The International Monetary Fund has revised Romania’s economic growth forecast for 2025 downwards to 1% from 1.6% as previously estimated and the 2026 forecast is 1.4%, saying that the acceleration of the investment funded via the Next Generation EU program will partly offset the slowdown of the consumer spending caused by inflation and the effects of the fiscal consolidation.
The average net salary in Romania stood at RON5,517 (EUR1,088) in July 2025, higher by 5.2% in nominal terms compared to July 2024 and lower by 2.4% relative to the evolution of consumer prices, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Friday (Sept 12, 2025).
Net investment in Romania's economy increased by 1% to RON83.813 billion in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, the country's statistical office INS announced on Friday (Sept 12).
Elmas Brasov, a Romanian lifting equipment producer, ended 2024 with turnover worth RON231.9 million (EUR46.6 million), up 14.5% from 2023, in line with ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data.
German retailer Kaufland in 2024 invested EUR20 million in logistics in Romania, more specifically in the Turda warehouse, and for 2026 has earmarked EUR5 million for Ploiesti.