Foreign exchange inflows increased to EUR1.43 billion in February, from EUR955 million in January. The inflows included the equivalent amount of EUR1.12 billion following a US dollar-denominated bond sale launched on the American market.
Total outflows reached EUR745 million, down from EUR1.45 billion in the previous month.
The central bank’s gold holdings were steady at 103.7 metric tons, but their value adjusted for international gold price increased slightly to EUR4.43 billion, from EUR4.4 billion in January.
Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR37.82 billion in February, slightly up from EUR37.1 billion a month earlier.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in March amount to EUR139.5 million, the data showed.