6 feb 2015

Romanian industrial new orders rose 5.8% in 2014 compared with the previous year, supported by increases in all sectors, the country’s statistics institute INS said Friday. more

5 feb 2015

The manufacturing activity stumbled in the US, while the Swiss industry will soon feel the effects of the franc's strength, Euler Hermes noted in this week's Export Risk Outlook report. more

5 feb 2015

Romania’s Finance Ministry Thursday raised a planned 600 million lei (EUR136 million) in a reopening of a five-year bond due June 2019, while the average yield fell to 1.99%, a new record low for more

4 feb 2015

Romania’s central bank has lowered again its year-end projection of the inflation rate to 2.1% in 2015, from 2.2% seen previously, governor Mugur Isarescu told a news briefing Wednesday. more

4 feb 2015

Romania’s central bank on Wednesday lowered its main monetary policy rate by 25 basis points to a new record low of 2.25%, in a largely expected move as the bank sees the inflation staying well more

3 feb 2015

Arrivals at Romanian tourism accommodation establishments rose 6.6% in 2014 compared with the previous year, while overnight staying increased 4.8% on the year, data from the statistics institute INS more

3 feb 2015

Romania’s industrial producer price index fell 1.1% in December, after a 0.1% decline in the previous month, the country’s statistics institute INS said Tuesday. more

3 feb 2015

Domestic consumption in Romania confirmed its recovery last year, supporting the economic growth while investments were on a downward path, and sales in the retail sector were higher compared with more

2 feb 2015

Cigarette makers are among Romania’s largest exporters and have nearly doubled both exports and production capacities over the last five years, exporting 50% to 80% of production. more

2 feb 2015

Romania’s Finance Ministry Monday sold a planned 600 million lei (EUR136 million) in state paper in a reopening of its 15-year bond due July 2027, at an average yield of 2.94%, lower than at the more

2 feb 2015

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell by 1.62 billion euros to EUR30.59 billion in January, due to payments made for loans taken from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, central more

2 feb 2015

Retailer Carrefour Romania has paid dividends totaling RON300 million (around EUR68 million), accounting for part of its profit for the period 2006-2010. more

2 feb 2015

Irish cement maker CRH will buy most of the cement assets that French group Lafarge and Swiss construction materials maker Holcim must sell ahead of their planned merger, including the Romanian more

30 ian 2015

Romania’s central bank agrees with burden–sharing solutions for persons who have loans in Swiss francs and banks, but reasonable and balanced solutions, applied individually, as each case is more

30 ian 2015

Romania’s Finance Ministry plans to raise almost 5 million lei (EUR1.13 billion) at debt auctions in February, the highest monthly plan in four years. more

30 ian 2015

Discussions about the conversion of Swiss franc loans at lower exchange rates could hurt Romania’s chances to get reduced costs at its next Eurobond issue, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu told more

30 ian 2015

Romania's unemployment rate was down to 6.4% in December, from 6.5% in the previous month, seasonally adjusted data from the statistics institute INS showed Friday. more

29 ian 2015

The conflict in eastern Ukraine has no end in sight and it is really hurting the economies of both Ukraine and Russia, Euler Hermes noted in this week's Export Risk Outlook report. more

29 ian 2015

US company Kimball Electronics, provider of electronics for the medical, automotive, and industrial sectors, will open a unit in western Romanian city of Timisoara, its second in Europe besides the more

29 ian 2015

Romania’s auto market grew in 2014 after six years of steep declines, witnessing a 21.5% increase in sales of cars and commercial vehicles, to 100,330 units, but figures are still far from the more

28 ian 2015

Romanians grew more concerned about job security, debts and the economy in the last three months of 2014, compared with the previous quarters, according to a survey from market researcher Nielsen. more

28 ian 2015

Romanian managers predict activity in the retail sector will moderately fall over the January-March period compared with the previous three months, with a significant decline expected in more

28 ian 2015

Romanian authorities issued 37,672 housing permits in 2014, 0.3% fewer than in the previous year, the country’s statistics institute INS said Wednesday. more

27 ian 2015

The Romanian leu rose versus the Swiss franc by midday Tuesday and the central bank’s reference gained 1.3% to 4.4269 units, for the second consecutive day after a record low registered Friday. more

27 ian 2015

The year 2014 was the best since the start of the economic crisis as regards Romanians’ confidence in the economic and financial perspectives, income was stable and fewer people said their more