Daily News | Economics, NBR, Key interest rate

May 16, 2025 | NBR maintains key interest rate at 6.5%.
The Board of the National Bank of Romania decided, on Friday, to maintain the monetary policy interest rate at 6.50% per year, according to a press release. According to the source, the NBR Board of Directors decided to keep the interest rate for the lending facility (Lombard) at 7.50% per year and the interest rate for the deposit facility at 5.50% per year.

Daily News | Politics, Presidential Elections 2025 Round 2 Final

May 16, 2025 | Presidential Elections 2025. The voting process in the diaspora has begun. Romanians abroad have three days to vote.
View the number of voters present to vote LIVE here.

Daily News | Other news, Protest

May 15, 2025 | Foresters, railway workers and military reservists protest on Thursday in Victory Square. The unions demand the rejection of the project regarding the reorganization of Romsilva.
The Silva Federation will hold a protest rally on Thursday, between 12:00 and 15:00, together with the railway transport unions and those of military reservists within the National Trade Union Confederation Meridian, at the headquarters of the Romanian Government, in Victory Square, Agerpres reports. The unions demand the government not to follow the project of the GD regarding the reorganization of Romsilva. Under the reorganization scheme of the institution, the number of directors will decrease from 121 to approximately 17.

Daily News | Business

May 15, 2025 | Arctic Stream, an IT infrastructure and security integrator, ended the first quarter with a 49% drop in revenue.
Dragos Diaconu, CEO: Some projects have been delayed, some clients have postponed or stopped investments, due to the economic climate. What are the estimates for the current year?

Daily News | Economy

May 15, 2025 | Romania's economy stagnated in Q1, 2025: GDP did not change, in real terms, compared to the previous three months.
GDP did not change, in real terms, compared to the previous three months, INS data show. Gross domestic product registered an increase of 0.2% on the gross series and 0.5% on the seasonally adjusted series compared to the Q1 2024.