Author: Andreea Ionescu

While some economies in the region benefit from sound macroeconomic fundamentals, Romania remains exposed to significant vulnerabilities, particularly in the area of public finances and external imbalances. Domestic economic recovery is sluggish and risks associated with the fiscal and external positions have widened considerably, putting Romania at a negative relative position vis-à-vis other economies in the region. At the same time, overall global country risk has improved in 2025, with 36 ratings positively revised and only 14 downgraded, according to the latest Allianz Trade analysis. The development reflects the ability of several economies to adjust their fiscal, monetary and trade policies in a difficult international environment. Among...

Talks about a deadline for Romania's entry into the eurozone could start in five years if the program to reduce the deficit below 3% works, the governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isărescu, said on Wednesday. „When we manage to bring the budget deficit to 3% and you see that it's not an easy job, we start talking about a deadline. Until then and inflation will be marginally higher, there is no way we can bring it down. It is the deficit of the country. It's not X or Y's deficit. Different governments have run it, but it's the country's deficit, right? I personally don't...

Romanian investors generated about 301TPTP3T of the volume of transactions carried out on the real estate market in 2025, accumulating investments of almost 1.8 billion euros in the last ten years, reveals data contained in a specialized report cited by Agerpres. According to consultants Collliers, in the same reference period, the total volume of transactions reached around EUR525 million, almost 301TPTP3T below the level in 2024, when the market reached a value of EUR750 million. „In 2025, the market was mainly supported by the retail and office segments. Retail was the most active, generating about 38% of...

Electricity became the most expensive in January, at 59.33% year-on-year, but was slightly cheaper than the previous month, by 0.44%, while significant increases were also recorded for cocoa and coffee, with an annual increase of 25.27%, and rail transportation, by 24.40%, according to data from the National Statistics Institute, as reported by Agerpres. In the food commodities category, there were also price hikes in fresh fruit, with an increase of 17.14% in January 2026 compared to January 2025. Year-on-year price decreases were recorded for potatoes, with...

The Final Investment Decision for the Doicești SMR project marks the transition from the analysis phase to the implementation phase, consolidating Romania's position at the forefront of the new European nuclear industry, according to Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan. „The Final Investment Decision for the SMR project at Doicești marks the transition from the analysis phase to the implementation phase, strengthening Romania's position at the forefront of the new European nuclear industry. We are replacing 600 MW of a former thermal power plant with 462 MW of clean, stable and predictable energy. Around 4,000 jobs will be generated in the development phase, in construction, production...

Carrefour has entered into exclusive negotiations with Pavăl Holding to transfer its Romanian operations, with the transaction value based on a company valuation of approximately €823 million. The finalization of the transaction is subject to obtaining the necessary approvals from the competent authorities and is expected to take place in the second half of 2026. According to a statement from the French company, the transaction is part of the strategic review process initiated by the Group in early 2025. „The sale of Carrefour Romania reflects the solid progress of the portfolio review process initiated in early 2025. Following the significant transactions finalized in the last 12 months -...

The bill allowing authorized economic operators to carry out waste management activities has been adopted by the Parliament, announced the Minister of Environment, Water and Forests, Diana Buzoianu. ”The draft law that I initiated a year ago in Parliament, concerning the publication of the list of all economic operators authorized to carry out waste management activities, has just passed! The National Agency for the Environment and Protected Areas will publish, on its own website, the updated list of all economic operators authorized for waste management activities. The list will include the name of the economic operator, the fiscal code, the type of authorized activities and the full environmental permit”,...

The ANAF order amending Form 300 - value added tax (VAT) return has been published in the Official Gazette, and the instructions for filling in the form have been approved by the same document. This is Order no. 174/2026 for the approval of the model and content of form (300) „Value Added Tax Return”. The form has been amended because, starting from the first tax period of 2026, it is no longer necessary to keep the rows specific to the old VAT rates, StartupCafe writes. By Law 141/2025 (the first tax package of the Bolojan Government), starting from August 1, 2025, the standard rate was increased from 19% to 21%...

The Bucharest Stock Exchange's Research Hub project will continue in a revised form, with scores on sustainability criteria to be published only with the consent of the companies, said Remus Vulpescu, the general director of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), quoted by Agerpres. „The BVB Research Hub project will certainly continue. I personally feel that it has not reached its full potential in the past years, but we have seen a lot of interest from issuers, investors and analysts. We will continue it in a form that will be a bit revised in substance and form. The ESG scores (Environmental,...

Real estate investment in Central and Eastern Europe reached a turning point in 2025, with transaction volumes in the region's six main markets totaling €11.6bn, representing an annual increase of 31%, according to the latest Colliers analysis. The recovery was underpinned by disciplined yield expectations, stabilizing prices and a return of liquidity, increasingly driven by domestic and regional investors. The office market strengthened as values stabilized in supply-constrained CBD locations, while the industrial and logistics sector continued to benefit from predictable rental income...