The central bank board also decided to leave the (Lombard) lending facility rate unchanged at 8% per year and the deposit facility rate unchanged at 6%, respectively, the central bank said in its statement regarding monetary policy decisions.
The bank also decided to keep a tight grip on money market liquidity and to maintain the existing levels of minimum reserve requirement ratios on both leu- and foreign currency-denominated liabilities of credit institutions.
The central bank’s decisions are based on the macroeconomic developments over the last months.