September in numbers

September 1

- The NBR announces that, as of August 31, 2026, foreign currency reserves at the National Bank of Romania stood at euro64,865 million, compared to euro63,230 million on July 31, 2026. The gold reserve level remained at 103.6 tonnes; given international price trends, its value stood at euro12,762 million. Romania's international reserves (foreign currency plus gold) on August 31, 2026, totaled euro77,627 million, compared to euro74,972 million on July 31, 2026.

September 4

- The price of a gram of gold reaches the month's high: 649.5183 lei, according to the NBR.

September 7

- The euro hits its lowest exchange rate of the month against the leu: 5.2508 lei, according to NBR data.

September 10

- The dollar hits its lowest exchange rate of the month against the domestic currency: 4.5164 lei, according to the NBR. September 15

- The NBR announces that, during the January-July 2026 period, the current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of euro16,290 million, compared to euro15,707 million in the January-July 2025 period. Within its structure, the goods balance recorded a deficit euro88 million larger; the services balance, a surplus euro680 million larger; the primary income balance, a deficit euro773 million larger; and the secondary income balance, a surplus euro402 million smaller.

September 17

- The Swiss franc hits its lowest exchange rate of the month against the local currency: 5.5504 lei, according to the NBR.

September 18

- The Government approves revenues of RON 4.138 billion, expenses of RON 4.113 billion, and a projected gross profit of RON 25 million for CFR Călători, following a loss of RON 27.3 million in 2025.

- The Government approves the filling of 270 vacant positions at Romgaz and an increase in staff by another 860 employees to expand operations.

September 23

- The NBR announces that the broad money supply (M3) recorded a balance of RON 813,336.9 million at the end of August 2026. It rose by 0.5% (0.3% in real terms) compared to July 2026, and increased by 8.3% (2% in real terms) compared to August 2025.

- The Swiss franc reached its highest exchange rate of the month against the local currency: 5.6205 lei, according to NBR data.

- The euro climbed to its highest exchange rate of the month against the leu: 5.2788 lei, according to NBR figures.

September 26

- The Ministry of Finance announced that the general consolidated budget recorded a deficit of 59.42 billion lei-representing 2.89% of GDP-during the first eight months of 2026, compared to a deficit of 86.36 billion lei (4.51% of GDP) during the same period in 2025.

September 28

- The price of gold per gram hit its monthly low: 619.8097 lei, according to the NBR.

September 29

- The dollar reached its highest exchange rate of the month against the local currency: 4.6568 lei, according to the NBR.

September 30

- The Siegfried Mureşan government failed to secure the vote of investiture in Parliament.

- AnimaWings-an airline affiliated with Christian Tour through shared ultimate shareholders-filed for insolvency and temporarily suspended all flights, citing recurring technical issues with its fleet and financial pressures.

- The government officially submitted the final payment request under the NRRP (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) to the European Commission, amounting to 6.04 billion euros. - The BET index, which reflects the performance of the 20 most liquid stocks listed on the BVB, fell by 7.8% in September to 31,093 points; the BET-BK index, the benchmark for equity investment funds, declined by 8.3% to 5,966 points.

- Shares of Sphera Franchise Group, the company operating the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell food service chains, dropped by 32.2% last month, marking the steepest decline within the BET index.

- Shares of the cold cuts and ready-meal producer Cris-Tim Family Holding fell by 23.2% in September.

- Shares of oil and gas producer OMV Petrom declined by 2.1% in September, while those of Romgaz-OMV Petrom's partner in the Neptun Deep natural gas project in the Romanian Black Sea sector-fell by 8.3%.

- Banca Transilvania shares dropped by 1.1% last month, while those of BRD-Groupe Societe Generale fell by 16.2%.

- The BET-FI index, comprising the former SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea, recorded a 2.6% decline in September, falling to 109,224 points. - The National Bank of Romania (BNR) announces that, in collaboration with the National Institute of Statistics, it has conducted the annual survey to determine foreign direct investment (FDI); the results show that the net FDI flow reached euro7.907 billion in 2025, an increase of over 41% compared to the euro5.6 billion recorded the previous year.