Romania: Romanian finance minister confident ahead of S&P review, (…)

October 2, 2026

Romanian finance minister confident ahead of S&P review, argues early elections could trigger downgrade
Oct 2, 2026

Romanian finance minister confident ahead of S&P review, argues early elections could trigger downgrade.

Speaking on public broadcaster TVR on Thursday evening, 24 hours before the expected S&P decision, Nazare said the budget deficit adjustment (…)

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