The leu has lost 1.03% against the euro since the beginning of 2023.
Analysts expect depreciation pressures to continue, considering the high current account and budget deficits in Romania. Most of them seem the exchange rate at RON5/EUR this year.
The exchange rate fluctuated mostly between RON4.88 and RON4.94/EUR in the first quarter of 2023. The lowest levels were recorded on January 26 and 27, RON4.8858 and RON4.8922/EUR.
The US dollar was up, too, by 0.25% to RON4.6091 on Friday, but remained below the peak of RON5.179/USD last fall.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)