President Nadia Calviño and EIB Group delegation join partners at International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Washington DC.
The investment plans now being developed in these 15 countries, as a phase 1, are expected to make up a significant proportion of that financing effort.
Nearly half of EIB Group lending and investments in European Union last year went to cohesion regions, according to new report.
The agreement signed with the European Investment Bank is supported by the Ministry of Investments and European Projects, through the State aid and de minimis Scheme.
Massive investments, and hence long-term finance, are needed to decarbonise the electricity sector in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and improve energy efficiency.
Romania was a top beneficiary of EIB financing in 2023, with total financial commitments reaching a record high of €4.1 billion.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) projects that Romania's economic growth will accelerate to 1.2% in 2026.
Romanian engineering group Simtel Team has reported a 68% year-on-year surge in preliminary consolidated operating revenue for 2025, reaching RON 605.7 million (€121.7 million).
Romania recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the European Union in January 2026, reaching 8.5%, according to data published today by Eurostat.
Romanian energy group Electrica achieved record financial results in 2025, with preliminary net profit reaching RON 1.22 billion (€245 million), representing a 159% increase compared to 2024.
BCR Group reported a net profit of RON 3.32 billion (€658 million) in 2025, up by 20% year-on-year.