03.10.2014

Individual depositors had 10.7 billion lei (EUR2.4 billion) savings kept in deposits maturing in more than a year at the end of January, a 30% increase on the year-ago period, according to Romania’s more

03.03.2014

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell to EUR31.65 billion in February, from EUR32.91 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

02.25.2014

The lending activity in Romania remained on a downward slope in January, as demand for loans remains subdued, despite interest rate reductions in recent months. more

02.19.2014

Romania’s central bank has ordered commercial lenders to take corrective action in response to customer complaints about time deposits that, upon maturity, hold less money than initially deposited. more

02.12.2014

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose 26.7% on the year to EUR2.72 billion in 2013, the highest level in four years, the central bank said Wednesday. more

02.12.2014

Romania's current account deficit narrowed sharply to EUR1.5 billion in 2013, from a gap of EUR5.84 billion a year earlier, largely due to a smaller imbalance of the trade deficit, central bank data more

02.04.2014

Romania’s central bank Tuesday lowered its main monetary policy rate by a quarter of a point to a fresh all-time low of 3.5% a year, in line with market expectations. more

02.03.2014

Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose to EUR32.91 billion in January, from EUR32.52 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

01.31.2014

Romanian analysts estimate the central bank will cut its monetary policy rate by a quarter of a point to 3.5% at the upcoming meeting February 4, a survey from the Association of Romanian Financial more

01.27.2014

Romanian private lending fell 4.7% in real terms to 218.46 billion lei (EUR48.2 billion) at the end of December 2013, from RON225.9 billion in the previous year, central bank data showed Monday. more

01.21.2014

Romania’s banking system probably ended 2013 in the black after having posted cumulated net profit of 1.73 billion lei (EUR381 million) in January-November compared with a RON2.3 billion loss in more

01.17.2014

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose 22.3% on the year to EUR2.38 billion in January-November last year, the highest level in four years, the central bank said Friday. more

01.17.2014

Romania's current account balance posted a deficit of EUR1.33 billion in the first 11 months of last year, well below a gap of EUR5.38 billion in the same period of 2012, central bank data showed more

01.08.2014

The Romanian central bank still has room to ease the monetary policy, as the minimum reserve requirements and the key rate are rather high compared with the other countries in the region, governor more

01.08.2014

Romanian banks have cut the interest rates for short-term deposits, but the rates for longer term savings are still attractive compared with the ones offered on the international markets, central bank more

01.08.2014

The reduction by almost 30% of the international gold prices in 2013, a first for the past 12 years, cut deep into the value of major central banks’ reserves, which piled up during the crisis on more

01.08.2014

Romania’s central bank Wednesday cut the key monetary policy rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 3.75%, in a move aimed at restarting a sluggish lending activity. more

01.03.2014

Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose by 1.32 billion euro to EUR32.5 billion in 2013, after a slight increase in December, central bank data showed Friday. more

12.30.2013

Romanian private lending fell 0.6% in real terms to 219.7 billion lei (EUR49.2 billion) in November, from RON221 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

12.17.2013

The interest rate at which banks borrow lei from the money market (reflected by the three-month Robor used as reference in leu-denominated retail loan contracts) has reached a new all-time low of 2.5% more

12.16.2013

Almost half the small and medium-sized enterprises in Romania surveyed by central bank BNR says they are not eager to take out bank loans because of too high costs. more

12.13.2013

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell 8.2% on the year to EUR1.81 billion in the January-October period, the central bank said Friday. more

12.13.2013

Romania's current account balance posted a deficit of EUR955 million in the first 10 months, well below a gap of EUR5.33 billion in the year-ago period, central bank data showed Friday. more

12.05.2013

The lending activity in Romania will not revive until the autumn of 2014, as banks are not ready to take additional risks before a new series of checkups of the central bank early next year, a senior more

12.05.2013

The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio in Romania’s banking system inched 10 basis points higher in October from the previous month, to 21.7%, a senior central bank official said Thursday, adding there more