Banca Naţională a României

On March 31^st 2014, National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 31,276 million, compared to EUR 31,653 million on February 28^th 2014.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

• EUR 1,733 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 2,110 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 remained unchanged at 103.7 tonnes. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 3,134 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on March 31st 2014 stood at EUR 34,410 million, compared to EUR 34,860 million on February 28th 2014.

During the month of April 2014, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to approximately EUR 393 million.