International reserves – February 2019
01.03.2019
On 28 February 2019, the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange
reserves stood at EUR 32,491 million, compared to EUR 31,922 million on 31 January 2019.
During the month, the following flows were recorded:
- EUR 1,195 million worth of inflows
representing changes in credit institutions’ foreign currency-denominated required
reserves, inflows into the Ministry of Public Finance’s accounts, inflows into the European
Commission’s account (EUR 696 million), and other;
- EUR 626 million worth of outflows
representing changes in credit institutions’ foreign currency-denominated
required reserves, interest payments and principal repayments on foreign
currency public debt, and other.
The gold stock remained unchanged at 103.7 tonnes. However, following
the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 3,873
million.
On 28 February 2019, Romania’s international reserves (foreign
currencies and gold) stood at EUR 36,364 million, compared to EUR 35,765
million on 31 January 2019.
During March
2019, the payments due on the foreign currency-denominated public and publicly
guaranteed debt amount to approximately EUR 113 million.
Notes:
The series of indicators (available from April 2005) can be accessed in different formats (html, xls, xml and csv) in the interactive database.
The next press release on international reserves will be issued on 1 April 2019. See the release calendar at: https://www.bnr.ro/News-calendar-3204.aspx.
Press release archive: https://www.bnr.ro/Press-Releases-International-Reserves-4153.aspx.