EBRD, Romanian officials debate industrial policy with entrepreneurs at BVB event in Bucharest

EBRD chief economist Beata Javorcik, state adviser Florin Spataru, Transilvania IT Cluster manager Bianca Muntean, AmCham vice-president Cristian Sporis, and Constructii Erbasu CEO Cristian Erbasu were part of a panel on industrial policies in Romania and the region during an event held at the National Bank of Romania headquarters in Bucharest, February 5.

After presenting the EBRD 2025 Transition Report, participants at the event talked about the challenges and opportunities in industrial policy for Romania in the context of German and even European fears of loss of competitiveness and economic downturn.