Foreign exchange inflows dropped to EUR857 million in November, from EUR2.2 billion in October, while total outflows rose to EUR3 billion, from EUR722 million in the previous month.
Outflows included changes in the foreign currency-denominated reserve requirements of Romanian banks, interest and principal payments on foreign currency public debt, as well as the equivalent of EUR979 million representing the payment of the 12th principal installment on an EUR13 billion loan Romania and the International Monetary Fund signed in 2009.
Additionally, the Finance Ministry repaid a EUR1.38 billion Eurobond that matured on November 29, the central bank said.
The central bank’s gold holdings were steady at 103.7 metric tons, but their value adjusted for international gold price fell to EUR3.05 billion, from EUR3.25 billion in October.
Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR35.46 billion in November, down from EUR37.81 billion a month earlier.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in December amount to some EUR479 million, the data showed.