Romania's energy output decreased by an annual 2.8% to 12.31 million tons of oil equivalent (TOE) in January-September 2025 mainly due to a decline in hydropower generation, the country's statistical office announced on Friday (Nov 14), citing provisional data.
Romania's economy grew by 1.6% in unadjusted data and by 1.4% in seasonally adjusted data in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the third quarter of 2024, flash estimates from the country's statistical office INS showed on Friday (November 14).
Romania's total external debt (public and private) stood at EUR221.8 billion in January-September 2025, higher by EUR17.7 billion year-on-year, central bank data showed on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
Romania's current account deficit surged to EUR22.2 billion in January-September 2025, higher by nearly EUR1.76 billion than in the same period of 2024, central bank data showed on Thursday (November 13, 2025).
Romania's annual inflation rate remained inched lower to 9.8% in October after peaking at 9.9% in August and September 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Wednesday (November 12).
Romania's car production declined by 2.7% in the first ten months of 2025 against the year-earlier period, to a total of 453,955 units, in line with data provided by the country’s carmakers association ACAROM.
Romania's Competition Council is assessing the planned acquisition of Ratesti Solar Plant S.R.L. by Econergy International Limited, UK.
Romania's finance ministry in November is holding an auction for discount treasury bills (T-bills), with a nominal value of RON500 million, and is reopening 13 government bond issue, with a total value of RON6.3 billion, with a view to funding the budget deficit, refinancing and paying off public debt early.
Romania's Competition Council has issued a series of competition concerns related to the planned acquisition of La Cocoş store chain by the Schwarz Group, which operates the Kaufland and Lidl retail chains in Romania.
Romania's National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has approved the Development Plan for the National Natural Gas Transmission System (SNT) for 2024–2033, updated for 2025, state-run national gas transmission system operator Transgaz announced in a statement sent to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
Romania's Competition Council has given green light to the notified acquisition of certain assets of Getec Servicii Energetice S.R.L. by Corden BioChem Romania S.R.L.
Romania's Competition Council has given green light to the notified acquisition of Thermonet Beteiligungs GmbH, Austria, and Thermonet SRL by RZ International Beteiligungs GmbH, Austria.
Romania's Competition Council announces that it has fined the companies Stericycle, AKSD, Bio Hazard, Eco Fire and Mondeco a total of RON5.35 million for participating in a cartel on the market for the treatment and/or disposal of waste resulting from medical activities in Romania.
Romania's Competition Council has given green light to the notified acquisition of Elcomex I.E.A. SA. by Electro Alfa Servicii Inginerie SRL, part of the Electroalfa group.
Romania's Competition Council fined the companies Tredeco Holding SRL, Trecon Logistic SRL, Data Capture SRL and Geo Drumuri Banat SRL a total of RON2.31 million (nearly EUR466.000) for rigging public tenders organized by Romania's national road infrastructure administration company CNAIR through DRDP Brasov, DRDP Bucharest, DRDP Constanta and DRDP Timisoara.
A step-up in Romania's annual GDP dynamics in the third quarter of 2025 was probably underpinned by investments, but not by private consumption, as suggested by high-frequency indicators, per the minutes of the monetary policy meeting of the National Bank of Romania Board on October 8, 2025, released on Monday (October 20).
Romania's energy output decreased by an annual 3.3% to 10.952 million tons of oil equivalent (TOE) in January-August 2025 mainly due to a decline in hydro and wind power generation, the country's statistical office said, citing provisional data.
Romania's industrial production decreased by 1.5% in January-August 2025 in unadjusted data compared with the same period of 2024 and was down 0.7% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Wednesday (October 15).
Romania's current account deficit surged to EUR18.7 billion in January-August 2025, higher by nearly EUR800 million than in the same period of 2024, central bank data showed on Tuesday (October 14, 2025).
Romania's annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 9.9% in September 2025 compared to August 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Monday (October 13).