Foreign exchange inflows declined to EUR2.37 billion in February, from EUR3.56 billion in the previous month, while total outflows rose to EUR3.63 billion, from EUR3.2 billion in January.
Outflows included the equivalent of EUR955 million representing the payment of a principal installment and interest on an IMF loan.
The central bank’s gold holdings were steady at 103.7 metric tons, but their value adjusted for international gold price rose to EUR3.2 billion, from EUR3.07 billion in January.
Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR34.86 billion in February, down from EUR35.98 billion a month earlier.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in March amount to some EUR490 million, the data showed.