World Bank cuts projection on Romania’s 2025 economic growth to 1.3%
<p>The Romanian economy will grow by 1.3% this year, compared to a 2.1% advance expected in January, according to the Global Economic Prospects report published by the World Bank on June 10.</p>

<p>The WB also cut its forecast for Romania’s economic growth in 2026 to 1.9% from 2.6% in January. The bank thus cut its expectations for Romania’s economic growth by 0.7-0.8 percentage points in each of the two years.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The country’s economy is expected to return to its natural growth rate in 2027, when it is likely to expand by 2.5%.</p>

<p>Among Europe and Central Asia countries, Romania’s economic growth will be among the weakest – surpassing only Moldova this year and Belarus in 2026.</p>

<p>According to the WB, in contrast to other subregions, and despite a challenging external environment, growth in Central Europe is forecast to firm to 2.4% in 2025 (and 2.7%-2.8% in the coming two years), driven by Poland.</p>

<p>Germany’s newly legislated fiscal support package may help offset some of the external drag - particularly in the coming years - benefiting the subregion, which sends about 22 percent of its exports to Germany, notably Poland and Romania.</p>

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

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