05.23.2012

The recent depreciation of the Romanian leu against the euro is in line with the regional trend and is caused by pressures from the eurozone, a central bank official said Wednesday. more

05.21.2012

Romania's central bank Monday added 7.94 billion lei (EUR1.78 billion) to the market in a seven-day repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the monetary policy more

05.17.2012

Banks are still reluctant to lend to real estate investors, so developers have to take more risks if they want to continue their projects and remain on the market, according to information presented more

05.16.2012

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell to EUR425 million in the first quarter of 2012 from EUR444 million in the same period a year ago, the central bank said Wednesday. more

05.16.2012

Romania's current account deficit narrowed to EUR544 million in the first quarter from EUR967 million in the same period of 2011, due mainly to the increase in the current transfers’ surplus, more

05.14.2012

Romania's central bank, or BNR, Monday pumped 5.4 billion lei (EUR1.2 billion) into the market in a seven-day repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the monetary more

05.11.2012

The significant reduction in the exposure of eurozone parent banks to financial markets in the region, including Romania, and the higher volatility of capital flows in general, have become two of the more

05.08.2012

Romanian lenders borrowed 14.5 billion lei (EUR3.3 billion) from the central bank through the Lombard facility in April at above-market interest rates, which could indicate a significant liquidity more

05.07.2012

Romania's central bank (BNR) Monday pumped 6.49 billion lei (EUR1.47 billion) into the market in a seven-day repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the monetary more

05.02.2012

A moderate fiscal slippage in Romania following the government’s recent collapse is unlikely to create long-term difficulties, provided any new fiscal policies are credible and will not stray from more

05.02.2012

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell slightly to EUR34.33 billion in April from EUR34.6 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

05.02.2012

The Romanian central bank (BNR) Wednesday kept its key rate unchanged at a record low of 5.25% a year, as political uncertainty following the government’s fall last week ended a monetary easing more

04.30.2012

Romania's central bank (BNR) Monday added 6.1 billion lei (EUR1.44 billion) to the market in a seven-day repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the monetary more

04.26.2012

Romanian private lending inched up 0.5% in real terms to 224.3 billion lei (EUR51.2 billion) in March from a month earlier, central bank data showed Thursday. more

04.23.2012

Romania's central bank Monday added 6.3 billion lei (EUR1.44 billion) to the market in a seven-day repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the monetary policy more

04.17.2012

Romania's central bank (BNR) Monday added 6.41 billion lei (EUR1.46 billion) to the market in a six-day repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the monetary policy more

04.12.2012

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell to EUR253 million in the first two months of 2012 from EUR325 million in the same month a year before, the central bank said Thursday. more

04.12.2012

Romania's current account deficit widened to EUR663 million in the first two months from EUR251 million in the same period of 2011, due mainly to the doubling of the trade gap, central bank data more

04.09.2012

Romania's central bank (BNR) Monday added 5.93 billion lei (EUR1.3 billion) to the market in a eight-day repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the monetary more

04.02.2012

Romania's central bank Monday added 6.25 billion lei (EUR1.42 billion) to the market in a one week repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the monetary policy more

04.02.2012

Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose to EUR34.6 billion in March from EUR33.4 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

03.30.2012

The central bank is expected to lower the key monetary policy rate by another 25 basis points in May, to 5%, but it is unlikely to go below this point, according to analyst estimations. more

03.29.2012

Romania’s central bank reported a pretax profit of 301.4 million lei (EUR70 million) in 2011, according to unaudited financial data, almost five times lower than the previous’ year’s result. more

03.29.2012

Romania’s central bank (BNR) Thursday cut its key monetary policy rate by 25 basis points for the fourth consecutive time to a record low of 5.25% a year, amid a falling inflation and subdued more

03.26.2012

Romania's central bank (BNR) Monday added 5.85 billion lei (EUR1.33 billion) to the market in a one week repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.5% a year, equal to the monetary policy more