On Wednesday (August 17), the national currency traded at 4.8849 units per euro.
Lately, the leu has entered an upward path against the euro, with Thursday’s level being close to that recorded on March 4, 2021, when the central bank set the leu’s exchange rate against the euro at 4.8784, as per central bank data.
The national currency also appreciated against the US dollar, reaching 4.8008 units on Thursday, from 4.8018 units on Wednesday.
Romania’s three-month ROBOR index, the interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate variable interests for loans in lei taken out before May 2019, inched down to 7.97% a year on August 18 from 7.98% on August 17, as per central bank data.