09.16.2013

Romania’s central bank pledged it would not further reduce the monetary policy rate if inflation stays above the targeted level, according to the final version of the country’s letter of intent more

09.11.2013

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell 28.9% year-on-year to EUR946 million in the first seven months, the central bank said Wednesday. more

09.11.2013

Romania's current account balance posted a surplus of EUR489 million in the first seven months versus a deficit of EUR3.04 billion in the year-ago period, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

09.06.2013

Romania’s central bank has notified the Justice Ministry of its conclusions regarding an impact study of potential collective lawsuits against commercial lenders, which shows the financial stability more

09.02.2013

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell to EUR32.17 billion in August, from EUR33.35 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

08.29.2013

The deleveraging process of foreign banks in Romania is not done yet and will become even worse because parent banks are asking for their money back, says Nicolae Cinteza, head of the Supervisory more

08.26.2013

Romanian private lending inched down 0.9% in real terms to 221.43 billion lei (EUR50.3 billion) in July, from roughly RON224.2 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

08.12.2013

Romania's central bank Monday lent 7 million lei (EUR1.6 million) to a local commercial bank via its weekly seven-day repurchasing agreement operation at an annual interest rate of 4.5%, equal to the more

08.12.2013

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell 19% to EUR666 million in the first six months, from RON826 million in the year-ago period, the central bank said Monday. more

08.12.2013

Romania's current account balance posted a surplus of EUR695 million in the first six months versus a deficit of EUR2.78 billion in the year-ago period, central bank data showed Monday. more

08.07.2013

Foreign banks have increased their funding withdrawal in Romania, but deleveraging remains disciplined, an official of the central bank said Wednesday. more

08.07.2013

Romania’s central bank has revised slightly downward its inflation forecast for 2013 to 3.1% from 3.2% previously, governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday. more

08.07.2013

Bogdan Olteanu, deputy governor of the Romanian central bank, last year became shareholder with half of the shares in two companies where he partnered with Alexandru Dragoiu, the owner of electronics more

08.06.2013

For the second year in a row, members of the board of directors of the Romanian central bank BNR reveal the names of banks where they hold current accounts and deposits through their personal more

08.05.2013

Romanian central bank governor Mugur Isarescu Monday expressed hope that the lower monetary policy rate will translate into cheaper loans for local consumers as early as September. more

08.05.2013

Romania’s central bank is likely to cut its key lending rate to 4% by year-end, British think-tank Capital Economics said in a report Monday. more

08.05.2013

Romania’s central bank Monday lowered its main monetary policy rate for the second straight meeting by 50 basis points to a record low of 4.5% a year, exceeding expectations of a 25 bps cut. more

08.01.2013

Romanian analysts estimate the central bank will cut its monetary policy rate by a quarter of a point to 4.75% at the upcoming meeting August 5, a survey from the Association of Romanian Financial and more

08.01.2013

Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose to EUR33.35 billion in July, from EUR32.3 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Thursday. more

07.29.2013

Romania's central bank Monday raised interbank liquidity by 837.9 million lei (EUR190 million) via a seven-day repurchasing agreement operation, below last week’s cash injection of RON1.84 billion. more

07.24.2013

Romania’s planned follow-up agreement with the International Monetary Fund should include a series of stipulations regarding the personal insolvency law that would limit bank exposure to damage more

07.23.2013

Romanian private lending rose 1.1% in real terms to 224.16 billion lei (EUR50.67 billion) in June, from RON221.6 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

07.22.2013

Romania's central bank Monday added some 1.84 billion lei (EUR415 million) into the money market via a seven-day repurchasing agreement operation, well above the amount injected last week. more

07.19.2013

Romania’s total public debt as a share of the gross domestic product shrunk to 24.4% at the end of March from 29.4% in the year-ago period, largely due to fewer share and other equity holdings and a more

07.18.2013

Romania’s current account deficit will likely shrink to around 2% of the gross domestic product in 2013, central bank deputy governor Florin Georgescu said Thursday. more