National Bank of Romania : International reserves – December 2016

On December 31, 2016, the National Bank of Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 34,242 million, compared to EUR 34,387 million on November 30, 2016 and to EUR 32,238 million on December 31, 2015.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

• EUR 656 million inflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, inflows into the Ministry of Public Finances' accounts a.s.o.;
• EUR 801 million outflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, interest and principal payments on foreign currency public debt, payments from the European Commission's account a.s.o.

The gold stock remained unchanged at 103.7 tones. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 3,663 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on December 31, 2016 stood at EUR 37,905 million, compared to EUR 38,124 million on November 30, 2016 and to EUR 35,485 million on December 31, 2015.

During the month of January 2017, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to approximately EUR 138 million.

Note:

Series of indicators (available from April 2005) can be accessed in different formats (html, xls, xml and csv) in the interactive database.

The next press release on international reserves will be issued on 1 February, 2017.

Release calendar: bnr.ro/News-calendar-3204.aspx.

Press release archive: bnr.ro/Press-Releases-International-Reserves-4153.aspx.