{"id":6744,"date":"2025-09-12T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6744"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:00:27","slug":"government-imf-backs-romanias-fiscal-measures-sees-1-gdp-growth-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6744","title":{"rendered":"Government: IMF backs Romania\u2019s fiscal measures, sees 1% GDP growth in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Romania\u2019s latest fiscal measures, forecasting that the economy will grow by 1% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2026, the government said Friday, September 12, after talks with a visiting IMF delegation.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation, led by Joong Shik Kang, met prime minister Ilie Bolojan in Bucharest to discuss the country\u2019s economic outlook and budget strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the government, IMF representatives praised Romania\u2019s efforts to stabilize public finances and said continued reforms were essential to restore investor confidence and reduce the budget deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Efficient use of European Union funds will play a decisive role in meeting growth targets, the IMF also noted. At the same time, it urged authorities to strictly implement adopted measures and maintain fiscal discipline in the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation also called for investment projects financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to be carefully prioritized to ensure timely completion.<\/p>\n<p>Prime minister Ilie Bolojan said his government remains committed to fiscal consolidation and structural reforms, pledging to channel resources into investment and modernization to support stable growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IMF delegation concluded that Romania\u2019s fiscal and economic situation allows for the continuation of reforms and the capitalization on development opportunities in the coming years,\u201d reads the Romanian government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.ro\/ro\/stiri\/intrevederea-prim-ministrului-ilie-bolojan-cu-o-delegatie-a-fondului-monetar-international\" target=\"_blank\">press release<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also attending the meeting at the Victoria Palace in Bucharest was Mihai Jurca, head of the prime minister\u2019s Chancellery.<\/p>\n<p>irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n<p>(Photo source: Gov.ro)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Romania\u2019s latest fiscal measures, forecasting that the economy will grow by 1% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2026, the government said Friday, September 12, after talks with a visiting IMF delegation. The delegation, led by Joong Shik Kang, met prime minister Ilie Bolojan in Bucharest to discuss the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6744\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}