NBR's International Reserves in February 2002
04.03.2002
At
end-February 2002, NBR's foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 3,903.5 million (EUR 4,510.1 million).
- The USD 146.2 million rise in February 2002 was the result of the following operations:
- USD 219.9 million net purchases of the central bank on the forex market;
- USD 9.3 million proceeds from international reserve management;
- USD 104.7 million repayments and payment of interest falling due, on external public debt, direct and bearing the sovereign guarantee of the Ministry of Public Finance;
- USD 21.7 million other net inflows (changes in the foreign exchange required reserves set up by commercial banks, bank commissions, quotas, a. s. o.).
The gold stock stood at 105.2 tons, its value increasing to USD 1,003 million following the developments in the international price of gold, leaving the NBR's international reserves (foreign exchange and gold) at more than USD 4.9 billion (over EUR 5.6 billion).
The payments on external debt, direct and guaranteed by the Ministry of Public Finance due by the end of 2002 run at USD 1,602 million.