Romania: Romanian PM argues technical recession reflects public deficit (…)

February 11, 2026

Romanian PM argues technical recession reflects public deficit correction
Feb 11, 2026

Romanian PM argues technical recession reflects public deficit correction.

Prime minister Ilie Bolojan admitted that Romania's economy may have entered a technical recession episode in H2 last year, implying that it might extend in the first quarter of 2026 – but argued that it is a reflection of the fiscal consolidation and the economy returned to more stable (…)

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