Romania to Hold Rates With All Eyes on Leu Path

The Board of Directors of the National Bank of Romania decided on Friday to maintain the monetary policy interest rate at 6.50% per year, the NBR informed in a press release. The article Good news for Romanians from the NBR before the 2nd round of the 2025 presidential elections first appeared on Romania TV.

Romania to Hold Rates With All Eyes on Leu Path

Romania’s central bank will probably keep interest rates unchanged on Friday, with investors looking for any clues about the outlook for the leu after political turmoil pushed the currency to record lows.

Romania's economy has taken place in the first 3 months of this year. According to the National Institute of Statistics, the Gross Domestic Product has grown by only 0.2% over the same quarter of 2024. The international economic context is a negative factor contributing to these concerns. The figures are also published after a year and a half in which Romania organises elections. Despite the need for the rate of deficit, the future fiscal measur…

Romania is going with the brakes on! Political uncertainty and the lack of clear decisions are blocking the economy. In the first quarter of the year, GDP stagnated, investments and consumption are declining, and the budget is becoming increasingly fragile. Experts warn: if Romania changes direction, it risks losing everything.

In the first quarter of this year, the Gross Domestic Product remained unchanged in front of the previous quarter, and in the same period of 2024, it recorded an increase of 0.2%, according to the data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

The gross domestic product grew in T1 2025 by 0.2% on the gross series and 0.5% on the series adjusted seasonally over the same quarter of the year 2024. The economy grew only 0.8% last year. The government believes it will increase this year by 2.5%. "It is important to stay on growth, even small. The fear is not to go into recession," says economic teacher Aurelian Dochia. The gross domestic product increased in T1 2025 by 0.2% on the gross se…