Valentin Lazea

PSD's Ciolacu: All statements made by BNR officials yield effects

The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Marcel Ciolacu, sent on Monday a letter to the governor of the National Bank of Romania BNR), Mugur Isarescu, affirming that all statements made by BNR officials yield effects, regardless of whether they are made in a personal capacity or from the official desk.

BNR's Lazea: Government, responsible for every citizen's health, not for every SME's survival

Many small and medium-sized companies will disappear, undoubtedly, but a government is responsible for the health of each of its citizens, not for the survival of each SME or every enterprise, especially in a market economy, Valentin Lazea, chief-economist of the National Bank of Romania (BNR), said in a specialized video-conference on Tuesday.

BNR's Isarescu: Romania still imports too many agricultural products

Romania still imports too many agricultural products relative to what can be produced naturally in the country, which shows that the potential is not yet fully capitalized on, said Mugur Isarescu, the governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR), in a message transmitted as governor but also a vine grower, at the Annual Conference of the Romanian Farmers Club, an event held on Thursday at the

BNR chief economist says financial companies, banks make up 60pct of stock market capitalisation in Romania

Financial companies and banks make over 60pct of the stock market capitalisation in Romania, chief economist at the National Bank of Romania (BNR) Valentin Lazea told an event on Friday dedicated to technology on financial markets.