Banca Naţională a României

On July 31^st, 2012, the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 32,141 million, compared to EUR 32,960 million on June 30^th, 2012.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

• EUR 1,292 million inflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, inflows into the European Commission’s account, inflows into the Ministry of Public Finance’s accounts, income from the management of foreign exchange reserves, a.s.o.;
• EUR 2,111 million outflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, interest and principal payments on foreign currency public debt, a.s.o..

The gold stock has held steady at 103.7 tonnes. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 4,413 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on July 31^st, 2012 stood at EUR 36,554 million, compared to EUR 37,121 million on June 30^th, 2012.

During the month of August 2012, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to EUR 942.61 million.