The primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, posted a deficit of EUR2.97 billion in the first six months, from a deficit of EUR1.91 billion in the same period last year, while the goods and services balance recorded a deficit of EUR697 million, from a surplus of EUR298 million in the same period last year.
The secondary income balance posted a surplus of EUR1.16 billion, from a surplus of EUR1.24 billion in the same period last year.
Foreign direct investment stood at EUR2.03 billion in January-June, of which equity stakes (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to EUR1.56 billion, while net intra-group lending stood at EUR475 million.
Romania’s total external debt decreased to EUR88.25 billion at the end of June from EUR90 billion end-December 2015. Long-term debt stood at EUR68.9 billion, accounting for 78.1% of total external debt.