Romania's fx reserves close to €66 billion in January 2026
Romania's foreign exchange reserves reached €65.81 billion on 31 January 2026, according to data released by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).
Romania's foreign exchange reserves reached €65.81 billion on 31 January 2026, according to data released by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).
The National Bank of Romania (NBR) has decided to keep its monetary policy rate unchanged at 6.50% per annum, following a meeting of its Board on October 8.
Annual inflation rate will fluctuate sharply in the first semester of 2025 and in the second semester it will decrease on a higher trajectory than in the previous projection.
The six-month index, used to calculate interest rates on variable-rate lei mortgage loans, stagnated at 5.97% per annum.
Mortgage loans worth €5.5 billion were granted in total at a national level in the first eight months of 2024, up 49% compared with the same period of last year, according to data from the National Bank of Romania (NBR).

Rețele Electrice România, the electricity distribution operator and part of the PPC group in Romania, invested approximately RON 1.4 billion (€280 million) in 2025 in modernisation and digitalisation projects across its distribution networks.
The Romanian Government has officially approved an emergency ordinance aimed at providing relief for the energy market through a temporary reduction in diesel excise duties.
Purcari Wineries has announced that its Romanian subsidiary Crama Ceptura has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of CaraprodVin, a wine producer located in Vârstecoiu Commune, Vrancea County.
Vastint Romania has partnered with Digi Group for the sixth edition of its blood donation campaign, taking place for the first time at Timpuri Noi Square on 6 April 2026.
Romania's M&A market recorded its best quarter in two years, with a cumulative value of €2.9 billion, three times higher than the first three months of last year.