Foreign exchange inflows increased to EUR2.2 billion in March, from EUR1.43 billion in February. The inflows included the equivalent amount of EUR583 million following the reopening of a US dollar-denominated bond sale on the American market.
Total outflows reached EUR1 billion, up from EUR745 million 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 fell slightly to EUR4.15 billion, from EUR4.43 billion in February.
Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR38.7 billion in March, up from EUR37.8 billion a month earlier.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in April amount to EUR196.8 million, the data showed.