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Hidroelectrica urges customers to submit meter readings before month's end

Romania's largest electricity producer has issued a reminder that self-read meter indexes for May must be submitted by the end of June.

  • Hidroelectrica is asking customers to submit their May meter readings.
  • The deadline falls in the final days of June; missing it triggers estimated billing.
  • Readings can be submitted via the app, website, or phone.

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Bank lending grew 5.8% in 2025, but companies fell far behind households

Household borrowing outpaced corporate lending by a wide margin, pointing to weak private investment across the Romanian economy.

  • Total bank lending grew 5.8% in 2025, per the NBR annual report.
  • Household loans rose 8.3%, while corporate lending increased just 3.5%.
  • The gap points to weak private investment and low bank appetite for business risk.

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Romania receives €2.25bn in fourth PNRR payment

The European Commission transferred the funds on Tuesday, covering the fourth payment request filed in December 2025.

  • The European Commission paid out €2.25bn, Romania's fourth PNRR tranche.
  • The request, filed on 19 December 2025, covered 38 milestones.
  • The deadline for fund absorption is 31 August 2026.

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Defence spending can rebuild industry — but only if the state knows what it's doing

Romania's rising defence budget holds real economic potential — skilled jobs, technology transfers, industrial capacity — but only if procurement contracts are tied to domestic production requirements.

  • Rising defence budgets can generate skilled jobs and technology transfers for Romania.
  • Economic benefits depend on enforceable local-content clauses in military contracts.
  • Romania competes for the same industrial capacity as dozens of other European states simultaneously.

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Electrica CEO wants three young people to shadow his executive team for a month

Alexandru Chiriță is offering immersive one-month placements alongside the CEO, CBDO and CFO of Romania's largest electricity distributor.

  • Electrica is offering three one-month placements alongside the CEO, CBDO and CFO.
  • Participants will attend live decision-making meetings, not staged demonstrations.
  • The company serves four million customers and posts revenues of around 10 billion lei.

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TTS eyes record harvest but warns of export logistics gap

Romania's largest Danube shipping operator expects an exceptional grain season, but flags the disappearance of key trading intermediaries as a risk to cargo flows.

  • TTS forecasts the 2026 grain harvest as between very good and exceptional.
  • The disappearance of key grain intermediaries has created a gap in Romania's export logistics chain.
  • Danube cargo volumes may fall short of what the agricultural output would otherwise support.

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Scandia Food CEO: Romania exports raw materials, not value

The head of Romania's largest canned-food producer warns that local industry still operates as a subcontractor, not as a brand-owner on export markets.

  • Scandia Food, Romania's canned-food market leader, criticises the sector's reliance on imports and subcontracting.
  • CEO Andrei Ursulescu calls for a shift to high-value-added exports and own-brand development.
  • The current model leaves profits with foreign suppliers, not Romanian producers.

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Electrica CEO looks for three young people to shadow his executive team for a month

Alexandru Chiriță is offering three spots alongside the company's top three executives — CEO, CBDO and CFO — at one of Romania's largest energy companies.

  • Three internship spots inside Electrica's executive team, one each alongside the CEO, CBDO and CFO.
  • The placement lasts one month and includes attending real decision-making meetings.
  • Electrica serves four million customers and posts revenues of around 10 billion lei.

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