NBR steps up the pace of tightening

The National Bank of Romania (NBR) accelerated its tightening cycle today with a 50bp hike to its key policy rate (to 2.50%) and, with inflation firmly above the central bank’s target, we think this cycle has plenty more room to run. We now expect the policy rate to rise towards 4.00% by mid-2022.

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