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Romanian central bank cuts key rate to record low 5.25pc [Mar 29, 2012] BUCHAREST: The Romanian central bank cut its key interest rate to a record low level of 5.25 percent from 5.50 percent on Thursday with effect from Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate For Second Time [Jan 05, 2012] Romanian Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate For Second Time [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank Unexpectedly Reduces Benchmark Interest Rate to 6% [Nov 02, 2011] Romania?s central bank unexpectedly cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points for the first time in 19 months to help an economic recovery during the euro area?s sovereign-debt crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank Keeps EU?s Highest Rate Unchanged for Eighth Meeting [May 03, 2011] Romania?s central bank left its main interest rate unchanged for an eighth consecutive meeting as a stronger leu boosted by the European Union?s highest borrowing costs helps curb consumer-price growth. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank Keeps Benchmark Rate Unchanged at Record-Low 6.25% [Jan 05, 2011] Romania?s central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged for a fifth meeting as policy makers watch to see if a surge in inflation triggered by a tax increase will subside. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank Leaves Benchmark Interest Rate at Record-Low 6.25% [Nov 02, 2010] Romania?s central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged for a fourth meeting as policy makers wait for a surge in inflation triggered by a value-added tax increase to ease before returning to the easing cycle. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank Holds Benchmark Interest Rate Unchanged at 6.25% [Sep 29, 2010] Romania?s central bank left its main interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting today as inflation triggered by a value-added tax increase prevented policy makers from acting to combat the lingering recession. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank Holds Key Interest Rate for Second Time on Inflation [Aug 04, 2010] Romanias central bank left the main interest rate unchanged for the second meeting in a row as policy makers assess the impact of an increase in value-added tax on inflation. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-30 11:13 Romania cbank keeps rate on hold at 6.25 pct [Jun 30, 2010] BUCHAREST, June 30 (Reuters) - Romania's central bank kept its key interest rate on hold at 6.25 percent as expected on Wednesday, ending its rate easing cycle after a government plan to hike value added tax increased uncertainty about the economy. Borrowing costs are currently at a record low following 400 basis points worth of easing since the start of last year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank Leaves Benchmark Interest Rate Unchanged at 6.25% [Jun 30, 2010] Romanias central bank left its main interest rate unchanged to keep inflation in check after the government increased the countrys value-added tax by 5 percentage points. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Cuts Benchmark Interest-Rate for Fourth Time (Update2) [May 04, 2010] May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Romanias central bank cut its main interest rate a quarter point to help drag the economy out of a recession, signaling the pace of easing may slow on concern Greeces debt crisis may complicate the recovery. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Lowers Key Interest Rate To 6.50% (Fox News) [Mar 29, 2010] Romania Lowers Key Interest Rate To 6.50% [via YahooNews] More >>