The services balance posted a surplus of EUR475 million in January, higher than EUR392 million in the year-ago period, while the primary income surplus more than doubled to EUR227 million, the data showed. On the other hand, the trade deficit narrowed to EUR178 million from EUR233 million in January 2014.
Foreign direct investments were at EUR299 million in January, up from EUR244 million in the same period of 2014.
Romania’s total external debt was EUR93.6 billion at the end of January, down from EUR94.3 billion in December 2014. The medium and long-term debt stood at EUR75.7 billion, while the short-term debt was EUR17.9 billion.
Last year, the country’s current account deficit narrowed to EUR696 million, from EUR1.17 billion in 2013.