Economy

Business Forum   |   13 May, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Romania's inflation hits 10.7% in April 2026

Romania's annual inflation rate reached 10.7% in April 2026 compared to April 2025, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Business Forum   |   13 May, 2026 at 8:36 AM

Romania's GDP drops 1.7% in Q1 2026

Romania's GDP fell by 0.2% in Q1 2026 compared to the previous quarter, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Business Forum   |   11 May, 2026 at 5:30 PM

Romania's trade deficit drops 9.3% in Q1

Romania's trade deficit fell 9.3% to €7.7 billion in the first three months of 2026, down €792.1 million compared to the same period in 2025, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Business Forum   |   5 May, 2026 at 6:02 PM

Romanian leu hits new historic low against euro

The Romanian leu depreciated on Tuesday against the euro, which was calculated by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) at RON 5.2180 lei, up 0.35%, recording a new historic high.

Business Forum   |   30 April, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Romanian leu hits new historic low against euro

The Romanian leu depreciated on Thursday against the euro, which was calculated by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) at RON 5.1417, up 0.8% from the previous rate, recording a new historic low for the local currency.

Business Forum   |   23 April, 2026 at 12:30 PM

OLX: Romanian job market sees more candidates, fewer openings

Romania's job market in Q1 2026 showed a significant imbalance between supply and demand, with applications on OLX Locuri de Muncă rising 10.6% to 2.62 million whilst total job postings dropped 43.1% to 41,221 compared to the same period in 2025.

Business Forum   |   23 April, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Romania's inflation to surge higher than forecast through June

Romania's annual inflation rate will increase and remain at higher levels than previously forecast during March-June 2026, according to the minutes from the National Bank of Romania's monetary policy meeting held in early April.

Business Forum   |   21 April, 2026 at 8:45 PM

Romania ranks third in EU for youth entrepreneurship

In 2025, Romania recorded one of the highest shares of young entrepreneurs in the EU, with those aged 20–29 accounting for 10.3% of the country's self-employed population.

Business Forum   |   14 April, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Romania's inflation hits 9.87% in March

Romania's annual inflation rate climbed to 9.87% in March from 9.31% in February, driven by an 11.05% increase in services, 10.89% rise in non-food goods, and 7.67% growth in food prices, according to data published by the National Statistics Institute (INS).

Business Forum   |   9 April, 2026 at 9:14 AM

World Bank slashes Romania's growth forecast for 2026

The World Bank has significantly downgraded its economic growth projections for Romania this year, lowering expectations to 0.5% from the 1.3% forecast issued at the start of 2026.

Business Forum   |   6 April, 2026 at 1:11 PM

Mangalia shipyard enters bankruptcy

CITR, the judicial administrator of Șantierul Naval din Mangalia, announced that the creditors' assembly has rejected the proposed reorganisation plan for the company.

Business Forum   |   20 March, 2026 at 3:45 PM

Parliament approves Romania's 2026 budget

The joint plenary session of Parliament officially adopted the 2026 state budget and social security budget projects on Friday.

Business Forum   |   11 March, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Romania retail sales plunge 9.1% in January 2026

Romania's retail sales volume (excluding automotive and motorcycle trade) dropped 9.1% year-on-year in January 2026 in gross terms, and 6.5% when adjusted for working days and seasonality, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Business Forum   |   6 March, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Romania's economy grows 0.7% in 2025

Romania's economy grew 0.7% in real terms in 2025 compared to 2024, though GDP fell 1.9% in Q4 compared to the previous quarter, according to provisional data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

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