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„The economy will revive in the third or fourth quarter. If not in the third, then most certainly in the last quarter, due to the base effect,” Isarescu said during a seminar organized at the central bank.
The economy will most likely see a V-shaped recovery, as the industrial production is already reviving for a minimum touched in February-March.
Romania’s economy is expected to contract by 8%-8.5% this year, after a 7.6% drop of the gross domestic product in the first half compared with the same period of 2008.