Foreign exchange inflows decreased to EUR698 million in April, from EUR2.2 billion in March, the data showed. Total outflows reached EUR966 million, slightly down from EUR1 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 rose modestly to EUR4.19 billion, from EUR4.15 billion in March.
Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR38.5 billion in April, down from EUR37.7 billion a month earlier.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in May amount to EUR1.02 billion, the data showed.