Romanian Leu Overshoots RON5.2325/EUR Mark On Interbank Market, Central Bank Sets Record Reference Rate At RON5.2180/EUR As Bolojan Cabinet Collapses
Update today, 15:49
The Romanian leu depreciated further against the euro on Tuesday (May 5, 2026), breaching a new psychological threshold of 5.2325 units to the euro on the interbank market after Romanian lawmakers toppled the government of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in a no-confidence vote held Tuesday afternoon.
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Statistical Office: Romania Average Net Salary Up 3.8% YoY in February 2026 04.15.2026
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Statistical Office Romania’s Industrial Output Down 1.8% YoY In February 2026 04.15.2026
Romania's industrial output decreased by 1.8% in unadjusted data in February 2026 compared with February 2025 and was down 1.5% when adjusted for... more
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Banca Transilvania Taps International Markets With Euro-Denominated Senior Non-Preferred Bond Issue 04.15.2026
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Cancom Romania 2025 Turnover Up 3.6% YOY to over RON238M 04.15.2026
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Medicover Absorbs Laurus Medical Four Years after Takeover 04.15.2026
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OMV Reports Slightly Lower Annual Hydrocarbon Output in Q1/2026 04.15.2026
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Tarfin Integrates Agribusiness, Boosts Share Capital 04.15.2026
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ArcelorMittal Leaves Romania For Good Following Sale Of Roman Plant To Interpipe 04.14.2026
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Erste Group Revises End-2026 Inflation Forecast For Romania Upwards 04.14.2026
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Romania's Central Bank And Statistics Board To Conduct Statistical Survey On Household Financial Situation 04.14.2026
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Banca Transilvania Hires Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Nomura And BT CP For New Bond Issue
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Statistics Office: Romania Annual Inflation Spikes To 9.9% In March 2026 04.14.2026
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Romanian Fintech Finqware and Ebury Team Up to Automate Common Clients’ Financial Operations 04.14.2026
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UMB Steel Completes Takeover of ArcelorMittal Hunedoara Assets for EUR12.5M 04.14.2026
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Romania’s Statistics Board Revises 2025 Economic Growth Rate Upwards To 0.7% 04.09.2026
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THR Marea Neagra Sells Hotel Complex In Eforie Sud Seaside Resort For EUR2.5M 04.09.2026
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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.