Banca Naţională a României

On June 30^th 2013, the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 32,307 million, compared to EUR 32,691 million on May 31^st 2013.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

• EUR 662 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 Finances’ accounts a.s.o.;
• EUR 1,046 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 payment of the eighth principal installment on Romania’s loan from the International Monetary Fund, with the National Bank of Romania and the Ministry of Public Finances each paying the equivalent of EUR 123 million) 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 3,074 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on June 30^th 2013 stood at EUR 35,381 million, compared to EUR 36,312 million on May 31^st 2013.

During the month of July 2013, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to approximately EUR 160 million.