Romanian authorities issued 2,556 residential building permits in February 2024, 39.7% more than in January 2023, but 0.6% fewer than in February 2023, data from the country’s statistics board INS showed on Friday (March 29, 2024).
Private lending in Romania went up 4.9% to RON383 billion in February 2024 compared with February 2023, central bank data showed on Tuesday (March 26, 2024).
New car registrations in Romania posted an 8.9% decline in February against the same month of 2023, to 11,339 units, of which 1,109 were full electric ones, up 6.6% year-on-year, and 3,736 hybrid ones, up 15% year-on-year, in line with data provided by ACAROM and ACEA.
Romania's annual inflation grew at a slower pace in February 2024, by 7.2% compared to February 2023, data from the country's statistics board INS showed on Wednesday (March 13).
Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR63.12 billion at end-February 2024, compared to EUR61.41 billion on January 31, 2024, central bank data showed on Friday (March 1, 2024).
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON441.3 million from banks on Thursday (February 29, 2024), selling benchmark bonds with a scheduled value of RON500 million due in February 2029, at an annual average yield of 6.34%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON580 million from banks on Monday (February 26, 2024) selling bonds with a nominal value of RON400 million due in 2034, at an annual average yield of 6.53%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON340 million from banks on Thursday (February 22, 2024), selling benchmark bonds with a scheduled value of RON200 million due in February 2038, at an annual average yield of 6.57%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON443.2 million from banks on Monday (February 19, 2024) selling benchmark bonds with a scheduled value of RON500 million due in May 2027, at an annual average yield of 6.22%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON654 million from banks on Thursday (February 15, 2024) selling bonds with a nominal value of RON500 million due in April 2030, at an annual average yield of 6.60%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.5 billion from banks on Thursday (February 8), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 6.03% and 6.45%, respectively.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.5 billion from banks on Monday (February 5), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 5.96% and 6.33%, respectively.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.73 billion from banks on Thursday (February 1), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 5.97% and 6.03%, respectively.
Piping Logistics, a Belgian manufacturer of components for ventilation systems, will start production in a factory it operates near Timisoara in the first part of February. The opening was originally scheduled for 2023.
A delegation of the International Monetary Fund led by Jan Kees Martjin will visit Romania during the January 29-February 1 period for the periodic meeting the institution has with Romanian authorities, reads an announcement signed by Geoff Gottlieb, IMF’s main regional representative for CEE.
Lithuania’s Spark, a car-sharing service that allows people to rent electric cars via a mobile application, has informed its users in Romania via an in-app notification about plans to shut down the operations in the country on February 1, 2024.
The average net salary in Romania increased by 6.7% in nominal terms in March 2023 compared with February 2023, to 4,554 (EUR929), data from the country's statistics board INS showed on Friday (May 12).
Romania’s industrial sales (on the domestic and external markets) rose by 7% in February 2023 from February 2022 and by 6.2% in nominal terms in February 2023 versus January 2022, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Thursday (March 16).
Romanian authorities issued 2,571 residential building permits in February 2023, 27.4% fewer than in February 2022, data from the country’s statistics board INS showed Friday (March 31).
Romania’s unemployment rate stood at 5.5% in February 2023, lower by 0.1 percentage points than 5.6% in January 2023, data from the country’s statistics institute INS shows on Friday (March 31).