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EUR 30 mln biomethane production facility planned in Romania by DN AGRAR and BSOG Energy
DN AGRAR Group, one of Romania’s leading integrated agrifood companies and the largest dairy milk producer in Europe, has signed definitive development and supply contracts with BSOG Energy for the construction of a major biomethane production facility in Alba county. BSOG Energy, owned by Black Sea Oil & Gas, focuses on building biomethane plants across Romania…
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European Commission underlines improvements and shortcomings in Romania in new Rule of Law Report
Romania has taken steps in line with the Venice Commission’s recommendations in order to improve its justice system, according to the sixth Rule of Law Report published by the European Commission on Tuesday, July 8. Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement. In the report, the EU executive notes that Romania has progressed when it…
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Wizz Air temporarily moves flights from Bucharest’s Băneasa Airport to Otopeni in late August
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air announced that all flights scheduled to operate from Bucharest Băneasa – Aurel Vlaicu International Airport between August 26 and September 2 will be relocated to the Henri Coandă International Airport (Otopeni). The move comes in response to a temporary closure of Băneasa Airport due to an event, company representatives said. Passengers…
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Romanian Social Democrats turn increasingly dissenting to government’s fiscal policy
Sorin Grindeanu, the interim leader of the Social Democratic Party PSD, the largest member of the ruling coalition by the number of lawmakers, expressed discontent with the government not taking into consideration his party’s fiscal policy proposals, accused the government took “dubious” decision on gambling operators’ taxation, and urged prime minister Ilie Bolojan to include…
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PwC: Doubling of turnover tax to raise banks’ effective taxation to as much as 87% in 2026
Romanian banks face a steep increase in their effective tax burden following the government’s decision to double the turnover tax for most credit institutions, PwC Romania warned during a conference on July 8, according to Profit.ro. The average effective tax rate for the banking sector is projected to rise from 23% in 2024 to 29%…
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Romania keeps policy rate at 6.5% as inflation expected to considerably pick up
The annual inflation rate will pick up considerably in the following months, under the transitory impact of the expiry of the electricity price capping scheme and the increase in VAT rates and excise duties starting August 1, thus climbing well above the values indicated by the May 2025 forecast over the short time horizon, the…
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Romania’s Fiscal Council trusts fiscal corrective package can avert sovereign downgrade
The budgetary corrective package 2025-2026 could avert a sovereign rating downgrade, the Romanian Fiscal Council concludes in its opinion on the fiscal package approved by the government on July 3. There was no alternative to the fiscal package, and the urgency has not allowed better optimisation of measures, the Council explains in a strong backing…
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Romania avoids negative recommendations under EU’s excessive deficit procedure
The significant fiscal consolidation measures recently adopted by the Romanian government are “an important and positive step” towards complying with the new Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) recommendation, provided that all measures are fully and swiftly legislated and implemented, Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Trade and Economy said in his remarks…
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OMV Petrom’s hydrocarbon production down 7% y/y in Q2
Hydrocarbon production of Romania’s largest oil and gas producer, OMV Petrom, fell by 7.2% y/y in Q2, of which gas production fell by 6.4% y/y. Even though total gas sales decreased from 50 to 47 thousand boe/day, those to third parties increased from 6.53 TWh in the same quarter last year to 8 TWh. OMV Petrom…
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EY: Romanian M&A market up 45% y/y to USD 4.1 bln in H1 2025 amid strong private equity interest
The Romanian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market reached an estimated value of USD 4.1 billion in the first half of 2025, marking a 45% increase compared to the same period in 2024, EY Romania reported on July 8, according to Ziarul Financiar. Romania’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market recorded 122 announced transactions worth over EUR 2.7 billion in…