On Thursday, the reference rate stood at 2.86%.
The six-month money market rate, which is used to calculate interests on leu-denominated mortgage loans, climbed to 3.10% a year on Friday, from 3.00% on Thursday.
Romania's three-month ROBOR index, the three-month interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate interests for consumer loans in lei, jumped to 2.97% a year on Friday (March 13), the highest level of the last two months, central bank data showed Friday.