Three-month ROBOR drops to 6.64pct per year on Friday

The three-month ROBOR index, based on which the cost of consumer loans in lei with variable interest is calculated, fell on Friday to 6.64% per year, from 6.65% per year in the previous meeting, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).

At the beginning of this year, the index was 5.92% per year, but it began to increase on May 6, two days after the first round of the presidential elections, when it rose to 6.08% per year.

The six-month index, used in calculating interest rates on mortgage loans in lei with variable interest, fell to 6.77% per year, from 6.79% the previous day, and the 12-month ROBOR fell to 6.92%, from 6.93% per year.

Regarding the consumer credit reference index (IRCC), regulated by GEO 19/2019, it is 5.55% per year, calculated as the arithmetic average of the daily interest rates of interbank transactions in the first quarter of 2025, a level similar to that of the previous quarter.