Is Romania on the brink of another political crisis?

The Romanian government looks set to scrape through tomorrow’s no-confidence vote, thus averting a fresh political crisis and keeping relations with the IMF on track for now. But with the vote effectively paving the way for a significant fiscal squeeze, it will do nothing for near-term growth prospects. We now expect the economy to contract again this year.

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