Non-residents' direct investment in Romania, up 14.9pct six months into 2024

Non-residents' direct investment in Romania totalled EUR 3,219 million (compared with EUR 2,801 million in January - June 2023), of which equity (including the estimated net reinvestment of earnings) and intercompany lending recorded net values of EUR 3,709 million and EUR -490 million, respectively, the National Bank of Romania reported on Tuesday.

In January - June 2024, the balance-of-payments current account posted a deficit of EUR 12,176 million, compared with EUR 9,087 million in January - June 2023. The breakdown shows that the deficit on trade in goods widened by EUR 1,868 million, the surplus on services fell by EUR 1,064 million, the primary income deficit increased by EUR 603 million, while the secondary income surplus grew by EUR 446 million.

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