The six-month ROBOR used in calculating variable interests for mortgage loans in lei, grew to 8.25% on Monday from 8.23% at the end of last week.
The twelve-month ROBOR index, which represents the interest rate paid on loans in lei attracted by commercial banks from other commercial banks for a twelve-month period, stagnated at 8.35% a year on Monday from 8.34% previously.
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.
On Friday (Aug 5), Romania’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 5.50% a year from 4.75% a year previously, starting August 8, 2022.