Romania: Romania’s retail sales down 4.7% y/y in October despite gradual (…)

December 8, 2025

Romania’s retail sales down 4.7% y/y in October despite gradual recovery after VAT rate shock in August
Dec 8, 2025

Romania’s retail sales down 4.7% y/y in October despite gradual recovery after VAT rate shock in August.

The retail sales volume index in Romania recovered for the second consecutive month in October, when it increased by 0.9% m/m after the 1.3% m/m advance in September – but it was far from fully recovering the 4.0% m/m plunge seen in August as an effect of higher VAT rate enforcement amid already (…)

[Read the article in Romania-Insider]

SEE ALSO IN ROMANIAN NEWSPAPERS

Ruxandra Bandila, New Executive Director Of Foreign Investors Council The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has elected Ruxandra Bandila as its new Executive Director.

Imobiliare.ro: Apartment Prices Up 14% On Average In Romania In 2025 Apartment prices have gone up 14% on average in 2025, if looking at the prices owners and developers are asking, but the percentage varies from one city to another and the surprise of the year is Craiova, with a 21% rise, the Imobiliare.ro Index shows.

Finance Ministry Raises RON1.1B From Banks Via Two Bond Issues On Dec 8 Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.1 billion from banks on Monday (December 8), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 6.90% and 6.61%, respectively.

Samsung Electronics Appoints Jaesung Kim As President For Romania And Bulgaria Samsung Electronics has announced in a press statement the appointment of Jaesung (James) Kim as President of Samsung Electronics Romania and Bulgaria (SEROM).

UBM Feed Romania rebrands as Protena after East Grain, Poultry Investment become equal shareholders East Grain Group and Poultry Investment SA have acquired the 45% stake previously held by UBM Group in UBM Feed Romania, thus becoming equal shareholders in one of Romania's largest feed producers, which will now operate under the brand Protena. East Grain is controlled by Czech agri-food group (…)

Ruxandra B?ndil? takes over as executive director of Foreign Investors Council The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has appointed Ruxandra B?ndil? as its executive director. B?ndil? will coordinate FIC's activity and "will contribute to strengthening the dialogue with authorities, consolidating the organization's positioning as a reliable partner in promoting a stable and (…)

Romanian minister notifies EPPO of misuse of EU funds in school bus project Romania’s European projects and investments minister, Drago? Pîslaru, announced that he will notify the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) regarding the purchase of electric minibuses for students with EU funds. The minister said that “multiple dysfunctions” were noted in how the EU (…)