Romania managers for the December 2025-February 2026 period forecast a moderate decrease in economic activity, rising prices in retail and constructions and a headcount decline in the processing industry and constructions, in line with data published by the country’s statistics board INS.
Hidroelectrica, the crown jewel in the Romanian state’s portfolio, has published the convening notice for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (AGA), a document that for the first time details the legal, financial and governance architecture of the proposed association with France’s EDF Power Solutions International for the Tarniţa Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plant (PSHPP).
Dutch group ING is in direct talks with Spanish group BBVA to see whether it can buy Garanti BBVA Romania, in a bid to more rapidly grow its foothold on the Romanian banking market and not lose ground to other banks under consolidation.