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Romania Won?t Cut Rates as Political Turmoil Sinks Leu [Apr 30, 2012] Romania?s central bank will probably refrain from cutting its benchmark interest rate for a fifth consecutive meeting after the government collapsed for a second time this year, weakening the leu, analysts from London to Bucharest said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Will Lower Interest Rate for Third Time, Survey Shows [Feb 02, 2012] Romania?s central bank will probably reduce its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point for a third consecutive meeting as policy makers see inflation slowing to a record. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank Lowers Benchmark Interest Rate for a Third Time [Feb 02, 2012] Romania?s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point for the third time in as many meetings to boost economic growth amid Europe?s debt crisis while the inflation rate falls to post-communist lows. [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 >>

UPDATE 1-Romania - Factors to watch on Nov 2 [Nov 02, 2011] (Adds press digest)BUCHAREST, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, pressreports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financialmarkets on Wednesday.RATE SETTING MEETINGRomania's central ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank Holds Key Rate At 6.25% [Aug 03, 2011] Romania's central bank on Wednesday decided to keep its key policy rate unchanged at a record low. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania May Need to Raise Interest Rates Later in Year, IMF?s Frank Says [Aug 01, 2011] Romania?s central bank may have to raise interest rates this year to counter possible energy-price increases, said Jeffrey Franks, the International Monetary Fund?s mission chief for the country. [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 >>

Romania May Hold EU?s Highest Rate as Leu Gains Curb Inflation [May 03, 2011] Romania?s central bank will leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the eighth meeting as the European Union?s highest borrowing costs boost the leu, helping combat inflation, a survey showed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Central Bank May Leave Benchmark Rate at European Union?s Highest [May 03, 2011] Romania?s central bank will leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the eighth meeting as the European Union?s highest borrowing costs boost the leu, helping combat inflation , a survey showed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania May Use Stronger Leu to Contain Prices, World Bank Official Says [Apr 21, 2011] Romania?s central bank may allow its currency strengthen to help bring the inflation rate within its target this year, the World Bank ?s economist to the country said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania seeks precautionary loan agreement with IMF, EU [Feb 07, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's central bank governor says the country will seek a ?5 billion ($6.82 billion) precautionary loan from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union this spring, when the current bailout agreement ends. [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 >>

Jewish groups slam Romanias central bank [Aug 22, 2010] Jewish groups criticized Romania's central bank after it decided not to withdraw from circulation a newly minted coin commemorating an anti-Semitic church leader. [via YahooNews] More >>

United States Museum Slams Romania for 'Anti-Semitic' Coin [Aug 21, 2010] A coin, depicting a former Romanian orthodox church patriarch who also served as prime minister, is seen after a press conference by the governor of Romania's central bank Mugur Isarescu, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says the refusal of Romania's central bank to withdraw a coin with an image of a prime minister who stripped Jews of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

United States Museum Slams Romania for 'Anti-Semitic' Coin [Aug 20, 2010] A coin, depicting a former Romanian orthodox church patriarch who also served as prime minister, is seen after a press conference by the governor of Romania's central bank Mugur Isarescu, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says the refusal of Romania's central bank to withdraw a coin with an image of a prime minister who stripped Jews of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

US Holocaust Museum, others criticize Romania's central bank for minting 'anti-Semitic' coin [Aug 20, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says the refusal of Romania's central bank to withdraw a coin bearing the image of a prime minister who stripped Jews of their citizenship before World War II is "insensitive" to the memory of Holocaust victims. [via YahooNews] More >>

US museum slams Romania for 'anti-Semitic' coin [Aug 20, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says the refusal of Romania's central bank... [via YahooNews] More >>