02.25.2013

Romanian private lending fell 2.4% in real terms to 223.39 billion lei (EUR51 billion) in January, from RON225.87 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Monday. more

02.18.2013

Romania’s central bank Monday lowered the cap on its weekly repurchasing agreement operation to 9 billion lei (EUR2.05 billion), from RON11 billion in the previous week. more

02.12.2013

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell 11.1% on the year to EUR1.61 billion in 2012, the central bank said Tuesday. more

02.12.2013

Romania's current account deficit narrowed 15.1% to EUR5.04 billion in 2012, from a gap of EUR5.94 billion a year earlier, largely due to reduced income and trade deficits, central bank data showed more

02.11.2013

Romania’s central bank capped its repurchasing operation for the 19th consecutive time Monday, but raised the repo ceiling to 11 billion lei (EUR2.5 billion), from RON10 billion a week earlier. more

02.07.2013

Romanian banks’ non-performing loans will continue to stack up in the near future, depending on economic growth prospects and the evolution in consumer confidence level, central bank deputy governor more

02.06.2013

The major problem of banks in Romania is that they are very much stuck in consumer lending and have not developed their capability to finance the entrepreneurial sector, believes central bank (BNR) more

02.05.2013

Romania’s central bank kept its key rate unchanged at 5.25% for the seventh consecutive meeting Tuesday, in line with expectations, despite a weakening economy. more

02.04.2013

Romania’s central bank capped its repurchasing operation for the 18th consecutive time Monday, but raised the repo ceiling to 10 billion lei (EUR2.28 billion), from RON9 billion a week earlier. more

02.01.2013

Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose to EUR31.46 billion in January, from EUR31.2 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Friday. more

02.01.2013

Romanian analysts see little room for monetary policy easing in 2013 and estimate the central bank will keep its main rates unchanged at 5.25% throughout the year, according to an in-house survey of more

01.28.2013

Romania’s central bank capped its repurchasing operation for the 17th consecutive time Monday, but raised the repo ceiling to 9 billion lei (EUR2.06 billion), from RON6 billion a week earlier. more

01.25.2013

The Romanian central bank (BNR) informed the International Monetary Fund it will likely miss the inflation target for 2013 as well, after failing in six of the previous eight attempts, official more

01.24.2013

Romanian private lending fell 3.5% in real terms to 225.87 billion lei (EUR51.7 billion) in December 2012, compared with the same month a year before, central bank data showed Thursday. more

01.21.2013

Romania’s central bank capped its repurchasing operation for the 16th consecutive time Monday, while maintaining the repo ceiling unchanged at 6 billion lei (EUR1.38 billion). more

01.18.2013

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, rose 3.8% on the year to EUR1.44 billion in January through November 2012, from EUR1.38 billion a year earlier, central bank data showed Friday. more

01.18.2013

Romania's current account deficit narrowed to EUR4.24 billion in the first 11 months of 2012, from EUR5.23 billion a year earlier, largely due to a lower income deficit and higher current transfer and more

01.14.2013

Romania’s central bank capped its repurchasing operation for the 15th consecutive time Monday, but raised the repo ceiling to 6 billion lei (EUR1.37 billion), from RON4 billion a week earlier. more

01.07.2013

Romania’s central bank kept its key rate unchanged at 5.25% for the sixth consecutive meeting Monday, in line with expectations, despite a lower inflation in November. more

01.07.2013

Romania’s central bank (BNR) capped its repurchasing operation for the 14th consecutive time Monday, keeping the repo ceiling unchanged at 4 billion lei (EUR0.9 billion). more

01.04.2013

After four years during which the Romanian economy has remained under the threat of recession, it would be high time for the central bank to move away from its “wait and see” approach, says more

01.03.2013

Romania’s foreign currency reserves rose slightly in December but ended 2012 below previous year’s levels, central bank data showed Thursday. more

12.31.2012

Romania’s central bank (BNR) capped its repurchasing operation for the 13th consecutive time Monday, keeping the repo ceiling unchanged at 4 billion lei (EUR0.9 billion). more

12.28.2012

Romanian private lending fell 0.5% in real terms to 229 billion lei (EUR51.7 billion) in November, from RON230.1 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Friday. more

12.17.2012

Romania’s central bank (BNR) capped its repurchasing operation for the 11th consecutive time Monday, while keeping the repo ceiling unchanged at 4 billion lei (EUR0.89 million). more