Forvis Mazars C-suite barometer: Two-thirds of Romanian businesses increasing financial and human capital investment

Romanian business leaders remain optimistic for 2026, with 86% of C-suite executives surveyed in Forvis Mazars's C-suite barometer: outlook 2026 expecting growth. This is slightly below the 92% reported globally and down from 90% in 2025. While confidence is strong locally, Romanian executives are more cautious than their global peers, reflecting the region's economic and operational pressures, the report notes.

Just over half of Romanian executives (54%) report rising revenues, a significant drop from 82% last year. The data highlights how economic uncertainty (54%) and rising energy costs (44%) are weighing more heavily on Romanian businesses, underscoring the country-specific challenges beyond the global factors of economic uncertainty (42%) and increased competition (32%), the report's authors note.