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NBR hikes interest rates, further tightening to follow

The National Bank of Romania (NBR) raised its policy rate by 25bp to 1.50% at today’s meeting, and the backdrop of rising inflation, large twin deficits and currency weakness means that further rate hikes are likely to be delivered over the next 12 months. We expect the policy rate to reach 2.75% by mid-2022.

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