National Bank of Romania

Mugur Isarescu and Victor Ponta are the public persons commanding the highest degree of public confidence in Romania, according to an Inscop Research poll commissioned by daily Adevarul.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Saturday evening said the cut in social security contributions (CAS) will come into force on October 1, despite opposition from President Traian Basescu, adding that the measure could lead to an increase in jobs subjected to taxation.

The National Bank of Romania's (BNR) Board in its meeting on Tuesday decided to keep the monetary policy rate unchanged at 3.5 percent per annum and lower the minimum reserve requirement ratio on forex-denominated liabilities of credit institutions to 16 percent down from 18 percent to apply over July 24 - Aug. 23, 2014, the Central Bank announced in a release to AGERPRES.

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) will put into circulation a mint set comprising three coins (gold, silver and coppered tombac), and a separate silver coin dedicated to the anniversary of 150 years since the foundation of the University of Bucharest.

Romania's international financial partners will have to understand that a competitive energy market and lower labour taxes will make Romania a more prosperous and more stable country, Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta told a Euromoney conference on Thursday on regional finance and investment for South-East Europe.