The goods and services balance posted a surplus of EUR439 million in January-February, from EUR337 million in the year-ago period. The primary income deficit narrowed to EUR251 million versus EUR499 million in January-February 2014, while the secondary income balance posted surplus of ER94 million versus deficit of EUR39 million in the first two months of last year.
Foreign direct investments were at EUR409 million in the January-February period, up from EUR282 million in the same interval of 2014.
Romania’s total external debt was EUR93.6 billion at the end of February, down from EUR94.3 billion in December 2014. The medium and long-term debt stood at EUR74.6 billion, while the short-term debt was EUR19 billion.
Last year, the country’s current account deficit narrowed to EUR696 million, from EUR1.17 billion in 2013.