Banca Naţională a României

On November 29th, 2012, National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 31,167 million, compared to EUR 31,770 million on October 31st, 2012.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

• EUR 3,297 million inflows, representing inflows into the Ministry of Public Finance’s accounts, changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, inflows into the European Commission’s account, income from the management of foreign exchange reserves, a.s.o.;
• EUR 3,900 million outflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, interest and principal payments on foreign currency public debt (including the amount of EUR equivalent 726.72 million representing the payment of the second principal installment and interest on Romania’s loan from the International Monetary Fund on November 6th), 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 4,427 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on November 29th, 2012 stood at EUR 35,594 million, compared to EUR 36,177 million on October 31st, 2012.

During the month of December 2012 the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to EUR 376.49 million.