PrivateBanker.ro Romania Country Report  Source of data – Global Finance
DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION   Central bank   National Bank of Romania   International Reserves   48.834 billion US$ (Source: IMF; November 2010) Gross Domestic Product - GDP   158.393 billion US$ (2010 estimate)
DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION   GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)   252.173 billion of International dollars (2010 estimate ) Real GDP growth   Data for 2010 estimated Data for 2011 forecasted
DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION   GDP per capita - current prices   7,391 US$ (2010 estimate)  GDP per capita - PPP   11,767$ International Dollars (2010 estimate)   GDP (PPP) - share of world total   *Data for 2010 estimated *Data for 2011 forecasted
DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION   GDP - composition by sector   * agriculture: 12.4%  * industry: 35%  * services: 52.6% (2009 estimate) Gross domestic expenditure on R&D ( % of GDP ) 0.58% (2008)  (Data released on November 2010) Inflation   *Data estimated  **Data forecasted
DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION   Unemployment rate   Data for 2010 estimated Data for 2011 forecasted Public debt  (General government gross debt as a % of GDP) Data for 2010 estimated Data for 2011 forecasted
DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION   Public debt  (General government gross debt as a % of GDP) Government bond ratings   Data for 2010 estimated Data for 2011 forecasted Standard & Poor's: BB+/Stable/B Moody's rating: Baa3 Moody's outlook: STA ( Foreign Currency Government Bond Ratings; Data last updated Nov 2010 )
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS   Current account balance   -8.1 billion US$ (2010 estimate)  Current account balance by percentage of GDP   -5.1% of GDP (2010 estimate)  Exports as percent of GDP   ( Exports of goods and services ) 33.3% (2009) ( Data released on December 2010 )
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS   Shares in world total merchandising export 0.33%(2007 )( Data were released in Nov 2010 and refer to 2009 ) Shares in world total commercial services export   0.29%(2007 )( Data were released in Nov 2010 and refer to 2009 ) Total exports   US$59.75 billion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS   Export commodities   Machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, agricultural products Total imports   US$92.09 billion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)  Import commodities   Machinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals, textile and products, metals, agricultural products
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS   Exports - major partners   Italy 17.2%, Germany 16.9%, France 7.7%, Turkey 7%, Hungary 5.6%, UK 4.1% (2007) Imports - major partners   Germany 17.2%, Italy 12.8%, Hungary 6.9%, Russia 6.3%, France 6.2%, Turkey 5.4%, Austria 4.8% (2007)
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS   FDI inflows   FDI outflows Value of cross-border M&A,  by country of purchaser
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS   Best countries for doing business   Overall ranking: 56 out of 183 countries(2009) (2010) Subcategories:   Starting a business: 44 out of 183 countries - Time necessary (days): 10(2009)  Registering property: 92 out of 183 countries - Time necessary (days): 48  Paying Taxes: 151 out of 183 countries - Time necessary (days): 222  Getting credit: 15 out of 183 countries  Protecting investors: 44 out of 183 countries  Trading across border: 47 out of 183 countries  Enforcing Contracts: 54 out of 183 countries  Data from 2010
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS   Global competitiveness ranking   67(2010/2011). Ranking by country on a basis of 133, the first is the best Index of Economic Freedom Ranking: 64 Score: 64.2 (Moderately Free) (2009) (100=totally free 0=totally repressed ) Data from WSJ and Heritage Foundation
GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGS AND AWARDS   WORLD'S BEST INTERNET BANKS 2010: COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks  Garanti Bank International (National, 2010)  COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks  Citi (National, 2010)  2009: COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks  Garantibank Romania (National, 2009)  COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks  Citi (2009)  2008: COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks  Raiffeisen Bank (National, 2008)  COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks  Citi (2008)
GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGS AND AWARDS   WORLD'S BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2010 COUNTRY WINNERS BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (National, 2010)  2009 COUNTRY WINNERS BRD-Groupe Société Générale (2009)  2008 COUNTRY WINNERS BRD-Groupe Société Générale (National, 2008)
GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGS AND AWARDS   TOP 200 EMERGING MARKETS BANKS 2010 OVERALL BIGGEST Banca Comerciala Romana (Global, 2010)  OVERALL BIGGEST BRD-Groupe Société Générale (Global, 2010)  2008 OVERALL BIGGEST Banca Comerciala Romana (Global, 2008)  OVERALL BIGGEST BRD-Groupe Société Générale (Global, 2008)

Romania country report

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    PrivateBanker.ro Romania CountryReport Source of data – Global Finance
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    DATA ON GDPAND ECONOMIC INFORMATION Central bank National Bank of Romania International Reserves 48.834 billion US$ (Source: IMF; November 2010) Gross Domestic Product - GDP 158.393 billion US$ (2010 estimate)
