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).

The European Commission (EC) has finalised the signing of the SAFE loan agreement with Romania.
Hidroelectrica signed a €188.5 million contract for the refurbishment of Râul Mare Retezat Hydropower Plant. The project aims to modernize and improve the efficiency of the company's generation capacities.
E.ON has successfully issued two tranches of green bonds worth €1.3 billion, bringing its total funding since the beginning of the year to €4.3 billion.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Europe declined in 2025, marking a period of slowdown and structural transformation of the investment landscape.
IT Genetics, a Romanian provider of integrated professional IT solutions, began trading today on the AeRO market of the BVB under the ticker symbol ITG.