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Strength of Romanian leu built on shaky foundations

The Romanian central bank’s FX intervention this year has kept the leu artificially strong, causing economic imbalances to build. Unless policymakers change course soon and loosen their grip on the currency, a messy economic adjustment lies in store.

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