The President of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR), Mihai Daraban, took part in a conference on September 23, 2025, focused on restructuring and rebuilding Romania’s national economy. The event was organized by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) and the Association for Economic and Social Studies and Forecasts (ASPES).
The conference addressed key challenges facing the Romanian economy and discussed ways to develop an economic model that aligns with European Union standards.
During his remarks, Daraban highlighted concerns about a lack of engagement between political leaders and business representatives. “I am somewhat pessimistic that our message, the message of businesspeople, what will be discussed here, will be taken up by current political decision-makers. Both at CCIR level and at ASPES level, we have found that businesspeople who run strong companies are not invited to the dialogue table. I have always maintained that things should not be mixed up. A dialogue must be supported by business categories, because the requirements of large and very large enterprises are completely different from those of micro-enterprises. The state should not mime such dialogue just for the sake of the press or a group photo, and the economic data that the same state provides annually should not remain unprocessed. We must start from the reality in the field, and the data that the Chamber System analyzes every year does not look bad at all. I can tell you that for 2023, 917,881 companies submitted their financial balance sheet, 51 companies more than the previous year. There is a turnover increase of over 37 billion euros, from 490 billion euros in 2022 to 527.89 billion euros in 2023. Indeed, profit stagnated somewhere at 53.28 billion euros, this being caused more by the dividend tax which will certainly influence this indicator in the future as well. In conclusion, the business environment should not be challenged by political decision-makers, but allowed to do its job, because, as we can see, it does it very well,” stated Mihai Daraban.
Daraban pointed out recent data showing a rise in company submissions for financial statements compared to last year and an increase in overall turnover within Romania’s business sector.
The event aimed to foster discussion among stakeholders about how best to support economic growth amid changing global conditions.