June inflation could drop below 4pct in Romania June 2019 inflation in Romania may fall below 4pct, according to market data with the National... 04/07/2019
Central bank's Isarescu: Ordinance 114, severe risk to financial stability Ordinance 114/2018, adopted without a previous consultation of the National Bank of Romania... 05/06/2019
Banking system makes profit of 1.84 bn lei in Q1 The banking system made a profit of 1.84 billion lei (over EUR 391 million) in the first quarter... 31/05/2019
April's overdue loan payments up 1.4 pct in lei; 0.85 pct higher in foreign currency Overdue loans - both corporate and individual - in domestic lei totaled 4.98 billion lei, up 1.4... 29/05/2019
Loans to non-gov't sector up to RON 256.540 bln at end-April At end-April 2019, the loans to non-government sector granted by credit institutions grew by 0.6... 24/05/2019
BNR's Vasilescu: Any index that sets interest rate takes inflation into account Inflation has caused disruptions in public life, which has led to the exit of ROBOR (Romanian... 02/05/2019
Romania's forex reserves advance to 33.69 bln euro this April The forex reserves of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) were 5.18 pct up this April, to 33.69... 02/05/2019
Liviu Voinea appointed Romania's representative to the International Monetary Fund Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) Liviu Voinea was appointed Romania's... 02/05/2019
Non-gov't resident clients' deposits down 0.7pct in March The deposits of the non-government resident clients have dropped in March vs February 2019 by... 25/04/2019
Romania's foreign reserves drop to 32.030bn euro, in March The foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) dropped to 32.030 billion... 01/04/2019
Central bank's Vasilescu: Laws appear without analysis of legitimacy, hence laws that breach laws Laws appear without an analysis of legitimacy and we wind up with laws that breach laws, and the... 20/03/2019
Senate President says amendments can be brought to OUG 114/2018, if well substantiated Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said on Tuesday that Government Emergency Ordinance... 19/02/2019
Current account deficit increases by 57pct last year, to 9.416bn euro The current account deficit increased by 57pct last year, reaching 9.416 billion euro, from... 13/02/2019
BNR Governor Isarescu: Do we want lower interest rates in Romania? We come down with inflation,reduce deficits Governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) Mugur Isarescu said on Tuesday that he is... 12/02/2019
BNR Governor Isarescu: BNR's main objective in 2018 was achieved; we had fair, well-balanced policy The main objective of the National Bank of Romania (BNR), namely the stability of prices was... 11/02/2019
BNR:New set of fiscal & budgetary measures, still pending draft budget - among inflation outlook risks The uncertainties and risks to the inflation outlook are related to the new set of fiscal and... 07/02/2019
BNR Governor, invited to joint meeting of Senate's economic, budget committees The Governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isarescu, is invited next Monday or next... 07/02/2019
Solemn Parliament sitting dedicated to Greater Union Centennial; President Iohannis in attendance Parliament on Wednesday is having a solemn sitting dedicated to the celebration of the Greater... 28/11/2018
National Bank of Romania, only authorised institution to issue currency Issuing Sibcoin, if it is a currency, as defined by the law, is not in compliance with the... 20/11/2018
Academician Daniel Daianu: Joining euro requires at least two-year wait in antechamber Academician Daniel Daianu, who sits on the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Romania,... 08/11/2018
National Bank of Romania's foreign exchange reserves reaches 32,369 million euros in October 2018 On October 31, 2018, the National Bank of Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at 32,369... 01/11/2018
Three-month ROBOR index down to 3.28 pct per annum The 3-month ROBOR index, depending on which the cost of loans in lei with variable interest is... 13/08/2018
Three-month interbank offered rate hits 3.37 pct, a high since March 2014 Romania's three-month interbank offered rate ROBOR, which serves as benchmark for floating-rate... 18/07/2018
BNR's Isarescu: Some send money home to Romania to start new businesses The analysis of the remittances sent by Romanians abroad shows that some sent money home to... 08/06/2018
BNR's foreign exchange reserves drop to 33.123 billion euro in May The National Bank of Romania's (BNR) foreign exchange reserves dropped in May by 1.24 percent to... 04/06/2018
Three-month interbank offered rate hits 2.85 pct on Monday Romania's three-month interbank offered rate ROBOR, which serves as benchmark for floating-rate... 04/06/2018
Central bank raises key rate to 2.25 pct per annum The Board of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) has decided to raise the benchmark interest rate... 07/02/2018
Non-governmental credit balance granted by credit institutions up almost 1 pct in Nov The non-governmental credit balance granted by credit institutions gained 0.9 per cent in... 27/12/2017
International reserves –November 2017 On30November2017, the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 33,062... 04/12/2017
NBR Board decisions on monetary policy In its meeting of 7 November 2017, the Board of the National Bank of Romaniadecided the... 07/11/2017
EU Commissioner Oettinger: Romania needs two more decades to reach GDP close to European average It will take two more decades for Romania to be able to reach that stage of development that... 26/10/2017
Current account deficit, up 52.39pct first eight months into 2017 The current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of 4.043 billion euros in the... 16/10/2017
BNR's Isarescu: Litigation costs burden clients and banks alike Litigation costs affect clients and banks alike, and for lower costs of loans, we have to take... 05/10/2017
Central bank's Lazea: Risk exists that one of nominal convergence criterion to eurozone go beyond threshold One of the five criteria of nominal convergence to join the eurozone might be exceeded, the... 19/09/2017
Senate's Zamfir invites BNR Governor Isarescu to Economic Committee Chair of the Economic Committee of the Senate Daniel Zamfir announced he invited Governor of the... 14/09/2017
Current account deficit goes up 40 percent six months into 2017 In January - June 2017, the balance-of-payments current account posted a deficit of EUR 2,745... 14/08/2017
Central bank governor: Private investments not faring well because of 'general mayhem' Private investments are low due to the ongoing "general mayhem" which has a discouraging effect,... 08/08/2017
Isarescu: Decision of CCR on unconstitutionality of Swiss franc loans conversion is correct The decision of the Constitutional Court on the unconstitutionality of the draft law regarding... 07/02/2017
Foreign direct investments go up 25pct, to EUR 3,143 million, in first nine months Foreign direct investments totalled EUR 3,143 million in the first nine months of this year,... 14/11/2016
High Court rules further 30 days preventive arrest for former BNR vicegovernor Olteanu The former National Bank of Romania (BNR) vicegovernor Bogdan Olteanu will remain in preventive... 22/08/2016