Romanian National Bank

The members of the Council of Administration of the Romanian National Bank (BNR) estimate that economic activity will continue to grow in the second and third quarter at greater pace than estimated in May, but in gradual deceleration in relation to the first quarter, according to the minutes of the monetary policy session of July 7, 2021.

The current account of balance of payment registered a deficit of 4.710 billion Euro, during the first 4 months of 2021, rising by 107.12%, in comparison with the one from the similar period of 2020, of 2.274 billion Euro, according to a press release from the Romanian National Bank (BNR) sent to AGERPRES on Monday.

There are currently favorable premises for a continuation of the economic recovery tendency, which manifested itself between the third and fourth trimesters last year, said, in a press release, the deputy governor of the Romanian National Bank, Leonardo Badea.

The National News Agency AGERPRES is a trustful partner for a public institution and it comes with information that one cannot find at other media institutions, said the spokesperson of the Romanian National Bank (BNR), Dan Suciu, in his message occasioned by the 130th anniversary since the news agency started its activity.

The new Romanian parliament, elected on December 11, held its first sitting on Tuesday, with the Social Democratic Party, PSD and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, ALDE striking a deal to establish a coalition government.

The PSD and ALDE signed an agreement on Monday evening to come up with a joint cabinet, where portfolios are to be assigned to the two parties proportionally.

Romania's membership of the single currency area will not be possible in 2019, as planned, and further delay must be taken into consideration as the euro project's solidity is tested by the Greek crisis, Romanian analysts say.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Friday asked the Minister of Finances Darius Valcov and the central bank [the Romanian National Bank - BNR] Governor Mugur Isarescu to discuss about the Swiss Franc's massive surge this week.

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The Prime Minister confirmed this information to AGERPRES.

A dark, spectacular true event turned into a pure Hollywood fantasy. Briefly, that is how one might summarize “Closer to the Moon”, the latest movie by Romanian film director Nae Caranfil, which opens in cinema starting this week.