NBR's International reserves - April 2009
04.05.2009
On April 30th, 2009 foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Romania stood at EUR 24,886 million, compared to EUR 25,121 million at March 31st, 2009.
During the month there have been the following transactions:
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EUR 3,547 million worth of inflows representing the change in the foreign-exchange reserve requirements of credit institutions, inflows in the Ministry of Public Finances account held at NBR, inflows in the European Commission's account held at NBR, income from the management of foreign reserves, transactions in the interbank market, a.s.o.;
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EUR 3,782 million worth of outflows consisting in the change in foreign-exchange reserve requirements of credit institutions, payments from the account of the European Commission, principal repayments and interest payments on public and publicly guaranteed external debt, transactions in the interbank market.
The gold stock held steady at 103.7 tonnes. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 2,227 million.
The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on April 30th, 2009 stood at EUR 27,113 million, compared to 27,426 on March 31st, 2009.
During the month of May 2009, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt amount to EUR 146 million.