Romanian inflation to close at 9.6% by year-end
Romania's inflation will finish the year at 9.6%, according to ING Bank Romania economists. This projection comes as the country's inflation is expected...
Romania's inflation will finish the year at 9.6%, according to ING Bank Romania economists. This projection comes as the country's inflation is expected...
Romania is among the few member states where residential prices have grown at rates below the EU average of around 58%, between Q1 2010 and Q1 2025, according to Eurostat.
According to data presented in November 2024 by the governor of the National Bank of Romania (NBR), Mugur Isărescu, the inflation forecast for the end of 2025 is estimated at 3.5%.
The consumer price index in December 2024 compared to November 2024 was up by 0.29%.
In the December 2024 business cycle survey, managers in the manufacturing industry forecast a moderate decrease in the volume of production for the next three months.
French and German families will benefit from sizable price reductions this year, while Romanian ones will see an increase.
Gifts are chosen based on the specific preferences of the recipients, say nearly 9 in 10 respondents, while the rest opt for universal gifts that would suit anyone.
There are more than 7,800 dental clinics and around 9,500 dentists in Romania and the average cost of treatment per patient is Ron 1,000.
The annual inflation rate in October 2024 compared to October 2023 calculated on the basis of the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) was 5%.
The building materials trade is seeing a steady rise in logistics costs. After an increase of 22% in 2023, in the first six months of this year it has reached 25%.
The construction materials whose prices are increasing, however, are Oriented Strand Boards (OSB), with an advance of 6%, and sandwich panels, whose price is rising by 4%.

The European Commission (EC) has finalised the signing of the SAFE loan agreement with Romania.
Sphera Franchise Group, Romania's largest food service group, reported consolidated sales of €75.6 million in Q1 2026, up 4.2% compared to the same period last year. Growth was driven by the return to positive performance of KFC Romania and the strong evolution of Taco Bell.
Hidroelectrica signed a €188.5 million contract for the refurbishment of Râul Mare Retezat Hydropower Plant. The project aims to modernize and improve the efficiency of the company's generation capacities.
Banca Transilvania (BT) said its consolidated net profit reached RON 1.14 billion lei (€228 million) in Q1, representing a 30.1% increase compared to the same period last year. Total assets for the group expanded to RON 227 billion lei (€45.4 billion) as the institution neared the milestone of five million active customers.
Vastint Romania has announced a new leasing contract with Arcadis Romania, which will occupy 1,183 sqm in building A of Business Garden Bucharest. The global design, engineering and consultancy company joins a growing community of international tenants at the development.