Romania’s educated gamble

Romania’s educated gamble

Headline: Romania’s educated gambleSource: EuromoneyDate: April 2001 Cristian Popa Talk to any Romanian banker about the country’s international debt, and the Wrst thing you will hear is that Romania has never defaulted. As Cristian Popa, National Bank of Romania’s deputy governor says: “We have paid everything and on time. And we […]

Headline: Romania’s educated gamble
Source: Euromoney
Date: April 2001







Cristian Popa

Talk to any Romanian banker about the country’s international debt, and the Wrst thing you will hear is that Romania has never defaulted. As Cristian Popa, National Bank of Romania’s deputy governor says: “We have paid everything and on time. And we make a principle of saying that time and again.” It’s being repeated even more often these days, since rumours began circulating in March that Romania is planning to tap the market within the next few weeks with its longest-dated Eurobond deal yet – possibly between seven and 10 years.

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