11.21.2014

Romania’s prognosis commission, or CNP, estimates the country’s economic growth at 2.6% this year and at 2.5% in 2015, similar to its spring forecasts of 2.5% for this year, and 2.6% for 2015. more

11.06.2014

Romania’s central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Thursday that tobacco and alcohol prices will decline in 2015, because the calendar for the alignment of excise duties has already been fulfilled. more

11.04.2014

Romania’s gross domestic product rose 1% in the third quarter against the previous quarter, according to the European Commission’s latest forecasts, which means the economy is out of technical more

11.04.2014

Romania’s government will need to increase taxes or cut expenditure else the budget deficit will expand to 2.8% of the gross domestic product next year, when revenue is expected to go down following more

11.04.2014

The European Commission expects Romania’s economy to grow only 2% in 2014, a significant cut from a 2.8% estimated in June, due to a strong deceleration in the second quarter. more

10.27.2014

Romania’s largest lender Banca Comerciala Romana, or BCR, revised downwards its forecast on Romania’s economic growth to 1.8% in 2014 and 3% in 2015, due to the very low public investments and more

10.22.2014

The Romanian IT market is seen growing 9.1% this year, to RON5.4 billion,outperform the majority of its peers as a result of a strong economic recovery and its position as a regional center for more

10.02.2014

Telecom retailer Arsis estimates its sales will grow 10%-12% to EUR34 million in 2014, from EUR30.4 million in 2013, on the backdrop of higher smartphone sales and the launch of www.arsis.ro, which is more

08.26.2014

The leu is the only currency in the Central and Eastern Europe that gained ground against the euro since the end of 2013, while the Polish zloty, the Czech koruna and Hungary's forint lost one to five more

08.18.2014

Romanian insolvent power producer Hidroelectrica posted a pretax profit of 600 million lei (EUR135.2 million) in the first seven months of 2014 and expects record earnings of over RON1 billion for the more

08.08.2014

Romania’s renewable power capacity is expected to increase 57.4% to some 7,000 megawatts in 2015, from 5,750 MW projected by the end of this year, according to estimates from the Energy Department. more

08.04.2014

Romania’s central bank Monday revised sharply down its inflation forecast to 2.2% this year from 3.3% previously, saying the inflation rate is expected to decelerate at a faster pace than initially more

07.22.2014

Garanti Bank Romania has revised upward its forecast on the country’s economic growth to 2.9% in 2014, from 2.6% previously, citing a better-than-expected performance during the first quarter and more

06.11.2014

AVI Compact, provider of integrated solutions of air conditioning and installations, expects its sales to rise 10% in 2014 due to growing demand for energy efficiency projects on the corporate more

06.11.2014

The World Bank has revised upward its forecast on Romanian economic growth to 2.8% in 2014 and 3.2% in 2015, the bank said in its latest global economic prospects report. more

05.30.2014

Alro Slatina (ALR.RO), the largest aluminum smelter in southeast Europe, expects a 3.3% increase in its sales to $604.7 million this year, from $585.4 million a year earlier, according to the more

05.14.2014

Romanian state-run nuclear power company Nuclearelectrica (SNN.RO) on Wednesday said its net profit fell 30% on the year to 101.8 million lei (EUR22.9 million) in the first quarter, hurt by lower more

05.14.2014

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Wednesday revised slightly up its forecast on Romania’s economic growth to 2.6% in 2014, from 2.4% previously, but warned of growth constraints more

05.06.2014

Romania’s central bank (BNR) Tuesday revised slightly down its inflation forecast to 3.3% this year from 3.5% previously and said inflationary pressures are expected to remain at moderate levels in more

05.05.2014

The European Commission on Monday revised slightly upward its forecast on Romania’s economic growth to 2.5% in 2014 from 2.3% previously, saying it expects stronger contributions from consumer more

04.29.2014

Romania’s leading oil and gas company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) approved a dividend payment of 1.745 billion lei (EUR393 million) from the 2013 net profit, 10% higher on the year, the company said in a more

04.28.2014

Romanian turbojet parts maker Turbomecanica Bucuresti (TBM.RO) expects it will turn to net profit of 2.18 million lei (EUR0.49 million) in 2014, versus losses a year earlier, helped by an 8.6% more

04.16.2014

Romania’s economy will likely exceed its 2008 level for the first time this year, fueled by domestic demand and strong industrial output, according to estimates from Austrian lender Erste Group Bank more

04.11.2014

The good news from most macroeconomic indicators in the first two months of the year is making analysts change their full-year gross domestic product growth forecast towards 3% to 3.5%. more

04.09.2014

Romanian state-run passenger rail carrier CFR Calatori expects it will turn to net profit of 70 million lei (EUR15.7 million) in 2014 after losses a year earlier, according to the company’s revenue more