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Could Romanian retail be a good medium-term bet?

Fresh signs of life in the consumer sector, together with relatively low retail property prices, seem to have prompted investor interest in the Romanian retail market. But the immediate outlook for consumer spending is weak and, although there is potential for decent retail capital gains in the medium term, in the near term there are still strong downside risks.

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