EC halves growth forecast for Romania amid contractionary fiscal stance in 2025-2026
The European Commission, under its Autumn Forecast published on November 17, cut the projections for Romania’s economic growth to 0.7% in 2025 and 1.1% in 2026, half the expectations included in the previous May 19 Spring Forecast. The…
iulian ernst · Journalist
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The European Commission, under its Autumn Forecast published on November 17, cut the projections for Romania’s economic growth to 0.7% in 2025 and 1.1% in 2026, half the expectations included in the previous May 19 Spring Forecast. The growth would nearly double to 2.1% in 2027.
The revised projection incorporates the fiscal slippage in 2024-2025 and the effects on the growth of the Romanian government’s subsequent more contractionary fiscal stance in 2025 and 2026.
