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Romania's unemployment rate fell to 6.4% in July 2026, down 0.4 percentage points (pp) from the revised 6.8% recorded in June 2026, the country's statistics office INS has announced on Tuesday, September 1.

The Macroeconomic Confidence Index of CFA Romania Association rose by 6.7 points to 44.2 points in July, but analysts see the economy stagnating in 2026 and believe recession risk remains.

Romania's private lending (loans to non-government sector granted by credit institutions) reached RON472.4 billion at the end of July 2026, 7.6% higher than in July 2025 and 0.3% lower than in June 2026, central bank data show on Tuesday, August 25.

Alternative investment firm Lion Capital (LION), formerly SIF Banat-Crisana, reportedly purchased the 10.9 million Banca Transilvania shares sold by the EBRD on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on July 8, for RON414 million, sources told ZF.

Romania annual inflation decreased sharply in July 2026, down to 8.2%, lower by 2.2 percentage points than the 10.4% level recorded in June 2026, data from the country’s statistical office showed on Wednesday, August 12.

Chinese electric car brand BYD is strengthening its position in Romania and has climbed to fifth place nationwide, with 672 EV and PHEV cars registered in July and a market share of 5.72%.

The average asking price for an old three-room apartment in Bucharest in July 2026 reached EUR143,923, up by EUR2,000 and 1.4% respectively from June 2026. Against July 2025, prices went up by EUR15,077, the equivalent of an 11.7% annual advance, the ZF real estate index compiled with SVN Romania shows.

The foreign exchange reserves held by Romania's central bank, excluding gold, stood at EUR63.23 billion at the end of July 2026, lower than EUR63.49 billion reported at the end of June 2026, Romania’s central bank has announced on Monday, August 3.

The Romanian auto market experienced a severe correction in July 2026, when new car registrations fell by 28.2% to 11,633 units compared with the same month last year, according to preliminary data published by the Association of Automotive Manufacturers and Importers (APIA), based on information from the General Directorate for Driving Licenses and Registrations.

The value of medicines sold during the July 2025-June 2026 period to patients went up by 6.5% to RON38 billion (EUR7.4 billion), but the volume declined, by 5.3%, from the year-earlier period, in line with data provided by market research company Cegedim.

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Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON228.5 million from banks on Monday (July 20) by reopening a bond issue due in October 2036, above the planned amount of RON200 million.

Romani's finance ministry raised RON948 million on the domestic market on Thursday, July 16, selling government paper in two auctions, which is below the planned amount of RON1.2 billion.

Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON877 million from banks on Monday (July 13) by reopening a benchmark bond issue due in July 2030.

Communication and brand marketing company Graffiti Plus (GRF+) will begin trading on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange on Thursday, July 16, marking a first for the local capital market as the first business of its kind listed there.

Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) dropped by 7.2% in unadjusted data and by 4% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, in August 2025 compared to July 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Monday (October 6, 2025).

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).

Romania’s industrial producer price index (PPI) grew by 2.7% in July 2025 compared to July 2024, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Tuesday (September 2).

Romania’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.8% in July 2025 compared with June 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS show on Monday (September 1, 2025).

The annual growth pace of private lending in Romania slowed down to 8.7% in July, with the total amount reaching RON439 billion, after RON-denominated loans rose by 8.6% and foreign currency ones by 8.9%, in line with central bank data.