Romania's energy output decreased by an annual 2.5% to 15.088 million tons of oil equivalent (TOE) in January-November 2025 mainly due to a decline in hydropower generation, the country's statistical office INS announced on Friday (Jan. 16), citing provisional data.
Romania’s reported value of the volume index of GDP per capita, calculated on the basis of the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), stood at 77% in 2024, relative to the European Union (EU) average, followed by Hungary, with 76% relative to the EU average, data from Romania's statistical office INS show on Friday (Jan. 16, 2025).
Romania's industrial production decreased by 1.1% in January-November 2025 in unadjusted data compared with the same period of 2024 and was down 0.5% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Thursday (January 15).
Romania's industrial output decreased by 1.1% in January-November 2025 in unadjusted data compared with the same period of 2024 and was down 0.5% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Thursday (January 15).
Romania's Competition Council has fined three companies a total of RON8.29 million (EUR1.66 million) for coordinating their commercial policies in tenders organized by Romania's national road infrastructure administration company CNAIR for road maintenance contracts.
Romania's current account deficit surged to EUR27.1 billion in January-November 2025, compared to EUR26.06 billion in the same period of 2024, central bank data showed on Wednesday (January 14, 2025).
Romania's annual inflation rate inched lower to 9.7% in December 2025 after reaching 9.8% in November and October 2025 and peaking at 9.9% in September and August 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Wednesday (January 14).
Romania's Competition Council has fined eight companies a total of RON163.71 million (EUR32 million) for participating in an anti-competitive agreement aimed at dividing the labor market in order to limit employee mobility while keep human resource costs low.
Romania's car market ended 2025 with 182,518 new car registrations, 1.6% more than in 2024, per data released on by the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) on Monday (Jan. 12, 2026).
Romania's residential market prices increased at a fast rate compared to the European average, according to Eurostat data for the third quarter (Q3) of 2025.
Romania's Competition Council has approved the notified acquisition of an undisclosed stake in Valtec Premium Lubricants S.R.L. by Spain's Repsol Downstream Internacional S.A.U.
Romania's economy edged 0.9% higher in unadjusted data and grew by 1.5% in seasonally adjusted data in the January-September 2025 period compared to the same period of 2024, the country's statistics office INS said on Friday (Jan. 9), citing provisional (2) data.
Romania's Competition Council has given green light to the notified acquisition of Honest Food SRL by Ovidiu Andries, Daniel Imbre, the Galea Family and Cristian Varodi.
Romania's Competition Council has given green light to the notified acquisition of Phoenix Slag Services S.R.L. by Liberty Galati S.A., the largest integrated steel producer in Romania.
Romania's budget deficit reached 6.4% in November 2025, compared to 7.15% in 2024, which means roughly RON121 billion versus RON125 billion recorded in 2024, the country's Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Dec 24).
Romania's Competition Council submits to public debate the commitments proposed by Germany’s Schwarz Group, to remove the competition concerns identified on the retail market of food and non-food consumer products, in the context of the acquisition of Supermarket La Cocos SA.
Romania's Competition Council has launched a study aimed at identifying the barriers that limit Romanian farmers’ access to the pork processing and sale market, against the backdrop of increased imports and declining exports.
Romania's economy will continue to perform below potential in 2026 too, with an economic growth rate projected at 0.9%, while the inflation rate will remain high, given that exiting stagflation is shaping up as a slow process, as per CFA Romania survey carried out in November 2025.
Romania's Competition Council has fined the companies Philip Morris Trading SRL, Interbrands Orbico SRL and Mediaposte Hit Mail SA with fines totaling RON135.2 million (EUR26.6 million) for anti-competitive agreements in the heated tobacco products market.
Romania's energy output decreased by an annual 2.7% to 13.71 million tons of oil equivalent (TOE) in January-October 2025 mainly due to a decline in hydropower generation, the country's statistical office announced on Monday (Dec 15), citing provisional data.