06.27.2012

Romanian private lending inched up 0.9% in real terms to 227.09 billion lei (EUR50.85 billion) in May from a month earlier, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

06.25.2012

The Romanian central bank is likely to leave its key rate unchanged at a historic low of 5.25% for a second straight time at its monetary policy meeting due June 27, banking analysts said Monday. more

06.25.2012

Romania's central bank Monday added a record 13.85 billion lei (EUR3.1 billion) to the market in a one-week repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the monetary more

06.18.2012

Romania's central bank (BNR) Monday pumped 11.95 billion lei (EUR2.67 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

06.15.2012

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell to EUR446 million in the first four months of 2012 from EUR490 million in the same period a year ago, the central bank said Friday. more

06.15.2012

Romania's current account deficit narrowed to EUR1.23 billion in the first four months from EUR1.61 billion in the same period of 2011, due mainly to the increase in the current transfers’ surplus, more

06.11.2012

Romania's central bank (BNR) Monday pumped 11.5 billion lei (EUR2.58 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

06.05.2012

Romania's central bank Tuesday injected a record 12.1 billion lei (EUR2.7 billion) into the market in a six-day repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the more

06.01.2012

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell to EUR33.5 billion in May from EUR34.3 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Friday. more

05.31.2012

Romania is exposed to the risk of contagion with the Greek banking market, including through the over EUR4 billion financing lines with Greek banks, which can become uncertain, but the Romanian more

05.28.2012

Romanian overdue private loans rose 3.27% on the month to 23.86 billion lei (EUR5.12 billion) in April, equal to 10.5% of the total lending, central bank data showed Monday. more

05.28.2012

Romania's central bank Monday injected 8.07 billion lei (EUR1.8 billion) into the market in a seven-day repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 5.25% a year, equal to the monetary policy more

05.28.2012

Romanian banks sell as few leu-denominated loans that they will not even cover the repayments made by customers, therefore the volume of loans in local currency has gone down by RON1 billion since the more

05.25.2012

Romanian private lending inched up 0.1% in real terms to 224.7 billion lei (EUR50.3 billion) in April from a month earlier, central bank data showed Friday. more

05.24.2012

Greek-held banks in Romania have a solvency ratio that is two percentage points above the banking system average, their obligations are well covered in cash and government paper and the shareholders more

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