Romania has made significant progress in the process of aligning with the standards of developed economies and joining the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), having already obtained 24 of the 25 formal opinions required within the OECD committees. The completion of the accession process, possible by the end of 2026, would represent one of the most important institutional milestones in the 36 years of post-communist economic integration. The process we are going through is, moreover, the most rigorous in the history of the OECD – involving the assessment within 25 committees, compared to only three in the case of the states that joined in the 1990s – which guarantees that the reforms are deep, sustainable, and legally anchored. The National Bank of Romania has been actively involved in this strategic approach, contributing, within its areas of competence, to the efforts to align with the standards and good practices promoted by the OECD.

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