Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR12.8 billion in January-July 2021, higher by EUR2.8 billion compared with the first seven months of 2020, data from the country's statistics board showed Thursday.
Romania's general consolidated budget posted a deficit of RON33.97 billion in January-July 2021, or 2.89% of the gross domestic product, lower than RON49.68 billion, or 4.71% of GDP, in the first seven months of 2020, when the economy was mostly shut down by the pandemic, per finance ministry data.