Corporate Lending Up to RON3.9B in October, 14-Year Monthly Peak
12.16.2020
Banks in Romania granted 3.9 billion lei in new leu loans to companies in October, an increase of RON1.3 billion or 50.5% on the year-ago month. Corporate lending reached the highest level of the year in October as well as the highest monthly level in 14 years.
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Romania Signs Second EIB Financing Contract For A1 Sibiu–Pitesti Highway Project yesterday, 12:01
Romania's Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare has signed a second financing contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB), in the amount of EUR500... more
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Finance Ministry Raises Nearly RON2B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On Jan. 15 01.15.2026
Romania's Finance Ministry raised nearly RON2 billion from banks on Thursday (January 15), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual... more
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InvestEU: UniCredit And EIF Sign EUR450M Guarantee Agreement To Unlock EUR890M SME Funding In CEE, Including Romania 01.14.2026
UniCredit and the European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, have signed a new InvestEU guarantee agreement,... more
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UniCredit Sees Romania’s Economic Growth At 1.5% In 2026 01.13.2026
UniCredit Bank is starting 2026 with a 1.5% economic growth forecast for Romania, compared with 0.8% in 2025, while inflation should drop to 4.5%... more
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Eurostat: Romania Posted The Highest Current Account Deficit In The EU In Q3/2025 01.13.2026
Romania recorded the highest current account deficit among the European Union member states in the third quarter of 2025, amounting to EUR8.3... more
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CEC Ups MTN Program To EUR2B, Extends It By Four Years 01.12.2026
The shareholders of state-run CEC Bank on January 9 approved the updating of the medium-term note (MTN) program by extending its duration by four... more
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Finance Ministry Raises RON1.2B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On Jan. 12 01.12.2026
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.2 billion from banks on Monday (January 12), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average... more
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First 2026 Tezaur Bills Issue Available as of Monday, January 12 01.12.2026
Romania Finance Ministry on January 12 launched this year’s first edition of the Tezaur bills scheme, offering the population annual untaxable... more
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Romgaz Makes RON150M Deposit With Vista Bank 01.09.2026
Romanian state-run natural gas producer and supplier Romgaz (stock symbol: SNG) on Jan. 9 made a term deposit in the amount of RON150 million with... more
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Finance Ministry Raises Nearly RON2B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On January 8 01.08.2026
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.98 billion from banks on Thursday (January 8), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average... more
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Consumer Loan Reference Index IRCC Down at 5.68%, from 6.06% 01.08.2026
The IRCC, which banks use to set the interest rate for new loans taken since the spring of 2019, will start falling in the first quarter of 2026 to... more
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Central Bank: Romania Ends 2025 With Lower Forex Reserves Of EUR64.8B 01.05.2026
Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR64.8 billion at the end of December 2025, lower by EUR608 million than the EUR65.4 billion level... more
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Romanian Leu Gains Slightly Versus Euro, Exchange Rate At 5.0905 01.05.2026
The Romanian leu has slightly extended gains against the euro on January 5, 2026 and the country's central bank set the leu’s reference rate at... more
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Three-Month ROBOR Starts 2026 at 6.14%, Flat from End-2025 01.05.2026
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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Three-month ROBOR Ends 2025 At 6.14%, After Starting Year At 5.92% 12.31.2025
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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Romania Bank Deposits Up 5.6% in November 2025 YOY 12.29.2025
Household and company deposits with banks went up by 5.6% in November 2025 against the same month of 2024, reaching a total amount of almost RON650... more
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Romania Private Lending Growth Continues Slowdown To 6.8% in November 2025 YOY 12.29.2025
The annual growth pace of Romania private lending slowed down to 6.8% in November to a total amount of RON446.7 billion, after RON-denominated... more
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ING in One-To-One Talks with Spain’s BBVA for Possible Acquisition of Garanti BBVA Romania 12.29.2025
Dutch group ING is in direct talks with Spanish group BBVA to see whether it can buy Garanti BBVA Romania, in a bid to more rapidly grow its... more
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Regulator: Romania Insurance Market Up 11% YoY To RON18.7B In January-September 2025 12.23.2025
Romania’s insurance market reached a volume of gross underwritten premiums of RON18.7 billion at the end of the January-September 2025 period, up... more
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IDB Has New Management Team, Ponders EUR100M Capital Boost To Back Investments, Diversify Instruments Available For Companies 12.23.2025
Romania's state-owned Investment and Development Bank (IDB) has a new interim management team consisting of Raluca Nicolescu, interim Deputy Chief... 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.