Romania keeps monetary policy rate at 6.5%, noting uncertainties

Romania keeps monetary policy rate at 6.5%, noting uncertainties

In its meeting of October 4, the Board of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) decided, “in light of the elevated uncertainty,” to keep the monetary policy rate at 6.50%, amid mixed expectations slightly skewed towards a 25 basis points (bp) cut. BNR cut the policy rate for the first time in July (-25bp) after it…