Unicredit expects fiscal correction to depress Romania's growth but prevent downgrade
Romania's fiscal consolidation efforts cut the growth stimuli exactly at a time when the growth model in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) turns to one driven by internal factors, which will result in the country displaying one of the…
iulian ernst · Journalist
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Romania's fiscal consolidation efforts cut the growth stimuli exactly at a time when the growth model in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) turns to one driven by internal factors, which will result in the country displaying one of the lowest growth rates in the region, according to UniCredit Bank economist Anca Negrescu. Romania's economy will increase by only 1% this year and 1.8% in 2026, according to the latest macroeconomic report of the UniCredit Group Investment Institute.
The revised forecast indicates 0.5 percentage points negative revision for this year's growth, from 1.5% previously, and 0.3 pp negative revision for 2026, from 2.1%, respectively.
