09.07.2011

Romanian central bank’s latest regulations for consumer loans will have minimum impact on commercial lenders, as the local market is currently idle, but potential clients are bound to feel more

09.06.2011

Romanian overdue payments on loans worth at least 20,000 lei (around EUR4,700) rose to RON18.54 billion in July, 46.3% higher on the year, according to central bank data. more

09.01.2011

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell slightly to EUR32.55 billion in August from EUR32.68 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Thursday. more

08.29.2011

The central bank Monday injected 336.8 million lei (EUR79.4 million) into the money market in a seven days repurchase agreement operation, three days after lending RON1.5 billion to six banks during a more

08.26.2011

The central bank Friday injected 1.5 billion lei (EUR354 million) into the money market in a seven days repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 6.25% a year, equal to the monetary policy more

08.26.2011

Romanian overdue private loans inched up 1.7% on the month to 19.74 billion lei (EUR4.6 billion) in July, equal to 9.1% of the total lending, according to central bank data. more

08.24.2011

Romanian private lending rose 1.5% in real terms to 216 billion lei (EUR50.7 billion) in July from a month earlier, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

08.17.2011

Romania’s central bank Wednesday injected 2.28 billion lei (EUR535 million) into the money market in a seven days repurchase agreement operation, just a day after it boosted liquidity by RON3.2 more

08.16.2011

Romania’s central bank Tuesday injected 3.2 million lei (EUR749.4 million) into the money market in a seven days repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 6.25% a year, equal to the more

08.11.2011

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell to EUR1.01 billion in January to June, down 17.3% on the year, preliminary central bank data showed Thursday. more

08.11.2011

Romania's current account deficit narrowed 28.6% to EUR2.6 billion in the first six months, from a gap of EUR3.6 billion in the year-earlier period, due to lower trade deficit and higher transfer more

08.09.2011

Overnight deposits at Romania’s central bank BNR reached a combined amount of 51.4 billion lei (EUR12 billion) in July, up 12.8% on the month, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

08.08.2011

Romania’s central bank (BNR) Monday revised downward its inflation forecast to 4.6% from 5.1%, citing improved economic outlook and “substantial decline” of volatile prices. more

08.03.2011

Romanian central bank (BNR) Wednesday estimated the inflation will continue to fall in the coming months, helped by cheaper food items and a good farming year, but warned upside pressure from more

08.03.2011

Romania’s central bank Wednesday left its main interest rate at a record low of 6.25% a year for the tenth straight time, as inflation is still likely to top the bank’s forecast. more

08.01.2011

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell to EUR32.68 billion in July from EUR34.4 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

07.26.2011

Romanian overdue private loans rose 4.86% on the month to 19.4 billion lei (EUR4.56 billion) in June, equal to 9% of the total lending, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

07.26.2011

The central bank Tuesday injected 268.6 million lei (EUR63.2 million) into the money market in a seven days repurchase agreement operation at an interest rate of 6.25% a year, equal to the monetary more

07.25.2011

Romanian private lending rose 3.2% in real terms to 213.6 billion lei (EUR50.5 billion) in June from a month earlier, largely fueled by growing foreign currency loans, central bank data showed Monday. more

07.15.2011

Foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell to EUR799 million in January to May, down 23.3% on the year, preliminary central bank data showed Friday. more

07.15.2011

The current account deficit narrowed 37.7% to EUR1.8 billion in the first five months, from a gap of EUR2.9 billion in the year-earlier month, due to lower trade deficit and higher transfer surplus, more

07.12.2011

Romania has dropped 4.5% of its holdings in US treasury securities to $8.04 billion in the second quarter, from $8.42 billion at the end of March, the central bank said in a document Tuesday. more

07.05.2011

Overnight deposits at Romania’s central bank BNR reached a combined amount of 45.6 billion lei (EUR11 billion) in June, up 14.6% on the month, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

07.05.2011

Romanian overdue payments on loans worth at least 20,000 lei (around EUR4,800) rose to RON17.47 billion in May, 42% higher on the year, central bank data showed Friday. more

07.05.2011

Romania's central bank BNR invested mostly in government bonds in 2010, as its investment policy focused on limiting exposure to private lenders, therefore revenue from administration of the foreign more