The National Bank of Romania published on 8th of November the Inflation Report, the report indicated that after having reached a 5-year high in 2018 Q2, the annual inflation rate saw, as expected, a halt in its upward trend, falling to 5 percent in September, i.e. 0.15 percentage points above the benchmark forecast in the August 2018 Inflation Report and 1.5 percentage points above the upper bound of the ±1 percentage point variation band of the 2.5 percent flat target.
Monetary policy – NBR Board decisions
According to the press release of National Bank of Romania published on 6th of November 2018, the main decisions of the Board of the National Bank of Romania are the following: Continuă lectura „Monetary policy – NBR Board decisions”
Area bank lending survey
The October 2018 bank lending survey – third quarter of 2018 has been published. The euro area bank lending survey (BLS) provides information on bank lending conditions in the euro area. It supplements existing statistics with information on the supply of and demand for loans to enterprises and households. The BLS provides input to the assessment of monetary and economic developments carried out by the ECB Governing Council in the process of making its monetary policy decisions.
2018 Consumer Markets Scoreboard
On 12th of October the European Commission published the 2018 Consumer Markets Scoreboard that monitors how EU consumers rate the performance of 40 goods and services sectors. The Consumer Scoreboards provide an overview of how the Single Market works for EU consumers. Published since 2008, they aim to ensure better monitoring of consumer outcomes and provide evidence to inform policy.
Monetary policy
Foreign Direct Investment in 2017
The National Bank of Romania has published the Annual Report on Foreign Direct Investment in Romania in 2017. According to the report, in 2017, FDI net flow stood at EUR 4,797 million, out of which: Continuă lectura „Foreign Direct Investment in 2017”
EUR 450 million for Romania’s Rural Development Programme
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 450 million to Romania to finance its national contribution to the implementation of the Romanian Rural Development Programme (RDP) together with grants from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development in the period 2014-2020. The loan was signed on the margins of the meeting of the EIB’s Board of Directors taking place in Bucharest on 17-18 September.
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Regulation adopted on European travel information and authorisation system
On 5 September 2018 the Council adopted a regulation establishing a European travel information and authorisation system (ETIAS).
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Summertime consultation
In Romania the participation rate was of 0,04% according to the preliminary results of European Commission on the summertime consultation.
Manufacturing SMEs
Did you know that manufacturing accounts for 16% of Europe’s GDP? The sector is responsible for 64% of private sector Research & Development expenditure and for 49% of innovation expenditure in Europe.