Foreign exchange inflows increased to EUR2.34 billion in October from EUR1.41 billion in the previous month, while total outflows declined slightly to EUR1.19 billion, from EUR1.23 billion in September.
The higher inflows reflect, among others, an increase of the sums registered in the Finance Ministry’s accounts following a EUR1.5 billion Eurobond launched on October 21, while the outflows include payment of interests and principal installments on Romania’s loan from the International Monetary Fund totaling EUR226 million equivalent.
The central bank’s gold holdings were steady at 103.7 metric tons in October, but their value adjusted for international gold price fell slightly to EUR3.1 billion, from EUR3.2 billion in the previous month.
As a result, Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR35.33 billion at the end of October, from EUR34.26 billion a month earlier.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in November amount to some EUR478 million, the data showed.