Retail sales in Romania, excluding vehicle and motorcycle sales, inched up 0.1% in unadjusted data in February 2022 compared to January 2022, data from the country’s statistics institute INS showed Wednesday.
Romania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reached 5.7% in February 2022, the same level as in January 2022, data from the country's statistics board INS showed Thursday.
The net assets of the 233 domestic and foreign open-end and closed-end investment funds operating in Romania dropped by 3.1% in February 2022, to RON52.1 billion (EUR10.5 billion), and by 2.9% since the beginning of 2022, in line with the latest data from the Association of Fund Administrators.
Private lending grew by 15.8% in nominal terms (6.7% in real terms) to RON330.7 billion in February 2022 compared to February 2021, as local currency lending grew by 20.1% (10.7% in real terms) and foreign currency lending by 5.9% when expressed in lei (4.3% when expressed in euros), central bank data showed Wednesday.
Romania's annual inflation rate climbed to 8.53% in February 2022 compared to February 2021, data from the country's statistics board showed Monday.
Romania’s two carmakers, Automobile Dacia and Ford, in February 2022 produced 44,111 passenger cars, 12% more than in February 2021. Of these, 24,878 units were manufactured by Automobile Dacia and 19,233 units by Ford.
The number of real estate deals in Romania stood at 58,663 in February 2022, 19,153 more than in January 2022, data from the national cadaster agency ANCPI showed Wednesday.
Romania's finance ministry will be launching three new bond issues for the general population on February 7, 2022, which can be subscribed until September 24.
Online retailer Elefant Online will start trading its bonds worth almost RON17.5 million on the Multilateral Trading System, under the ticker symbol ELF26, on February 1, 2022.
The Bucharest Stock Exchange on Thursday said the bonds issued by online retailer Elefant Online, worth almost RON17.5 million, would start trading on the Multilateral Trading System, under the ticker symbol ELF26, on February 1, 2022.
The loan-to-deposit ratio decreased to 66.7% in February 2021, touching an all-time low, from 67.2% in January, which is due to the adjustment on the foreign currency loan-deposit segment, to 57.4% in February from 58.6% in January, a new all-time low, per an analysis by Andrei Radulescu, macroeconomic analysis director with lender Banca Transilvania.
The average net salary in Romania fell 0.9% in nominal terms in February 2021 compared with January 2021, to 3,365 lei (around EUR683), data from the country's statistics board showed Monday.
Romania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate grew to 5.7% in February from 5.6% in January, data from the country's statistics board showed Tuesday.
Retail sales in Romania grew 0.2% on the month in February and 0.6% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, as sales of non-food items grew 0.2%, food sales grew 2.8% and fuel sales dropped 5%, data from the country’s statistics institute showed Monday.
Private lending in Romania grew 0.7% in nominal terms and 0.3% in real terms in February compared with January, to RON285.543 billion, central bank data showed Tuesday.
Romania manufactured 39,348 vehicles in February 2021, 18.09% fewer compared with 48,038 units produced in February 2020, data from the country's carmakers association ACAROM showed Thursday Monday.
The seven private pension funds operating on the mandatory segment in Romania (Pillar II) had assets of RON77.1 billion in February, RON470 million less than in February, breaking a 10-month growth streak, financial regulator data showed Tuesday.
New vehicle registrations in Romania declined 18.8% on the year in February, after a 46.6% annual decline in January, data from the the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) showed Monday.
Romania's annual inflation rate grew to 3.2% in February from 3% in January, still driven by higher electricity prices following the liberalization of the country's retail electricity market on January 1, data from the country's statistics board showed Thursday.
The interbank market ended February with cash surplus again and banks that were left with lei on their hands at the end of some days used the overnight deposit facility provided by Romania’s central bank and deposit auctions.