06.16.2015

Romania’s central bank will try to refrain from cutting the monetary policy rate even if the inflation falls in negative territory, as the economy is expected to grow 4% this year and won’t need more

06.15.2015

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose to 1.16 billion euros in January to April, from EUR785 million in the same period of 2014, data from the central bank showed Monday. more

06.15.2015

Romania's current account balance posted deficit of 27 million euros after the first four months, compared with EUR326 million in the same period of 2014, central bank data showed Monday. more

06.08.2015

One of the most important objectives of Romania’s central bank is to ensure liquidity on the market so that commercial banks can resume the lending activity, central bank’s deputy governor Bogdan more

06.08.2015

Banks granted new loans worth over 15 billion lei (almost EUR3.5 billion) in January-April, more than three quarters of which leu denominated, according to central bank data. more

06.02.2015

Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose by 126 million euros to EUR30.22 billion in May, from EUR30.09 billion in the previous month, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

05.27.2015

Romanian private lending extended its decline in April, falling 0.3% in real terms against the previous month, after a similar decrease in March, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

05.26.2015

Romania’s central bank has not jumped the quantitative easing bandwagon, but it increased the market liquidity by cutting the minimum reserve requirement ratios, according to governor Mugur more

05.20.2015

The International Monetary Fund helped Romania develop a mix of “consistent” policies, working as an aggregator between different institutions, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday. more

05.15.2015

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose to 885 million euros in January to March, from EUR570 million in the same period of 2014, data from the central bank showed Friday. more

05.15.2015

Romania's current account balance posted a surplus of 406 million euros after the first quarter, up from EUR285 million at the end of February, central bank data showed Friday. more

05.08.2015

Romania should continue its partnerships with international financial institutions, which ensure credibility and help lowering the country’s borrowing costs, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu more

05.08.2015

Romania’s central bank sees the inflation rate slowing down to zero by the end of 2015, but the consumer prices are expected to rise in the second half of next year, according to the latest more

05.06.2015

Romanian banks will have available for lending an additional 3 billion lei (EUR675 million) after the two-percentage point cut of the minimum reserve requirement ratio for leu deposits adopted by the more

05.06.2015

Romania’s central bank sees the inflation rate hovering around zero for the next three to four quarters, following the government’s decision to cut the value added tax rate for all food products more

05.04.2015

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell by 505 million euros to EUR30.09 billion in April, from EUR30.6 billion in the previous month, central bank data showed Monday. more

04.27.2015

Romanian private lending continued its downward trend in March, after a 0.4% monthly decline in February, central bank data showed Monday. more

04.10.2015

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose to 409 million euros in January to February, from EUR282 million in the same period of 2014, data from the central bank showed Friday. more

04.10.2015

Romania's current account balance posted a surplus of 285 million euros after the first two months, compared with EUR201 million in the same period a year ago, amid a larger goods and services more

04.01.2015

Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose by 117 million euros to EUR30.6 billion in March, from EUR30.48 billion in the previous month, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

03.31.2015

The monetary policy is not defined only by the key rate, but also includes the minimum requirement ratios and the interest rates for other facilities of the central bank, Romania’s central bank more

03.31.2015

Romania’s central bank on Tuesday lowered its main monetary policy rate by 25 basis points to a new record low of 2%, in a largely expected move, the sixth rate cut in the current reduction cycle more

03.30.2015

Romania’s central bank is likely to lower its main monetary policy rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 2% in its Tuesday board meeting, the last rate cut in the current cycle, according to a more

03.24.2015

Romanian private lending continued its downward trend in February, after a 0.7% monthly decline in January, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

03.16.2015

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose to 299 million euros in January, from EUR244 million in the same month of 2014, data from the central bank showed Monday. more