International reserves – October 2019
01.11.2019
On 31 October 2019, the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 34,908 million, compared to EUR 35,423 million on 30 September 2019.
During the month, the following flows were recorded:
- EUR 559 million worth of inflows representing changes in credit institutions’ foreign currency-denominated required reserves, inflows into the Ministry of Public Finance’s accounts, inflows into the European Commission’s account and other;
- EUR 1,074 million worth of outflows representing changes in credit institutions’ foreign currency-denominated required reserves, interest payments and principal repayments on foreign currency public debt, and other.
The gold stock remained steady at 103.6 tonnes. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 4,492 million.
On 31 October 2019, Romania’s international reserves (foreign currencies and gold) stood at EUR 39,400 million, compared to EUR 39,963 million on 30 September 2019.
During November 2019, the payments due on the foreign currency-denominated public and publicly guaranteed debt amount to approximately EUR 1,648 million.
Notes:
The 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 2 December 2019. See the release calendar at: http://www.bnr.ro/News-calendar-3204.aspx.
Press release archive: https://www.bnr.ro/Press-Releases-International-Reserves-4153.aspx.