Foreign exchange inflows rose to EUR1.87 billion in May from EUR698 million in the previous month, the data showed. Total outflows reached EUR2.7 billion, significantly higher than EUR966 million in April, as the Finance Ministry repaid around EUR760 million for a Eurobond that matured early May.
The central bank’s gold holdings were steady at 103.7 metric tons, but their value adjusted for international gold price rose modestly to EUR4.2 billion from EUR4.19 billion in April.
Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR37.7 billion in May, down from EUR38.5 billion a month earlier.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in May amount to EUR1.02 billion, the data showed.