Romania Keeps EU’s Highest Rates With Inflation Stuck Above 10%

Romania's National Bank maintained its benchmark interest rate at 6.5 percent, the highest in the European Union, according to a decision announced in February 2026. The country's inflation rate remained above 10 percent. Romania's economy contracted 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to preliminary data from the National Institute of Statistics.

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