On Monday, the rate stood at 7.14% a year and at the beginning of July at 6.47% a year.
On Friday, July 22, the six-month ROBOR, used in calculating variable interests for mortgage loans in lei, hit 7.54% a year, from 7.38% a year on Thursday, while the 12-month ROBOR, which represents the interest rate paid on loans in lei attracted by commercial banks from other commercial banks for a twelve-month period, climbed to 7.68% from 7.51%.
The trend of the ROBOR index is impacted by several factors among which the central bank’s monetary policy, the market liquidity, inflation and tax policy.
The IRCC, which is used by banks to calculate interest rates for new loans taken out starting with the spring of 2019, stands at 2.65% for the first quarter of 2022.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)