08.08.2025

Romania's central bank has decided in its Board meeting on Friday (August 8, 2025) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year. more

07.23.2025

The annual growth rate of Romania's private lending slowed down to 9.1% in June 2025, to a total amount of RON436 billion, amid a 10% increase in local currency lending and a 7% rise in foreign more

07.14.2025

Romania's current account deficit surged to EUR12.6 billion in January-May 2025, compared with the EUR8.6 billion level in the same period of 2024, central bank data showed on Monday (July 14, 2025). more

05.16.2025

Romania's central bank has decided in its Board meeting on Friday (May 16, 2025) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year. more

05.09.2025

The Romanian leu has slightly extended gains against the euro by midday Friday (May 9) and the country's central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 5.116 units versus the euro, which is 0.1% more

05.08.2025

The Romanian leu further depreciated versus the euro by midday Thursday (May 8) and the central bank set the official exchange rate at 5.1222 units per euro, which is 0.45% weaker than 5.0991 to the more

05.07.2025

The Romanian leu depreciated further against the euro by midday Wednesday and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 5.0991 units, amid lingering political tension locally more

05.06.2025

The Romanian leu has dropped to an all-time low against the euro on Tuesday (May 6), as the central bank's reference rate stood at RON5.0378 lei per euro against the backdrop of political instability more

04.07.2025

The National Bank of Romania (NBR) has decided at its Board meeting on Monday (April 7, 2025) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year, being the bank's third consecutive rate freeze so more

03.31.2025

The IRCC, which banks use to set the interest rate for new loans taken since the spring of 2019, will stand at 5.55% a year in April 1 -June 30, 2025 period, lower than the 5.66% level set for the more

03.25.2025

M3, the broadest gauge of money supply, grew by a nominal 9% to RON737.2 billion (EUR148.2 billion) in February 2025 versus February 2024, Romania's central bank, BNR, has announced in a monthly more

03.24.2025

Workforce availability and cost represent the biggest worry for Central Europe real estate developers in 2025 (26%), before aspects related to project funding, which have been top among concerns in more

03.03.2025

Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR62.5 billion at the end of February 2025, higher by EUR1.75 billion than the EUR60.8 billion level reported on January 31, 2025, Romania’s central more

02.14.2025

Romania's central bank has decided at its Board meeting on Friday (February 14, 2025) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year. more

01.15.2025

Romania's central bank has decided at its Board meeting on Wednesday (Jan. 15, 2024) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year, the level it reached in August 2024. more

01.13.2025

ING Bank expects the National Bank of Romania to keep the key rate at 6.50% at the upcoming January 15 meeting, given persistent inflationary risks, the bank said in a report on Monday (January 13, more

12.10.2024

Romania's central bank has announced in a press statement on Dec.10 that its Board of Directors approved on September 30, 2024 the Internal Regulation on the general framework for emergency liquidity more

11.08.2024

Romania's central bank has decided at its Board meeting on Friday (Nov 8, 2024) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year, the level it reached in August 2024. more

10.18.2024

An integrated team of lawyers and advisors from law firm KPMG Legal – Toncescu si Asociaţii and KPMG Advisory, acted as consultant in the process during which Token Payment Services (TOKEN) was more

10.14.2024

Token Payment Services (TOKEN) was authorized by Romania's central bank to accept online payment operations and transactions at physical POS (point of sale) terminals, in accordance with PSD2 more

10.14.2024

Romania's total external debt (public and private) increased by EUR14.1 billion in January-August 2024 versus December 31, 2023, up to EUR182.5 billion, central bank also showed on October 14, 2024. more

10.11.2024

Romania's central bank has a new Board of Directors, for a five-year term, led by Chairman and Governor Mugur Isarescu, starting October 11, 2024. more

10.04.2024

Romania's central bank has decided at its Board meeting on Friday (Oct 4, 2024) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year, the level it reached in August 2024. more

10.03.2024

The Board of Directors of Romania's central bank authorized on October 1, 2024 the operation in Romania of Polish instant payment system BLIK. more

10.01.2024

Romania's foreign exchange reserves increased by EUR2.5 billion over the course of September 2024, up to EUR65.77 billion at the end of the month, compared with EUR63.18 billion at the end of August more