05.06.2014

Romania’s central bank (BNR) Tuesday revised slightly down its inflation forecast to 3.3% this year from 3.5% previously and said inflationary pressures are expected to remain at moderate levels in more

05.06.2014

Romania’s central bank kept its key lending rate unchanged at 3.5% for a second consecutive meeting Tuesday, in line with economists’ expectations. more

05.02.2014

Romanian analysts estimate the central bank will leave its monetary policy rate unchanged at 3.5% at the upcoming meeting May 6, amid mounting tensions in Ukraine and higher inflationary pressures more

05.02.2014

Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose to EUR32.44 billion in April, from EUR31.27 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Friday. more

04.25.2014

The lending activity in Romania is still on a downward trend, with demand for loans showing no sign for recovery, despite many signs of improving economic environment. more

04.23.2014

Romania's central bank (BNR) Wednesday lent 2.03 billion lei (EUR447 million) to six commercial banks via a seven-day repurchasing agreement operation at an annual interest rate of 3.5%, equal to the more

04.11.2014

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose 35.6% on the year to EUR282 million in the first two months of the year, the central bank said Friday. more

04.11.2014

Romania's current account balance posted a deficit of EUR102 million in the first two months of 2014, versus surplus in the year-earlier period, due to wider income and trade deficits, central bank more

04.01.2014

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell to EUR31.27 billion in March, from EUR31.65 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

03.28.2014

Romania’s central bank left its key rate unchanged at a record low of 3.5% Friday, ending an eight-month long monetary easing cycle, amid higher inflationary pressures. more

03.26.2014

The Romanian central bank is doubting that capping interchange fees for card payments will translate into lower shelf prices of consumer goods, considering the population’s increased appetite for more

03.25.2014

The lending activity in Romania settled on a downward slope, as demand for loans was scrimpy in the second month of the year, despite interest rate reductions in recent months. more

03.17.2014

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose 8% on the year to 244 million euro in January, the central bank (BNR) said Monday. more

03.17.2014

Romania's current account balance posted a surplus of 388 million euro in January, higher than EUR267 million in the same month of 2013, helped by a surplus in the services and current transfers more

03.10.2014

Individual depositors had 10.7 billion lei (EUR2.4 billion) savings kept in deposits maturing in more than a year at the end of January, a 30% increase on the year-ago period, according to Romania’s more

03.03.2014

Romanian foreign exchange reserves fell to EUR31.65 billion in February, from EUR32.91 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

02.25.2014

The lending activity in Romania remained on a downward slope in January, as demand for loans remains subdued, despite interest rate reductions in recent months. more

02.19.2014

Romania’s central bank has ordered commercial lenders to take corrective action in response to customer complaints about time deposits that, upon maturity, hold less money than initially deposited. more

02.12.2014

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose 26.7% on the year to EUR2.72 billion in 2013, the highest level in four years, the central bank said Wednesday. more

02.12.2014

Romania's current account deficit narrowed sharply to EUR1.5 billion in 2013, from a gap of EUR5.84 billion a year earlier, largely due to a smaller imbalance of the trade deficit, central bank data more

02.04.2014

Romania’s central bank Tuesday lowered its main monetary policy rate by a quarter of a point to a fresh all-time low of 3.5% a year, in line with market expectations. more

02.03.2014

Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose to EUR32.91 billion in January, from EUR32.52 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

01.31.2014

Romanian analysts estimate the central bank will cut its monetary policy rate by a quarter of a point to 3.5% at the upcoming meeting February 4, a survey from the Association of Romanian Financial more

01.27.2014

Romanian private lending fell 4.7% in real terms to 218.46 billion lei (EUR48.2 billion) at the end of December 2013, from RON225.9 billion in the previous year, central bank data showed Monday. more

01.21.2014

Romania’s banking system probably ended 2013 in the black after having posted cumulated net profit of 1.73 billion lei (EUR381 million) in January-November compared with a RON2.3 billion loss in more