16 oct 2013

The Netherlands, Austria and Germany fetched around half the total volume of foreign direct investments in the past five years, remaining in the top three every year, according to data from central more

3 oct 2013

Romania’s real GDP will return to the pre-crisis level in 2014, after six years and after borrowing EUR20 billion from international lenders. The country’s the public debt has doubled in the more

2 oct 2013

The three- and six-month ROBOR rates, the indicators of the money market used as a reference when setting prices for leu loan contracts, have plunged to all time lows of less than 4% this year. This more

24 sep 2013

Overdue debts of private companies and state-owned companies in Romania increased between 2008 and 2012, reaching around 20% of the country’s gross domestic product (nearly RON120 billion). more

19 sep 2013

Romania’s domestic and external public debt sped up during the five years since the crisis began, and has now more than doubled compared with the end of 2008, to over 250 billion lei (EUR56 more

17 sep 2013

Slowness and fear of taking decisions are among the main reasons why Romania lacks foreign investments, believes Mihai Bogza, president of the Foreign Investors Council (CIS) and chairman of more

9 sep 2013

The lack of transparency, efficiency and responsibility of the public local administrations can be a major risk for Romania’s economy and more transparency could be the way to avoid potential more

5 sep 2013

Romania’s economic growth would have been 3% in the first half of the year if investments had at least been flat. more

23 aug 2013

The Romanian leu has gained ground in 2013 against the main currencies, whereas the currencies of Latin American and Asian countries are severely affected by the withdrawal of foreign capital. more

21 aug 2013

Audit and consultancy firm KPMG is involved in a transaction to sell a portfolio of non-performing loans with a nominal value of over EUR100 million, Serban Toader, Senior Partner of KPMG Romania, more

20 aug 2013

The Romanian Finance Ministry has put aside a forex reserve of EUR6 billion, the so-called “fiscal buffer” needed to supply liquidity in case of new shortages on financial markets and if Romania more

8 aug 2013

Romania’s state budget for 2014 is built on 2.2% growth, Minister-delegate for Budget Liviu Voinea said, adding that the Government is seeking to lower social security contributions and increase more

8 aug 2013

Analysts are skeptical there will be significant progress in terms of structural reforms. “Romania will continue to promise to do things the IMF way and do whatever it wants.” more

23 iul 2013

The National Statistics Institute is set to announce the economic growth for the first half of the year in mid-August, but estimates have already appeared, suggesting GDP growth of between 1.8% and more

10 iul 2013

US giant JP Morgan revised upward its forecast for Romania’s gross domestic product to 2.6% in 2013, from 1.9% previously, which is one of the most optimistic forecasts for this year. more

28 iun 2013

Bank analysts say Romania needs a new loan with the International Monetary Fund after the Executive Board of the financial institution completed the last two reviews of Romania’s stand-by loan more

27 iun 2013

European Investment Bank (EIB) could increase its exposure to Romania by EUR1 billion to EUR1.5 billion from the current almost EUR10 billion in the next few years. more

18 iun 2013

Romania is in the spotlight after welcoming the heads of the World Bank and the EBRD and now it is getting ready for the upcoming visit of the International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine more

30 mai 2013

The Romanian Finance Ministry is preparing its first eurobond issue this year, in a hurry to take advantage of the current favorable market circumstances ahead of the conclusion of the arrangement more

27 mai 2013

Financial analysts’ confidence in the Romanian economy climbed to a 12-month high in April, due to positive expectations for the upcoming period and to an improvement in current business environment more

27 mai 2013

Romania’s public debt climbed at 252 billion lei (EUR57 billion) in March, which is higher by RON11.5 billion from December 2012, due to large amounts borrowed mainly from the domestic market. more

1 mai 2013

Most analysts expect Romania’s central bank to keep its key interest rate at 5.25% this year, given the uncertainty over the significant deflation expected in summer and amid lingering external more

24 apr 2013

Deposits of the Romanian branch of Bank of Cyprus will be transferred under the local banking law and will be guaranteed by the Romanian Guarantee Fund, Adrian Vasilescu, adviser to central bank more

19 apr 2013

The Romanian Government fails to come with an ambitious and a coherent strategy to stimulate GDP growth, planning economic growth of less than 3% per year in between 2013 and 2016, according to the more

18 apr 2013

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) now expects economic growth of 1.6% for Romania in 2013, down from a 2.5% rise predicted in the autumn of 2012. more