The three-month ROBOR index, which is used to calculate the cost of consumer loans in RON with variable interest rates, rose on Friday to 5.58% per year, up from 5.56% per year in the previous session, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).At the beginning of the year, the three-month ROBOR index was 6.21%, and on January 3, 2023, it was 7.56%.The six-month ROBOR index, used to calculate interest rates on mortgage loans in RON with variable interest rates, increased to 5.62% per year, from 5.60%, while the 12-month ROBOR rose to 5.66%, from 5.65%.As for the reference index for consumer loans (IRCC), regulated by Government Emergency Ordinance (OUG) 19/2019, it stands at 5.99% per year, calculated as the arithmetic average of the daily interest rates of interbank transactions for Q2 2024, up from the previous quarter's value of 5.86%.In May 2019, OUG 19/2019 came into force, modifying the way the interest rate for RON loans with variable interest rates is calculated. The regulation established the reference index for consumer loans (IRCC), which is calculated quarterly based exclusively on interbank transactions.
Some dinners are eaten. Others are remembered. At Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard, the past few months have unfolded like a quiet culinary opera. One by one, Europe’s most celebrated chefs arrived, took over the kitchen of Boulevard 73 and left behind more than menus; they left stories. Now, on December 4, the curtain falls. […]
HORIZON CITY, a €130 million residential project, is emerging as one of the most solid and forward-thinking developments in the Pipera area—both through its scale and through the modern direction it sets for the new residential standards in the north. Developed across nearly 23,000 sqm, with 699 apartments and 926 parking spaces, the project brings […]
Romania’s National Forest Administration, or Romsilva, announced that it is putting over 16,000 Christmas trees up for sale over the winter in a press release published on Thursday, November 27. The trees can be purchased directly from the offices of the forestry districts. Prices range between RON 17 (EUR 3.3) for a spruce...
Lot 3 Pietroasele–Buzău of Romania's A7 highway, also known as the Moldova highway, was inaugurated on Thursday, November 27. The newly inaugurated segment is 13.9 km long. The A7 connects Romania’s historic regions of Muntenia, the southern part of the country, with Moldova, the eastern part. “We are opening another 13 km of the Moldova Motorway […]
The City Hall of Sinaia, a popular mountain town roughly 120 km north of Bucharest, announced that a new attraction, the alpine coaster on Pârtia Nouă, will officially open on December 1. The installation, located in the ski area near the Sinaia Gondola, features what the authorities say is the longest track of its kind […]
The Romanian national team debuted with a victory in Group A of the Women’s Handball World Championship, organized in the Netherlands and Germany. Romania won 33–24 (13–12) against Croatia in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday, November 27. The Romanian team dominated the match in the second half, left backer Sorina-Maria Grozav scoring 7 […]
