Banca Naţională a României

On July 31^st, 2017 the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 34,636 million, compared to EUR 35,208 million on June 30^th, 2017.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

• EUR 796 million inflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, inflows into the Ministry of Public Finances’ accounts a.s.o.;
• EUR 1,368 million outflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, interest and principal payments on foreign currency public debt, payments from the European Commission's account, the impact of the euro appreciation against some of the currencies held within the foreign reserves (U.S dollar, pound sterling and Japanese yen) a.s.o..

The gold stock remained unchanged at 103.7 tones. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 3,602 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on July 31^st, 2017 stood at EUR 38,238 million, compared to EUR 38,842 million on June 30^th, 2017.

During the month of August 2017, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to approximately EUR 192 million.

Note:

Series of indicators (available from April 2005) can be accessed in different formats (html, xls, xml and csv) in the interactive database.

The next press release on international reserves will be issued on September 1^st, 2017. Release calendar: bnr.ro/News-calendar-3204.aspx.

Press release archive: bnr.ro/Press-Releases---International-Reserves-4153.aspx.