Romania to Cap Turbulent Year With Stable Rates: Decision Guide

Romania’s policymakers are poised to keep interest rates unchanged at their last meeting of a year that was marked by a political crisis and market turbulence.

The National Bank of Romania will probably leave the benchmark rate at 6.5% for a 10th meeting on Wednesday, according to all 11 economists in a Bloomberg survey. The Black Sea nation has kept the highest official borrowing costs in the European Union, along with Hungary, as an anchor during a bond selloff, currency drop and an inflation spike.