The national currency last tumbled to an all-time low of 4.9281 units per euro on Friday (July 9), per central bank data.

In early 2021, the Romanian leu was trading at 4.8691 against the euro.

The leu also depreciated against the US dollar on August 14, reaching 4.2258 units.

The price of gold grew to RON242.3706 on August 20, from RON242.0234 previously.