Banca Naţională a României

On March 31^st, 2013, National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 32,208 million, compared to EUR 32,169 million on February 28^th, 2013.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

• EUR 864 million inflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, inflows into the Ministry of Public Finance’s accounts, inflows into the European Commission’s account, a.s.o.;
• EUR 825 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 approximately EUR equivalent 249 million representing the payment of the fifth principal installment and interest on Romania’s loan from the International Monetary Fund), 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 4,178 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on March 31^st, 2013 stood at EUR 36,386 million, compared to EUR 36,215 million on February 28^th, 2013.

During the month of April 2013 the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to EUR 186.67 million.