The Romanian economy will grow by 1.3% this year, compared to a 2.1% advance expected in January, according to the Global Economic Prospects report published by the World Bank on June 10.<\/p>\n
The WB also cut its forecast for Romania\u2019s economic growth in 2026 to 1.9% from 2.6% in January. The bank thus cut its expectations for Romania\u2019s economic growth by 0.7-0.8 percentage points in each of the two years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s economy is expected to return to its natural growth rate in 2027, when it is likely to expand by 2.5%.<\/p>\n
Among Europe and Central Asia countries, Romania\u2019s economic growth will be among the weakest \u2013 surpassing only Moldova this year and Belarus in 2026.<\/p>\n
According to the WB, in contrast to other subregions, and despite a challenging external environment, growth in Central Europe is forecast to firm to 2.4% in 2025 (and 2.7%-2.8% in the coming two years), driven by Poland.<\/p>\n
Germany\u2019s newly legislated fiscal support package may help offset some of the external drag – particularly in the coming years – benefiting the subregion, which sends about 22 percent of its exports to Germany, notably Poland and Romania.<\/p>\n