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

August 10, 2026

Romania’s Central Bank Further Holds Benchmark Interest Rate Steady At 6.5% A Year
Aug 10, 2026

Romania’s Central Bank Further Holds Benchmark Interest Rate Steady At 6.5% A Year.

Romania's central bank has decided in its Board meeting on Monday (August 10, 2026) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year.

[Read the article in Ziarul Financiar]

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