Iulian Ernst is a journalist at Romania Insider. He specializes in macroeconomics, energy policy, and emerging markets, drawing on his extensive background in physics and economics. Iulian's insights and analyses have been featured in Business New Europe and bne IntelliNews, where he covers a range of topics including public policy, energy regulation, and the local economy.
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Iulian Ernst's coverage primarily focuses on Romania's finance, economy, government and politics. His work includes a mix of government announcements, press releases, and citing data from various sources. For pitching to Iulian Ernst, consider providing insights into the Romanian economy or government policies backed by credible data or analysis.
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By: Iulian Ernst
The real effective exchange rate (REER) of the leu is still too strong in relation to the fundamentals of the local economy, and Romania needs a depreciation of the real effective exchange rate (nominal exchange rate adjusted for differential inflation and weighted over a basket of currencies) to correct the external imbalance, according to an analysis carried out by Goldman Sachs economists Basak Edizgil, Alessa Abraham and Kevin Daly.
By: Iulian Ernst
Entek Elektrik, a subsidiary of Turkish oil refiner Tüpraş, will build a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 600 MWh in two phases near the 214 MW Niculesti photovoltaic park, which it acquired from Israeli renewable energy investor Econergy in a transaction agreed in 2024 and completed in 2025.
By: Iulian Ernst
The government led by prime minister Luca Niculescu reportedly intends to maintain the additional turnover tax on banks next year, even as it plans to eliminate the minimum turnover tax (IMCA) generally applied to companies in other sectors.
By: Iulian Ernst
Natuzzi, Italy’s largest high-end furniture manufacturer, which is undergoing restructuring, has completed the relocation to its Romanian factory of furniture production for the North American market.
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The total assets of Moldova’s 10 banks rose by 13.9% year on year to MDL206.3bn (about €10bn) at the end of September 2026, while the banking ...
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ING Bank expects Romania’s economy to grow by more than 2% in 2027, driven by a recovery in private consumption, partly supported by increases in pensions and public-sector salaries, while investment growth is expected to slow.
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In the first nine months of 2026, Dacia car registrations in Europe fell by 9.7% y/y, while the carmaker’s market share declined to 3.8% from 4.5%, according to data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
By: Iulian Ernst
The macroeconomic confidence index compiled by CFA Society Romania rose by 3.4 points to 42.9 points in September.
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The 9.2% public deficit-to-GDP ratio reported by Eurostat for Romania’s seasonally adjusted budget execution in Q2 is preliminary data and largely reflects payments made under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in Q2 and Q3, finance minister Alexandru Nazare said, seeking to tone down the radical statements made by Social Democratic Party leaders following the publication of the quarterly data by the EU’s statistics office.
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Media group Clever, which owns Prima TV and other television stations and media outlets, including Profit.ro and Cotidianul, has signed an agreement to acquire Kanal D, Romania’s third-largest television station by audience, from Turkish media group Doğan. Clever is controlled by Romanian businessman Orlando Nicoară.