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    DATA ON GDPAND ECONOMIC INFORMATION GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) 252.173 billion of International dollars (2010 estimate ) Real GDP growth Data for 2010 estimated Data for 2011 forecasted
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    DATA ON GDPAND ECONOMIC INFORMATION GDP per capita - current prices 7,391 US$ (2010 estimate) GDP per capita - PPP 11,767$ International Dollars (2010 estimate) GDP (PPP) - share of world total *Data for 2010 estimated *Data for 2011 forecasted
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    DATA ON GDPAND ECONOMIC INFORMATION GDP - composition by sector * agriculture: 12.4% * industry: 35% * services: 52.6% (2009 estimate) Gross domestic expenditure on R&D ( % of GDP ) 0.58% (2008) (Data released on November 2010) Inflation *Data estimated **Data forecasted
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    DATA ON GDPAND ECONOMIC INFORMATION Unemployment rate Data for 2010 estimated Data for 2011 forecasted Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP) Data for 2010 estimated Data for 2011 forecasted
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    DATA ON GDPAND ECONOMIC INFORMATION Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP) Government bond ratings Data for 2010 estimated Data for 2011 forecasted Standard & Poor's: BB+/Stable/B Moody's rating: Baa3 Moody's outlook: STA ( Foreign Currency Government Bond Ratings; Data last updated Nov 2010 )
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    DATA ON TRADEAND COMPETITIVENESS Current account balance -8.1 billion US$ (2010 estimate) Current account balance by percentage of GDP -5.1% of GDP (2010 estimate) Exports as percent of GDP ( Exports of goods and services ) 33.3% (2009) ( Data released on December 2010 )
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    DATA ON TRADEAND COMPETITIVENESS Shares in world total merchandising export 0.33%(2007 )( Data were released in Nov 2010 and refer to 2009 ) Shares in world total commercial services export 0.29%(2007 )( Data were released in Nov 2010 and refer to 2009 ) Total exports US$59.75 billion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)
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    DATA ON TRADEAND COMPETITIVENESS Export commodities Machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, agricultural products Total imports US$92.09 billion f.o.b. (2008 estimate) Import commodities Machinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals, textile and products, metals, agricultural products
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    DATA ON TRADEAND COMPETITIVENESS Exports - major partners Italy 17.2%, Germany 16.9%, France 7.7%, Turkey 7%, Hungary 5.6%, UK 4.1% (2007) Imports - major partners Germany 17.2%, Italy 12.8%, Hungary 6.9%, Russia 6.3%, France 6.2%, Turkey 5.4%, Austria 4.8% (2007)
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    DATA ON TRADEAND COMPETITIVENESS FDI inflows FDI outflows Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
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    DATA ON TRADEAND COMPETITIVENESS Best countries for doing business Overall ranking: 56 out of 183 countries(2009) (2010) Subcategories: Starting a business: 44 out of 183 countries - Time necessary (days): 10(2009) Registering property: 92 out of 183 countries - Time necessary (days): 48 Paying Taxes: 151 out of 183 countries - Time necessary (days): 222 Getting credit: 15 out of 183 countries Protecting investors: 44 out of 183 countries Trading across border: 47 out of 183 countries Enforcing Contracts: 54 out of 183 countries Data from 2010
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    DATA ON TRADEAND COMPETITIVENESS Global competitiveness ranking 67(2010/2011). Ranking by country on a basis of 133, the first is the best Index of Economic Freedom Ranking: 64 Score: 64.2 (Moderately Free) (2009) (100=totally free 0=totally repressed ) Data from WSJ and Heritage Foundation
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    GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGSAND AWARDS WORLD'S BEST INTERNET BANKS 2010: COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks Garanti Bank International (National, 2010) COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks Citi (National, 2010) 2009: COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks Garantibank Romania (National, 2009) COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks Citi (2009) 2008: COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks Raiffeisen Bank (National, 2008) COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks Citi (2008)
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    GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGSAND AWARDS WORLD'S BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2010 COUNTRY WINNERS BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (National, 2010) 2009 COUNTRY WINNERS BRD-Groupe Société Générale (2009) 2008 COUNTRY WINNERS BRD-Groupe Société Générale (National, 2008)
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    GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGSAND AWARDS TOP 200 EMERGING MARKETS BANKS 2010 OVERALL BIGGEST Banca Comerciala Romana (Global, 2010) OVERALL BIGGEST BRD-Groupe Société Générale (Global, 2010) 2008 OVERALL BIGGEST Banca Comerciala Romana (Global, 2008) OVERALL BIGGEST BRD-Groupe Société Générale (Global, 2008)