IMF Staff Country Reports

Romania: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report

August 27, 2021

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International Monetary Fund. European Dept. "Romania: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report", IMF Staff Country Reports 2021, 190 (2021), accessed 12/28/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513594897.002

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Summary

Among EU countries, Romania suffered a relatively shallow recession in the COVID-19 crisis, aided by macroeconomic easing. A strong recovery is projected in 2021. The new government is committed to balance continued pandemic-related support with the start of a medium-term fiscal consolidation trajectory that corrects pre-pandemic excesses, while implementing a range of structural reforms. These efforts, as well as the medium-term recovery, should be bolstered by large Next Generation EU grants.

Subject: COVID-19, Fiscal consolidation, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Health, International organization, Monetary policy, Public debt, Revenue administration

Keywords: COVID-19, expert fund assistance, Fiscal consolidation, Fiscal stance, General government balance sheet, Global, government effectiveness, headline inflation, monetary policy response