The central bank’s Board also decided to leave the (Lombard) lending facility rate at 7.5% per year and the deposit facility rate unchanged at 5.5%, respectively, in its third monetary policy meeting of 2026, the central bank said in its statement regarding monetary policy decisions.
The bank also decided to maintain the existing levels of minimum reserve requirement ratios on both leu- and foreign currency-denominated liabilities of credit institutions.
Please click the following link for the full press statement of the Romanian central bank’s Board after the monetary policy meeting on April 7:
https://www.bnr.ro/en/25405-2026-04-07-nbr-board-decisions-on-monetary-policy