Erste Group, which owns BCR in Romania, has revised its economic growth forecast for Romania downwards from 1.8% to 1.3% in 2025, considering the first quarter data, which are below its expectations.
Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) grew by 0.4% in unadjusted data and by 3.1% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, in April 2025 versus April 2024, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Friday (June 6).