09.13.2011

Romanian banks didn’t quite benefit from loan restructuring schemes over the past year, mostly due to adverse economic conditions, and the low repayment ratio is putting pressure on lending more

09.13.2011

Prices were down for the third month in a row in August, as a result of the good farming year, but also of the decline in demand. more

09.12.2011

Credit risk is the main vulnerability of the Romanian banking segment, but pressure on bank asset quality is expected to decrease in the future, as economic growth is consolidated and banks tighten more

09.12.2011

Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell 30.5% to EUR1.1 billion in January to July, from EUR1.9 billion in the year-earlier period, the central bank said Monday. more

09.12.2011

Romania's current account deficit narrowed 24.4% to EUR2.82 billion in the first seven months, from a gap of EUR3.73 billion in the year-earlier period, due to a lower trade deficit and higher more

09.10.2011

Romania's budget deficit next year will exceed the target of 3% of GDP, even in an optimistic scenario in which the economy would grow by 4%, says central bank chief-economist Valentin Lazea. more

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