International reserves – December 2019
03.01.2020
On 31 December 2019, the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 32,926 million, compared to EUR 33,817 million on 30 November 2019.
During the month, the following flows were recorded:
- EUR 2,197 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 and other;
- EUR 3,088 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 steady at 103.6 tonnes. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 4,524 million.
On 31 December 2019, Romania’s international reserves (foreign currencies and gold) stood at EUR 37,450 million, compared to EUR 38,228 million on 30 November 2019.
During January 2020, the payments due on the foreign currency-denominated public and publicly guaranteed debt amount to approximately EUR 67 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 3 February 2020. See the release calendar at: http://www.bnr.ro/News-calendar-3204.aspx.
Press release archive: https://www.bnr.ro/Press-Releases-International-Reserves-4153.aspx.