its majority shareholder, the Romanian government, managed to attract an... more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON1.7B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On July 10
07.10.2025
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.7 billion from banks on Thursday (July 10), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average... more

Romania’s economic growth is forecast to pick up gradually to 3.1% in 2025 and 3.6% in 2026, while its public finances will continue
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Romania ended 2024 with a current account deficit of EUR29.3 billion, higher by nearly EUR7.8 billion than in 2023, central bank data
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Economic growth expectations for 2025 stand at the average value of 1.5%, reveals the latest survey conducted by CFA Romania
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Romania economy recovery is slower than expected and political turmoil is denting investors’ and consumers’ confidence, says the
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Romania’s economy enters 2025 with positive long-term prospects, but with significant challenges in the year ahead, Colliers
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Managers of Pillar II mandatory private pension funds and Pillar III voluntary private pension ones will be able to invest up to 10% of
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Romanian investors last year spent EUR577 million on acquisitions in the region, three times more than in 2023, in line with data from
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Romania’s land market remained stable in 2024, with the volume of transactions nearing EUR450 million, similar to the level recorded
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Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting Savings
Romania could increase its gross domestic product (GDP) by 10% until 2050, generating an additional contribution of EUR575 billion by boosting savings and redirecting them towards lucrative investments, according to a survey conducted by McKinsey&Company in spring 2022.