The central bank bought treasuries from nine lenders and will sell them back August 24. The operation is made at an interest rate of 6.25% a year, equal to the monetary policy rate.
On Tuesday, five banks borrowed a total RON3.2 billion from the central bank
Dealers said some lenders face difficulties in building their minimum mandatory reserves, which has put pressures on inter-bank market rates.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat on the day at 5.8%-6.3% a year. (EUR1=RON4.2609)