February 7 (SeeNews) - Romania's central bank, BNR, maintained on Tuesday its monetary policy rate at a record low of 1.75%, in line with analysts' expectations.
BNR's board also decided to retain the minimum reserve requirement ratios on both leu and foreign currency-denominated deposits at 8% and 10% respectively, it said in a statement.
BNR noted it will pursue an adequate liquidity management in the banking system.
BNR last changed its monetary policy rate in May 2015, when it cut it by 25 basis points to 1.75%.
Romania's annual consumer price deflation decelerated to 0.5% in December, from 0.7% in November.
(1 euro =4.5095 lei)