Banca Naţională a României

On February 28^th 2015, National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 30,482 million, compared to EUR 30,595 million on January 31^st 2015.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

• EUR 659 million inflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, inflows into the European Commission’s account and into the Ministry of Public Finances’ accounts representing European funds;
• EUR 772 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. Regarding the interest and principal payments on the foreign currency public debt, it includes the interest as well as the principal installments on Romania’s loan from the International Monetary Fund, with payments totalizing EUR 343 million equivalent.

The gold stock remained unchanged at 103.7 tones. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 3,580 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on February 28^th 2015 stood at EUR 34,062 million, compared to EUR 34,313 million on January 31^st 2015.

During the month of March 2015, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to approximately EUR 1,590 million.