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Romanian finance minister Tanczos Barna backed the central bank’s forecast, saying that the country’s inflation is on a downward trend and that “it will probably be 3.8% this year.” He said the average inflation would be 4.4% in 2025. The central bank envisages 3.8% yearend inflation, down from 5.1% y/y at the end of 2024.…

Romania’s 0.9% economic growth in 2024 was driven by private consumption, seen in the higher value-added generated by the sector of services to households (retail included), while the net taxes contributed as well significantly, particularly in the second half of the year. The sector of constructions lost momentum in Q4 (-5.3% y/y) dragged down by…

The Sibiu-based company Con-A won, as the leader of an association, the tender for the construction of the RON 1.8 billion (EUR 360 million, VAT excluded) Craiova regional emergency hospital, Turnul Sfatului and Economedia.ro announced. The contract for the main works of the building has been already signed. The Craiova Regional Emergency Hospital will be…

Two research and development projects, worth almost EUR 180 million, in the field of nuclear energy and artificial intelligence (AI), respectively, will be carried out in Romania, the Ministry of Investments and European Projects (MIPE) announced. The first project, called “4ALFRED – Research for Next Generation Reactors”, has a value of over EUR 112 million…

The completion of the 430 MW gas-fired power plant at Iernut by Spanish contractor Duro Felguera for Romgaz, expected for this summer, is at risk as the contractor faces insolvency and the payment of EUR 400 million fines related to a past contract in Algeria, according to Profit.ro. The power plant should have been completed…

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau, BEC, rejected the registration of Călin Georgescu’s candidacy on Sunday, March 9.  Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Russia-friendly politician who surprisingly emerged as the first-round winner of last year’s annulled presidential elections, officially submitted his candidacy for the repeat presidential election on Friday, March 7. BEC’s rejection can still be overturned. According…

Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Russia-friendly politician who surprisingly emerged as the first-round winner of last year’s annulled presidential elections, officially submitted his candidacy for the repeat presidential election on Friday, March 7. Outside the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) headquarters in Bucharest, supporters gathered to chant his name and wave flags, while security forces set up…

Romania’s anti-fraud agency ANAF will look into roughly 23,000 individuals who have earned income from renting properties for tourism purposes through online platforms such as Booking.com and Airbnb, according to finance minister Tanczos Barna. Individuals identified in this situation will receive compliance notifications, and anti-fraud inspectors will initiate audits where necessary.  While obtaining such information…

Bucharest general mayor Nicușor Dan submitted his candidacy for the 2025 presidential elections on Friday, March 7, the first to do so among the announced candidates. He is running as an independent, and was assisted by volunteers to gather the necessary signatures. The 2025 presidential elections will take place on May 4 (first round) and…

The Circular Catalysts program, an initiative of the British Council in partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute, is making a return to Romania with the reopening of its documentary exhibition at the Museum of History and Ethnography in Târgu-Neamț. Running from March 7 to May 11, the exhibition showcases collaborations between Romanian and British designers,…