Romania Cuts Base Rate to Record Low

Politics ♦ Published: September 30, 2013; 14:04 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Romanian Central Bank has cut the base rate to a record low of 4.25 percent.

Romania Cuts Base Rate to Record Low / Picture: © BNR National Bank of Romania

In order to boost the country’s faltering economy, the Romanian National Bank has cut the base rate to 4.25 percent. As forecast by analysts, the Central Bank cut the base rate again by a quarter percentage point. Since July, the base rate has been reduced by one point. Experts expect a further cut until the end of the year.

The cut of the base rate was made possible by the…