Foreign exchange inflows declined to EUR1.14 billion in August, from EUR1.29 billion in July, the data showed.
Total outflows reached EUR2.32 billion, representing interest and principal payments on foreign currency public debt, including a payment of EUR728.6 million of the first principal installment and interest on Romania’s standby arrangement with the International Monetary Fund.
The central bank’s gold holdings were steady at 103.7 metric tons, but their value adjusted for international gold price fell slightly to EUR4.39 billion, from EUR4.4 billion in July.
Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR35.3 billion in August, down from EUR36.5 billion a month earlier.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in September amount to EUR132.2 million, the data showed.