Isarescu said there should also be clarified the other consequences of such a measure, which, he added, would help avoid negative interest rates on deposits and cheapen loans.
The governor pointed out that some analysts think such a measure would translate into monetary policy strengthening. “It would be rather a recalibration,” he said.
The Romanian central bank Thursday kept its main monetary policy lending rate unchanged at an all-time low of 1.75% a year, in line with analyst expectations. The bank also kept minimum reserve requirement ratios unchanged, at 12% for foreign currency liabilities and 8% for local currency deposits.
The key rate has been unchanged since May 2015.