22 sep 2011

There are about three weeks left until government needs to send next year’s budget to the Parliament, but the Finance Ministry still does not know what macroeconomic indicators to use in 2012 and more

21 sep 2011

Austrian banks increased their exposure to Romania in the first quarter of this year, while French and Greek banks reduced their financing lines, according to data from the Bank of International more

20 sep 2011

Tuesday is the deadline by which the Romanian National Bank accepts comments and proposals on the draft regulation set to drastically restrict lending in foreign currency to individuals, but the more

16 sep 2011

The National Forecast Commission (CNP) will most likely present the new forecasts for macroeconomic indicators next week, with data sent yesterday by the European Commission on Eurozone countries more

15 sep 2011

Exports to countries outside the European Union have started to gain ground in the last few months, recording higher year-on-year growth rates than those recorded by trade with EU countries, but more

13 sep 2011

Prices were down for the third month in a row in August, as a result of the good farming year, but also of the decline in demand. more

12 sep 2011

Exports continued to slow down in July and, although Romania is for now keeping its economic growth forecast of 1.5%, signals have appeared that problems will worsen next year, given the international more

8 sep 2011

The Romanian central bank (BNR) is looking for the first time to encourage lending in lei instead of foreign currency for mortgage loans, but interest rates are double as high. more

7 sep 2011

Industry and agriculture were the drivers of GDP growth in the second quarter of the year, a trend anticipated by analysts, who believe the very good farming production will contribute to achieving more

6 sep 2011

The third quarter had a good start, as July brought good news from retail, which went back into positive territory after two years and a half of almost uninterrupted declines, on salary hikes and more

6 sep 2011

Overdue payments on individual and corporate loans continued to rise and reached RON18.5 billion (EUR4.4 billion) in July, accounting for 7.4% of overall amounts due, according to data of the National more

5 sep 2011

Value added tax revenue surprisingly rose by 29.2% in July compared to July 2010, to RON4.2 billion (EUR0.99 billion), but the pace will most likely see a significant slowdown starting in August, more

23 aug 2011

The Romanian government collected profit tax of EUR1.2 billion from companies in the first half of the year, 4% more than in the similar period of 2010, while amounts paid by banks halved. more

22 aug 2011

JP Morgan has significantly cut Romania’s growth estimate for this year, expecting the gross domestic product to increase by just 1.2%, while the bank’s estimate at the beginning of the year was more

19 aug 2011

IFC, the World Bank’s investment arm, is likely to issue leu-denominated bonds on the Romanian market, should there be any infrastructure projects needing significant funding. Such a move would come more

17 aug 2011

The gross domestic product growth of just 0.2% in the second quarter against the first points to a significant slowdown, although the Romanian economy remained in positive territory for the third more

17 aug 2011

Industry was the main economic growth driver in the second quarter, despite at a slower pace, with a boost also coming from agriculture, according to analysts asked by ZF. more

16 aug 2011

The Romanian government doubled its short-term external debt in the first half of the year to over EUR3 billion, triple compared to last summer, while banks’ indebtedness rose by just EUR360 million more

15 aug 2011

Romania’s statistics institute is set to announce Tuesday a second-quarter economic growth close to zero or even a minor contraction, analysts say. more

12 aug 2011

The fiscal-budgetary strategy does not evaluate the risks that could affect macroeconomic and budget indicators, does not specify adjustment measures and does not give reasons for personnel expense more

8 aug 2011

Most analysts, bankers, managers and businesspeople contacted by Ziarul Financiar over the past two days say that the EU is the most seriously affected by the new crisis wave and the impact on Romania more

5 aug 2011

Health minister Attila Cseke (the 14th minister in the last 20 years) on Thursday handed in his resignation, unhappy with the money he was allotted at the budget revision. Out of the EUR1 billion he more

27 iul 2011

BCR, the largest bank on the Romanian market, last year paid gross salaries worth a total of EUR1.7 million to a group of seven people in the management team and to people with exceptional more

25 iul 2011

Non-performing loans have started to flatten or even decline at certain banks in the last two or three quarters, but it remains to be seen if the restructured loans perform and if the slight lending more

8 iul 2011

Industry has increased its contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP), in the past two years through exports, and has remained the driver of the economy, analysts say. Unfortunately, industry more