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Romania rating risk deepens with political deadlock
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Romania fiscal reforms and rating risk deepens with political deadlock
In mid‑July 2026, 2026 Romanian officials warned that the country's sovereign‑rating was under heightened threat as the government pursued fiscal consolidation, absorbed EU recovery funds and worked to implement its National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Meetings with rating agencies highlighted concerns over the SAFE programme, contract overruns in a defence‑sector project and perceived gaps in reform, all of which could push Romania toward junk‑status and raise borrowing costs. By the end of July, interim Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare reiterated that preserving the rating was the top priority. He called priority, calling for fiscal responsibility in parliament, pointed pointing to a series of amendments to a temporary fuel‑market mechanism, and stressed stressing the need to balance public support measures—such as extending a 9% VAT relief for home purchases and addressing hospital staffing shortages—against budgetary limits and debt sustainability. On 29 July, interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan blamed the Social Democratic Party for delaying the budget and deepening a political deadlock that threatens financial stability. Nazare again emphasized rating preservation as the government submitted all required data to agencies. Fitch’s upcoming rating review comes as Romania’s deficit fell to 41 billion lei (≈2 % of GDP) from 69.8 billion lei a year earlier, but analysts warn that the deadlock, pending elections and a unified salary‑law increase keep downgrade risk high. A cut to junk status would raise borrowing costs, undermine investor confidence and jeopardise the country’s ability to meet EU fiscal commitments.
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