Banca Naţională a României

On May 31^st 2013, National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 32,691 million, compared to EUR 32,411 million on April 30^th 2013.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

• EUR 1,617 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 1,337 million outflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, interest and principal payments on foreign currency public debt (including the equivalent of approximately EUR 846 million paid by the National Bank of Romania and 172 million paid by the Ministry of Public Finances, representing payments of the sixth and seventh principal installment and interest on Romania’s loan from the International Monetary Fund) a.s.o..

The gold stock has held steady at 103.7 tonnes. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 3,621 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on May 31^st 2013 stood at EUR 36,312 million, compared to EUR 36,166 million on April 30^th 2013.

During the month of June 2013, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to approximately EUR 555 million.