Banca Naţională a României

On February 28^th, 2009 foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Romania stood at EUR 25,917 million, compared to EUR 26,009 million at January 31^st, 2009.

During the month there have been the following transactions:

• EUR 3,473 million worth of inflows representing the change in the foreign-exchange reserve requirements of credit institutions, inflows in the Ministry of Public Finances account held at NBR, income from the management of foreign reserves, transactions in the interbank market, a.s.o.;
• EUR 3,565 million worth of outflows consisting in the change in foreign-exchange reserve requirements of credit institutions, payments from the account of the European Commission, principal repayments and interest payments on public and publicly guaranteed external debt, transactions in the interbank market.

The gold stock held steady at 103.7 tonnes. However, following the developments in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 2,484 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on February 28^th, 2009 stood at EUR 28,401 million, compared to 28,388 on January 31^st, 2009.

In March 2009, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt amount to EUR 112 million.