Headquarters | Bucharest |
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Established | April 1880 |
Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
Governor | Mugur Isărescu |
Central bank of | Romania |
Currency | Romanian leu RON (ISO 4217) |
Reserves | €62.135 billion (December 2024)[2] |
Bank rate | 6.50[3] |
Website | www.bnro.ro |
The National Bank of Romania (Romanian: Banca Națională a României, BNR) is the central bank of Romania and was established in April 1880. Its headquarters are located in the capital city of Bucharest.
The National Bank of Romania is responsible for the issue of the Romanian leu and as such it sets the monetary policy, holds the currency reserves and manages the exchange rate.[4]