Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON628.7 million selling benchmark bonds on the domestic market, on Monday (May 4), with the total demand from investors exceeding RON1.47 billion.
Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR64.83 billion at the end of April 2026, lower by EUR2.2 billion than in March 2026, Romania’s central bank announced on Monday, May 4.
The Romanian leu depreciated further against the euro by midday Monday (May 4) and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 5.1998 units, from 5.1418 units/euro on April 30, amid lingering political crisis locally that started in the second half of April.
Law firm Wolf Theiss advised the MidEuropa buyout investor on the acquisition and financing of a majority stake in Romanian Business Consult (RBC).
New car registrations decreased by 13.3% to 37,480 units in January-April, while fully electric vehicles gained 35% and those running on diesel and LPG saw a decline of 38% and 46% in registrations, Romanian carmaker association ACAROM data show.
The BCR Romania Manufacturing PMI Index recorded a second consecutive month of relative improvement in April 2026, with the headline index rising to 47.5 points from 46.6 in May 2026.