At the end of June, Romania’s current account balance ran a deficit of EUR285 million.
The deficit of the primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, narrowed by EUR595 million, to EUR1.68 billion.
The goods and services balance posted surplus of EUR102 million and the balance of transfers, or secondary income, posted surplus of EUR1.238 billion, the data showed.
Foreign direct investments stood at EUR2.084 billion in January-July,
Romania’s total external debt stood at EUR90.5 billion at the end of July, down from EUR94.3 billion end-December. Long-term external debt was EUR70.49 billion at the end of July, down 6.9% compared with end-December 2014.
The short-term debt was EUR20.09 billion, 8.2% higher than at the end of December 2014.