On April, National Bank of Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 34,336 million

On April 30th, 2012, National Bank of Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 34,336 million, compared to EUR 34,604 million on March 31st, 2012.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

EUR 698 million inflows, representing inflows into the European Commission's account, changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, inflows into the Ministry of Public Finances' accounts, income from the management of foreign exchange reserves, a.s.o.;

EUR 966 million outflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, interest and principal payments on foreign currency public debt, a.s.o..

The gold stock has held steady at 103.7 tonnes. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 4,190 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on April 30th, 2012 stood at EUR 38,526 million, compared to EUR 38,757 million on March 31st, 2012.

During the month of  May 2012, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to EUR 1,022 million.