“I’ve seen the material and it’s not coming from us [the central bank]. There are several discussions on this topic and there have been for a long time. Such decisions are made by the central bank board and we will communicate our decisions when we make them,” said Voinea.
He added the central bank’s purpose is not to limit lending but to direct it to a reasonable area.
“We want to support lending, especially in local currency, meant for long-term investments. At this time, we do not have a draft regarding debt rates,” the central bank official added.
Local media recently plans to limit debt degrees from the current 60-70% of a loan applicant’s income to 35% for loans in foreign currency and to 50% for loans in lei, citing a draft proposal attributed to the central bank.