Romania
IMF paper on foreign credit expansion in European EMEs
Fund study finds evidence of significant increase in level of foreign credit growth in emerging European countries
Trichet warns Romania of complacency
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet advises Romania to actively tackle deficit at event marking central bank’s 130th anniversary
Holocaust museum slams Romanian central bank over ruling on anti-Semite coin
US Holocaust Memorial Museum labels National Bank of Romania’s decision to keep anti-Semite coin in circulation “misguided”
Romania keeps coin featuring anti-Semite in circulation
Romania says it will keep a controversial coin featuring an anti-Semite despite calls for ban by Jewish community
Romania to review calls to ban coin featuring anti-Semite
National Bank of Romania to reconsider circulation of coin portraying religious leader who called for exile of Jews from country; move follows protests from Jewish community
ECB attacks Bucharest over central bank pay cuts
European Central Bank criticises Romania’s decision to impose wage cuts on central bankers after its government failed to consult Frankfurt
Romania makes half-point cut
Romanian central bank lowers cost of borrowing despite above-target inflation
Romania cuts by 50 basis points
National Bank of Romania lowers policy rate to the lowest level in more than a year to ease recession impact
National Bank of Romania - Annual Report 2007
Two-thousand-and-seven was a challenging year for Romanian economy, the country's central bank notes in its latest Annual Report.
IMF to loan Romania $17.5 billion
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed a $17.5 billion loan to Romania to cushion the rapid withdrawal of capital from the eastern European economy.
CEE regulators condemn stability "misperceptions"
Six central and eastern European regulators on Wednesday jointly attacked the recent coverage of their economies, labelling it misleading, oversimplified and potentially harmful.
Romania wants to accelerate euro adoption
Bucharest is looking in to adopting the euro before the current target of 2014 in order to more closely link Romania's economy with other members of the European Union.
Eastern Europe counters currency attacks
Four eastern European central banks have made a coordinated effort to bolster their currencies, saying recent sharp depreciations fail to reflect economic fundamentals.
Romania's Isarescu on euro adoption
Romania's objective of joining the euro area in 2014 is within reach, said Mugur Isarescu, the governor of the National Bank of Romania.
On to the euro: Romania's Annual Report
The National Bank of Romania's Annual Report for 2007 marked the end of one era as the country joined the European Union and the start of a new one as the country prepares to join the euro.
Romania hikes for fourth-straight month
The National Bank of Romania has hiked rates by a quarter-point to a fresh three-year high despite the central bank's governor claiming less than a fortnight ago that rates were high enough.
Romanian rates high enough: governor
Mugur Isarescu, the governor of the National Bank of Romania, said on Wednesday that rates were high enough to tackle inflation.
Romania raises rates to 9.5%
The National Bank of Romania hiked rates by half a percentage point for the third straight month as inflation hit 8%.
Romania raises rates by 100 basis points
The National Bank of Romania surprised markets on Monday by raising its benchmark rate a full percentage point to 9%.
Romania hikes rates to 8%
The National Bank of Romania's rate-setting board on Monday voted to raise the benchmark monetary policy rate by 50 basis points to 8%.
Poland set to join ERM II in 2009, says Skrzypek
Slawomir Skrzypek, the governor of the National Bank of Poland, said the country looked likely to join the pre-euro exchange rate mechanism, ERM II, in 2009.
Poland and Romania hold rates
The central banks of Poland and Romania decided on Thursday to leave their benchmark rates unchanged at 4.75% and 7% respectively.
National Bank of Romania - Annual Report 2006
The National Bank of Romania spent 2006 preparing for accession to the European Union at the start of 2007.
Balkan central banks agree on regulation framework
The central banks of six Balkan countries and Cyprus on Friday have agreed on a framework of regional cooperation to improve banking supervision, streamline operations and help fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism.