04.02.2014

Romania’s economy grew slightly faster than previously thought in the fourth quarter of last year, reflecting improved consumer spending and better contributions from constructions and retail, more

03.05.2014

An 8% increase in industrial output and a bumper harvest helped Romania’s economy grow in 2013 at the faster pace in five years, surpassing every expectations. more

02.17.2014

Agriculture generated almost half of Romania’s surprising economic growth of last year, 3.5%, after the gross value added in the farming sector increased by 23% year-on-year, according to Eurostat. more

01.15.2014

The World Bank estimates the Romanian economy will grow by 2.5% in 2014, after a similar increase last year, according to the institution’s latest Global Economic Prospects report, released more

01.10.2014

Romanian economy expanded 4.1% in the third quarter from the year-ago period, in line with previous estimations, supported by a strong farming output and solid activity in industry, the country’s more

01.07.2014

Romania posted a budget deficit of 2.5% of the gross domestic product in 2013, while the economic growth was slightly higher than estimated, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Monday evening. more

12.20.2013

The Romanian economy grew by 0.6% in 2012 compared with the previous year, revised data from the country’s statistics institute INS showed Friday. more

12.04.2013

Romanian economy expanded at a robust 4.1% in the third quarter from the year-ago period, in line with previous estimations, largely fueled by a bumper harvest and growing activity in industry, the more

11.15.2013

Romania’s 4.1% economic growth in the third quarter has taken everybody by surprise, including analysts and businesspeople. more

11.14.2013

Romania’s economic growth accelerated to 4.1% in the July-September period, from an annual increase of 1.5% in the second quarter, a flash estimate of the country’s statistics institute showed more

10.07.2013

Romania’s gross domestic product grew 1.8% in the first half of 2013 compared with the year-earlier period, in line with previous estimations, official data showed Monday. more

08.14.2013

Romania’s economic growth slowed sharply to 1.3% in the April-June period, after an annual increase of 2.2% a quarter earlier, a flash estimate of the country’s statistics institute showed more

06.13.2013

The World Bank forecasts Romania’s gross domestic product will increase 1.7% in 2013, followed by a 2.2% growth next year, according to the bank’s Global Economic Prospects report published more

04.04.2013

Analysts believe the Romanian economy will remain on the rise in the first quarter of this year and keep their estimates for 2013 gross domestic product, but signals from the economy are less more

02.25.2013

The losses amassed by companies in Romania hinder the country’s economic growth, according to an analysis by central bank deputy governor Florin Georgescu. more

12.28.2012

Economic analysts anticipate the economy will grow in 2013, with estimates for an increase of the gross domestic product ranging between 0.5% and 2.2% after the Romanian economy returned to negative more

10.26.2012

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development revised downwards its forecast on Romania’s economic growth to 0.5% in 2012, citing the eurozone crisis, the lower farming output and the more

07.04.2012

The International Monetary Fund expects political pressures for relaxing fiscal consolidation and structural reforms to intensify despite the new government strongly affirming its commitment to the more

06.06.2012

Declining activity in public administration and defense sectors, alongside fewer investments in administrative services and constructions held back Romania’s economic growth in the first quarter. more

03.23.2012

The revision of the economic growth forecast to 1.7% is the first official acknowledgement that the gross domestic product this year will be lower than the expectations in 2011, around which the more

03.09.2012

Romanian Finance Minister Bogdan Dragoi Friday estimated the country’s economy has slipped back into technical recession in the first quarter, hit by bad weather. more

03.06.2012

Romanian gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 2.5% in 2011, benefiting from a very good agricultural year and steady industrial performance, the country’s statistics institute INS said more

02.15.2012

Most analysts estimate the economy slowed down in the fourth quarter of last year as a result of the significant deterioration of the industry growth rate amid a slowdown of western economies, but more

01.30.2012

Romania’s economy expanded by 2.5% in the last three months of 2011, the fourth consecutive quarterly growth, but the recovery is not enough to make a lasting imprint on the quality of life of more

01.30.2012

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which currently has one of the most optimistic forecasts for Romania’s economic growth this year, 1.8% to 2.3%, is getting ready to lower its estimates. Talks more