21 ian 2016

Romania’s general consolidated budget switched from a surplus of 5.3 billion lei (EUR1.2 billion) or 0.76% of the gross domestic product in November 2015 to a deficit of about RON9 billion to RON10 more

9 sep 2015

The extended drought that announces a very bad agricultural year is making macroeconomists revise their 2015 growth forecasts downwards. more

28 aug 2015

The Ponta Government announced a record budget surplus of 1% of the gross domestic product, 7 billion lei (EUR1.6 billion) in January-July, some of which it will use for wage raises, while capital more

9 iul 2015

Romania’s European Union fund absorption rate sets at only 51% in June, six months before the end of the reference period 2007 – 2013. This is the lowest absorption rate among European Union more

1 iul 2015

The Romanian Government increased the threshold for net lending to cover the payment requests within the European Union financed projects by 1 billion lei, to a total RON5 billion. more

30 iun 2015

The value added tax revenue in the first five months of the year was 17% higher than in the year-earlier period, and the 3.5 billion lei (EUR779 million) surplus is enough to offset the decline in more

30 ian 2015

Romania’s tax authority ANAF collected only 50.8 billion lei (EUR11.4 billion) in VAT last year even though it had expected RON54.6 billion. VAT revenue therefore dropped in 2014 for the first time more

3 nov 2014

Victor Ponta and Klaus Iohannis will run in the second round of presidential elections in Romania after a first round where none of the other candidates became a serious option that should tip the more

31 oct 2014

In a country that is hoping to match its 2008 gross domestic product as late as this year, the Romanian citizens who are allowed to vote are called to elect their President on Sunday. more

14 iul 2014

France is the fourth largest investor in Romania, with EUR5.2 billion worth of investments. It is also Romania’s fourth largest trade partner, with commercial exchanges going constantly up and more

21 mai 2014

The two million Romanians working in the EU, most of them in difficult conditions, were ignored by the very peoople who could have fought for them in the European Parliament. more

30 apr 2014

Six hundred thousand surgeries are performed in Romania every year. Assuming an informal payment of EUR500 to EUR1,000 for each of them, doctors get EUR300 million to EUR600 million a year. What is more

1 apr 2014

Romania’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on April 2 ten years ago turned out to be very important for the Eastern European country's economy, not only for its security. more

12 dec 2013

Mugur Isarescu, Romania’s central bank governor, took everyone by surprise on Wednesday when he suggested a later adoption of the euro than in any of the scenarios mentioned so far. more

19 nov 2013

Ziarul Financiar on Monday celebrated 15 years since its market launch through two events, one at the Bucharest Bourse and another at the headquarters of the National Bank of Romania, through the more

25 oct 2013

Recent information alleging Romania’s social-liberal ruling coalition USL plans to increase the flat tax from the current 16% to 22%, in a move to boost state budget revenues, has caused quite a more

1 oct 2013

While Romanian-French relations are heading towards a dead end, Romania remains a source of wealth and profit for France which has businesses in Romania in the banking, gas, auto, cement and telecom more

25 sep 2013

The confidence in the Romanian economy climbed to a 16-month high thanks to an improvement in perception of conditions in the current business environment, according to the macroeconomic confidence more

6 aug 2013

The major listings scheduled for this year, Nuclearelectrica and Romgaz, have been postponed until the autumn of next year. On the other hand, the healthcare reform package will be ready by September, more

1 aug 2013

Romania’s EU fund absorption rate leapt spectacularly in July, when the country attracted over EUR700 million. The amount is almost similar to refunds attracted by Romania in the first six months of more

12 iul 2013

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said it is important that commercial ties between Romania and France have become more balanced, considering that since 2009 Romania has seen a trade surplus of more

11 iul 2013

Romania will have 15 million inhabitants in 2050, 12 million in 2070 and 8 million by 2100, according to Vasile Ghetau, Professor at the Romanian Academy. more

9 iul 2013

French investors have stayed in Romania, despite the economic crisis, because the country continues to offer interesting opportunities –cheap and skilled workforce and the possibility of developing more

8 iul 2013

Romania obtained refunds of only EUR23 million in June from the European Commission and submitted refund requests for only EUR227 million, which means it risks losing a great deal of EU funds. more

14 mai 2013

Ponta Government claims it made investments in infrastructure using EU funds a priority but statistics show otherwise. Zero SOP-T infrastructure funds in the first quarter, 30% drop in payments for more