European financial institutions are in the early stages of preparation for the new EU AML/CFT Package, which aims to harmonise anti-financial crime supervision, finds a Deloitte study.
The Ministry of Finance and the Investment & Development Bank (BID) are accelerating the implementation of economic support measures.
Romania recorded the EU's highest annual inflation rate in September 2025, reaching 8.6%, according to figures published by Eurostat.
Cris-Tim Family Holding, a leader in the Romanian cold cuts and ready-meals markets, has announced its initial public offering (IPO), with a goal of listing on the BVB.
The net profit of Romania's major companies has seen a slight decline of 1.6% in 2024, while their debts have surged by €11 billion, reaching a total of €239 billion.
CEC Bank and the Investment and Development Bank (BID) have signed a landmark agreement to provide individual guarantees for public sector entities in Romania.
The Romanian Ministry of Finance successfully raised €4 billion on October 2 in its final and most successful Eurobond issuance of the year.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €25 million loan to Patria Bank to support Romanian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Mid-Caps.
Romania's Ministry of Finance has signed a €500 million finance contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to build the A1 Sibiu–Pitești Motorway.
The World Bank has revised Romania's GDP growth forecast for 2025 down to just 0.4%, a significant decrease from the 1.3% estimated in June.
The Romanian Ministry of Finance has announced the launch of the ninth Fidelis government bond programme for 2025, with subscriptions open from 10–17 October.
Cris-Tim Family Holding, the Romanian food maker specialized in cold cuts and ready-meals, has announced its intention to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
Early Game Ventures (EGV) has announced a new seed investment of €1.5 million in the startup YOX, a job marketplace that uses AI to streamline the hiring process.
The Supervisory Board of Raiffeisen Bank has approved a new four-year mandate for Cristian Sporiş, who serves as Vice-President of the Board Management.
The Ministry of Finance has raised almost RON 2.2 billion (approx. €435 million) from investors on the BVB in September, through the eighth offering of Fidelis government bonds.
Exim Banca Românească has provided approximately €14 million in financing for a new greenfield investment.
The government has greenlit a memorandum to approve a €500 million financing contract between Romania and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the A1 Sibiu-Pitești motorway project.
Romania recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the EU in August 2025 at 8.5%, according to the latest data from Eurostat.
DRUID AI, the developer of an enterprise AI platform, has secured a $31 million Series C financing round to propel the global expansion of its agentic platform.
Members of TechAngels, Romania's leading angel investor network, have directly invested almost €1 million in startups during H1 2025.
The Ministry of Finance (MF) has borrowed RON 833 million (around €167.3 million) from banks through two state bond issues, according to BNR data.
The Ministry of Finance is conducting its eighth public offering of Fidelis government bonds on the BVB, running between September 5 - 12.
ING Bank Romania has reported significant growth in H1 2025, with assets increasing by 11% to reach RON 79 billion (€15.8 billion) versus the same period of last year.
EGV and Inspire Capital have led a new funding round of €1.6 million for the local AI startup Meetgeek.
Fepra has inaugurated new PET and glass recycling units in Brad, marking a significant step for the municipality and Romania's recycling infrastructure.
Romanian businesses continue to face financial difficulties, with insolvency cases reaching 985 in November 2025, according to financial analysis platform Risco. This represents a 46.5% increase compared to November 2024, when just over 670 cases were recorded.
The three-month ROBOR index, used to calculate the cost of consumer loans in lei with variable interest rates, fell to 6.21% per annum on Wednesday, down from 6.22% in the previous session, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).
Industrial production prices (domestic and external markets) increased by 8% in October 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to data published by Romania's National Institute of Statistics (INS).
In October 2025, the euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.4%, stable compared with September 2025 and up from 6.3% in October 2024.