Foreign exchange inflows increased to EUR1.13 billion in August from EUR746 million in the previous month, while total outflows rose to EUR1.16 billion, from EUR1.07 billion in July.
The higher inflows reflect, among others, an increase of the sums registered in the Finance Ministry’s accounts following a EUR250 million bond issue launched on the domestic market, while the rise in outflows includes payment of interests and principal instalments on Romania’s loan from the International Monetary Fund totaling EUR321 million equivalent.
The central bank’s gold holdings were steady at 103.7 metric tons in August, but their value adjusted for international gold price increased slightly to EUR3.25 billion, from EUR3.22 billion in the previous month.
Romania’s overall international reserves were almost unchanged at EUR34.13 billion at the end of August.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in September amount to some EUR579 million, the data showed.