09.10.2011

Romania has the "historic chance" to reduce inflation to below 3% in the next few years, as long as the central bank's monetary policy is "firmly" supported by the fiscal and wage policies, said bank more

08.17.2011

Romania posted the second-highest annual inflation in the European Union in July, after leading the charts for ten consecutive months, according to data released Wednesday by the EU statistics office more

08.10.2011

Romanian consumer prices fell for the second straight month in July, as food prices continued to decline, while the annual inflation saw a drop to 4.85%, from 7.9% a month earlier, official data more

08.08.2011

Romania’s central bank (BNR) Monday revised downward its inflation forecast to 4.6% from 5.1%, citing improved economic outlook and “substantial decline” of volatile prices. more

08.03.2011

Romanian central bank (BNR) Wednesday estimated the inflation will continue to fall in the coming months, helped by cheaper food items and a good farming year, but warned upside pressure from more

08.02.2011

Romanian pensioners support the "solidarity basket" program recently approved by the Government and consider that pensions should also be adjusted for inflation starting September 1. more

08.01.2011

Romanian inflation is likely to ease further over the coming months, but the year-end rate will probably come in above the central bank’s forecast of 5%, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. more

07.15.2011

The inflation could benefit from a good agricultural year and ease to below 4% in September, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Friday. more

07.14.2011

Romania posted the highest inflation in the European Union for the eleventh consecutive month in June, while the EU's average rate eased to 3.1%, from 3.2% a month earlier, statistics office Eurostat more

07.12.2011

ING Bank Romania Tuesday revised downward its forecast on the year-end inflation to 4.7% from 6.1% previously, following better-than-expected figures in June and the energy watchdog’s decision not more

07.11.2011

Romanian consumer prices fell 0.29% in June from a month earlier, pushed down by cheaper food items, while the annual inflation eased to an unexpected 7.93%, the country’s statistics institute INS more

07.08.2011

Romanian consumer prices are likely to increase by 0.2% on the month in June, while the annual inflation is seen accelerating to 8.5%, according to a median forecast of the country’s association of more

06.30.2011

The central bank’s decision not to modify its main interest rate will help steer inflation toward the year-end target over the following period, governor Mugur Isarescu said Thursday. more

06.16.2011

Romania posted the highest inflation in the European Union for the tenth consecutive month in May, while the EU's average rate eased to 3.2%, from 3.3% a month earlier, statistics office Eurostat said more

06.10.2011

The consumer prices index inched up 0.2% in May from a month earlier, while the annual inflation hit a 33-month high at 8.41%, the statistics institute INS said Friday. more

06.08.2011

When inflation is high, despite the dynamics set by the central bank on the money market and in contrast with the size of the budget deficit, the reason can be found in the unpaid debts of state-owned more

05.19.2011

Romanian central bank’s current monetary policy is insufficient to reign in inflation, particularly in a free market with constant capital inflows that lead to an eventual globalization of the more

05.16.2011

Romania maintained the highest inflation in the European Union for the ninth month in a row in April, while the EU's average rate was up at 3.2% from 3.1% in March, statistics office Eurostat said more

05.10.2011

Romania’s central bank BNR might tighten the monetary policy in the coming months as the inflation will stay between 8% and 8.5% until July, Tuesday said Jeffrey Franks, chief of the International more

05.10.2011

Romanian consumer prices rose 0.66% in April from a month earlier, while the annual inflation accelerated to 8.34%, the highest level since July 2008, the country’s statistics institute INS said more

05.09.2011

The Romanian central bank may need to adjust its monetary policies to tackle rising food and fuel prices and reach its inflation target for 2012, an official of the International Monetary Fund said more

05.05.2011

The Romanian central bank revised upwards its forecasts for 2011 and 2012 annual inflation to 5.1% and 3.6%, respectively, due to higher oil prices and additional inflationary expectations, governor more

04.15.2011

Romania maintained the highest inflation in the European Union for the eighth month in a row in March, while the EU's average rate was stable at 2.7%, statistics office Eurostat said Friday. more

04.13.2011

Austria's financial group Raiffeisen Tuesday revised upward its forecast on Romanian inflation to 5.3% at year-end, from 4.5% previously, saying it expects higher food and fuel prices. more

04.11.2011

Romania’s rising inflation following a 5 percentage point increase in the sales tax operated last year can no longer be regarded as a temporary shock and the central bank may have to hike its key more