The country had foreign currency inflows of EUR5.02 billion from the modification of the minimum foreign currency reserves lenders have to keep with the central bank and from inflows into the accounts of the Finance Ministry (including the first tranche of the NRRP, EUR1.851 million, from the European Commission) among others.
Outflows reached EUR3.83 billion in December 2021.
Romania’s gold reserve remained steady at 103.6 metric tons and its value adjusted for international gold prices stood at EUR5.35 billion.
Overall international reserves stood at EUR45.83 billion on December 31, 2021, from EUR44.58 billion on November 30, 2021.
Payments on public external debt due in January 2022 amount to nearly EUR152 million.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)