The National Bank of Romania (BNR) injected on Monday, in the banking market, 16.65 billion lei, through a 7-day repo operation, with an interest of 2.5 percent per annum, equal to the key interest. BNR also posted, in the first half of Monday, an average interest rate on deposits attracted (ROBID) for a day (overnight) of 2.49 pct per annum, down from Friday, 3.36 pct per annum, and for overnight deposits (ROBOR) the interest rate dropped to 2.81pct per annum, from the level of the previous session, of 3.66 pct per annum. The 3-month ROBOR index dipped on Friday to 3.34 percent per annum, from 3.38 percent per annum. At the beginning of the month, BNR also conducted one repo-type operation, through which it offered banks 9.7 billion lei. In September, BNR carried out three repo type operations, through which it offered the banks 16.9 billion lei. Repo operations are liquidity-providing reverse transactions whereby BNR buys eligible assets from credit institutions upon their commitment to repurchase the assets at the date and the price agreed on the date the transaction was concluded.
Two new investment funds active in Romania, Sparking Capital II and PCP SEE II, will receive allocations worth EUR 30 million under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, or PNRR, after an approval from the Romanian executive and the European Investment Bank. The allocations are mediated by the European Investment Fund, a European financial institution, […]
The net revenues collected by Romania’s tax agency ANAF for the state budget increased by 12.2% in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, reaching RON 245.2 billion (EUR 49 billion), said outgoing ANAF president Nicoleta-Mioara Cîrciumaru. Nevertheless, the net revenues collected by ANAF are RON 3.8 billion (EUR […]
Romanians continue to place the most trust in the Army and the Church, while Parliament remains the least trusted institution, according to the second edition of the Informat.ro – INSCOP Research Barometer conducted between June 20–26. The monthly survey was commissioned by the news platform Informat.ro in partnership with the Strategic Thinking Group think tank. […]
Romania’s National Meteorological Administration, or ANM, issued on Thursday, July 3, an Orange Code warning for heatwave and heightened thermal discomfort, valid Friday and Saturday, July 4-5, in more than half the country, including Bucharest. The parts of Romania not covered by the Orange Code warning are under a Yellow Code for extremely hot weather. […]
Best Credit IFN announces the strategic partnership with the European crowdfunding platform Bondster, becoming the first Romanian non-banking financial institution (NBFI) to attract international capital through this platform. This initial round of financing marks a milestone in the company’s strategy to diversify its capital sources and rapidly scale its lending capacity in a dynamic market […]
Another 93 searches were carried out at public institutions and private residences on Thursday, July 3, in the case of illegally-obtained Romanian identity documents for citizens of former USSR countries. Earlier this week, Romanian police completed 206 searches in the same case. Prosecutors claim that between 2023–2024, over 1,700 individuals born in the Russian Federation, […]
