Romania: Romania's Central Bank Further Holds Benchmark Interest Rate (…)

January 19, 2026

Romania's Central Bank Further Holds Benchmark Interest Rate Steady At 6.5% a Year
Jan 19, 2026

Romania's Central Bank Further Holds Benchmark Interest Rate Steady At 6.5% a Year.

Romania's central bank has decided on Monday (January 19), in its first monetary policy meeting of 2026, to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year.

[Read the article in Ziarul Financiar]

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