Foreign exchange inflows increased to EUR1.41 billion in September from EUR1.13 billion a month before, while total outflows rose to EUR1.23 billion, from EUR1.16 billion in August.
The higher inflows reflect, among others, an increase of the sums registered in the Finance Ministry’s accounts, while the rise in outflows includes payment of interests and principal installments on Romania’s loan from the International Monetary Fund totaling EUR362 million equivalent.
The central bank’s gold holdings were steady at 103.7 metric tons in September, but their value adjusted for international gold price fell slightly to EUR3.2 billion, from EUR3.25 billion in the previous month.
Thus, Romania’s overall international reserves were slightly higher at EUR34.26 billion from EUR34.13 billion at the end of August.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in October amount to some EUR334 million, the data showed.