05.01.2013

Most analysts expect Romania’s central bank to keep its key interest rate at 5.25% this year, given the uncertainty over the significant deflation expected in summer and amid lingering external more

04.10.2013

Romania’s inflation eased for a second straight month in March thanks to a monthly dip in food and non-food prices, official data showed Wednesday. more

03.12.2013

Romanian consumer prices inched up 0.34% on the month in February, but the annual inflation slowed to 5.65%, from a year-and-a-half high of 5.97% in the previous month, official data showed Tuesday. more

02.12.2013

Romania’s annual inflation accelerated for a second straight month in January to its highest rate since mid-2011, as rising tobacco prices and a substantial hike in electricity bills prevented it more

02.07.2013

Romanian central bank maintains its forecast on the year-end inflation unchanged at 3.5% in 2013, despite higher prices expected in the first half of the year, the bank’s chief Mugur Isarescu said more

02.05.2013

Romania’s annual inflation is expected to accelerate up to 6% in the first half of 2013 before easing toward the 3.5% upper end of the central bank’s target range, governor Mugur Isarescu said more

01.25.2013

The Romanian central bank (BNR) informed the International Monetary Fund it will likely miss the inflation target for 2013 as well, after failing in six of the previous eight attempts, official more

01.11.2013

Romanian consumer prices inched up 0.6% on the month in December, while the annual inflation accelerated to 4.95% from 4.56% a month earlier, overshooting the upper limit of the central bank’s more

12.11.2012

Romania’s annual inflation eased for a second straight month in November, data from the statistics institute INS showed Tuesday. more

11.12.2012

Romanian consumer prices inched up 0.29% on the month in October, but the annual inflation slowed for the first time in five months to 4.96%, from this year’s high of 5.33% in September, official more

11.07.2012

The Romanian central bank has revised upwards the forecast on the annual inflation rate from 3.2% to 5.1% in 2012, which is more than a percentage point higher than the upper limit of its target more

11.02.2012

Romania's central bank expects the annual inflation rate will stay outside the target range until the second half of 2013, governor Mugur Isarescu told a news conference Friday. more

10.11.2012

Romania’s year-end inflation may surpass the 4% upper end of the central bank’s target band, the government said in an economic report on the 2012 indicators. more

10.10.2012

Romania’s annual inflation continued to accelerate for a fourth straight month in September as consumers paid by over two percent more for food items, official data showed Wednesday more

10.03.2012

Local taxes and fines will increase 16.05% starting next year, indexed for inflation for the period 2010-2012, according to a draft government decision put forth by the Finance Ministry. more

09.11.2012

Romanian consumer prices rose 0.51% on the month in August, on higher prices across the board, while the annual inflation accelerated for a third straight month to 3.88%, the statistics institute INS more

08.30.2012

The Romanian government may overshoot its budget deficit target by around 0.8 percentage points because of the upcoming parliamentary elections this fall, according to estimates from the country’s more

08.10.2012

Romanian consumer prices rose 0.59% on the month in July, while the annual inflation accelerated for a second straight month to 3%, the statistics institute INS said Friday. more

08.06.2012

Romania’s central bank Monday left its forecast on the year-end inflation unchanged at 3.2% in 2012, but warned of increased inflationary risks coming from higher prices in international markets, more

07.10.2012

The Romanian consumer price index was unchanged on the month in June, but the annual inflation accelerated to 2.04%, ending a seven-month slowdown, the statistics institute INS said Tuesday. more

07.09.2012

The increase in consumer prices in June will be 2.1% and the annual inflation rate will go up to 3.7%. These are the estimates of the Association of Financial-Banking Analysts of Romania. more

06.11.2012

Romanian consumer prices inched up 0.2% on the month in May, while the annual inflation stabilized at 1.79% after six consecutive months of easing, official data showed Monday. more

05.11.2012

Romanian consumer prices inched up 0.07% on the month in April, but the annual inflation eased for a sixth consecutive month to a fresh all-time low of 1.8%, official data showed Friday. more

05.09.2012

Romanian annual inflation rate has likely eased further to a fresh low of 2.2% in April, according to a median forecast of the country’s association of financial and banking analysts AAFBR. more

05.08.2012

Romania’s central bank Tuesday maintained its forecast on the year-end inflation unchanged at 3.2% for 2012 and estimated the annual rate will remain within the desired targets at least until early more