As a member of the Macroeconomic Modelling and Forecasting Department, my present duties and responsibilities involve:-the preparation of specific econometric estimations and various supporting documents related to the quarterly macroeconomic projections, as part of the inflation targeting regime currently in place at the National Bank of Romania;-regular monitoring of macroeconomic and financial data used in the inflation forecasting process;-management of technical applications used in the quarterly forecasting process;-participating in the interdepartmental working group meetings for implementing the inflation targeting regime;-drafting presentations and writing materials for the executive board and for the public (sections of the Inflation Report), as well as providing statistical information to international financial institutions, rating agencies and other institutions;-contributing to the analyses and projections required by the ECB biannual forecast exercise;-research activity.

At the Technical Secretariat of the Romanian Fiscal Council, I was assisting the members of theCouncil in the assessment of the macroeconomic projections underlying the fiscal revenue forecast from the annual budget law, as well as in issuing opinions and recommendations on the current and future fiscal policy stated in the fiscal strategy. I was also helping with producing the institution's own forecasts for the general government budget balance, with analyzing the impact of budgetary amendments (estimating the fiscal impact of measures influencing the budgetary balance) and with the preparations of the Council’s press conferences. I was involved in identifying the potential risks regarding the long-term public finance sustainability, in monitoring the budget execution and its compliance with the assumed targets and in writing the Annual Report.

The internship within the Risk Analysis Department involved: performing financial analysis for credit applications of businesses and individuals, recording them, learning internal procedures, communicating with different departments and, thus, getting a better glimpse of the work environment.