Romania posted the highest annual inflation rate under the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), among European Union (EU) Member States, at 8.3%, in February 2026, data from the European statistical office Eurostat showed on Mrach 18.
Banca Transilvania is getting ready to grant Paval Holding Group an about EUR400 million loan, which the Paval brothers will be using to fund some of the acquisition of Carrefour’s Romanian operations, a deal announced at EUR823 million, banking sources say.