Erste sees Romania's economy up 2.0% in 2025, driven by hefty state investments
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<p>Erste has revised downwards its estimates for Romania's GDP growth this year to 2% (driven by hefty state investments) from 2.8%, according to its latest&nbsp;<u><a href="https://romania-insider.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2f0cf98c5bbb903b9c07ffa45&amp;id=4ca68e9d56&amp;e=cd1f92f96c" target="_blank">Instant Comment</a></u>&nbsp;published after the flash Q4 GDP data showing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It was the steepest negative revision among the countries covered, while the country's growth remains below the region's 2.6% average. The lag was deepest in 2024, though: 1.0 percentage points (0.9% compared to 1.9% average).</p>

<p>GDP growth is expected to accelerate in all Central and Eastern European countries, according to the&nbsp;<u><a href="https://romania-insider.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2f0cf98c5bbb903b9c07ffa45&amp;id=95704e336d&amp;e=cd1f92f96c" target="_blank">CEE Growth Navigator</a></u>&nbsp;report, which presents forecast revisions for 2025 after recent releases of Q4 flash estimates and economic performance data for 2024.</p>

<p>The average growth in the region should be 0.7 percentage points higher in 2025&gt; 2.6% vs. 1.9% in 2024, according to the report.</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

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