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.
Update: After the counting of the almost 590,000 votes cast in Bucharest, Liberal (PNL) candidate Ciprian Ciucu won the elections for general mayor with 36.1% (over 211,000 votes), holding a lead of more than 14 percentage points over the runner-up. Anca Alexandrescu (21.94%), the candidate...
The exit polls published on Sunday, December 7, at 9 PM, give Ciprian Ciucu as the winner of the elections for Bucharest's new general mayor. The candidate backed by the center-right National Liberal Party won 32.7% of the votes, over 6% ahead of Daniel Băluță, who was backed by PNL’s coalition partner, the Social Democratic […]
Close to 1.8 million Bucharest residents are expected to cast their ballot on Sunday, December 7, to elect the city's next mayor. The post has been vacant since Nicușor Dan was elected president this May. He had secured a second mandate as mayor of Bucharest in June 2024, having won over 48% of the votes. […]
I am a bit late to the party, but I have thoughts (and concerns) on Radu Jude’s much talked-about Dracula, and even more thoughts (and compliments) on other films that I fear might have gone under the radar a bit. Let’s go! There is no more recognizable marketing asset for the local tourism (and no […]
Waterdrop®, brandul european care a redefinit experiența de hidratare prin soluții sustenabile și design minimalist, lansează în România colecția AO26 în Ediție Limitată, inspirată de dinamica și ritmul inconfundabil al Australian Open. Noua colecție aduce în prim-plan produse create pentru cei care își doresc hidratare de nivel profesionist în viața de zi cu zi, de […]
The 33rd edition of Concerto di Natale, held on December 13, 2025, at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, will feature Romanian artists Stephanie Radu and Alin Stoica. The concert, a Christmas emblem, brings artists from all over the world before the international public. Soprano Stephanie Radu will perform two special moments, namely “Regalo di Natale,” her […]
