Intra-group loans amounted to EUR487 million, while equity stakes consolidated with estimated net loss were at EUR1.43 billion, according to preliminary data.
FDI covered 33.7% of the country’s current account deficit in 2011.
Romania’s current account deficit widened slightly to EUR5.68 billion in 2011, from a gap of EUR5.52 billion a year earlier, largely due to a higher income deficit.