International reserves - August 2015 (NBR statement):

On August 31st 2015, National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 29,341 million, compared to EUR 29,152 million on July 31st 2015.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

- EUR 654 million inflows, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, inflows into the Ministry of Public Finances’ accounts, inflows into the European Commission’s account a.s.o.;

- EUR 465 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 remained unchanged at 103.7 tones. However, following the change in the international price of gold, its value amounted to EUR 3,328 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on August 31st 2015 stood at EUR 32,669 million, compared to EUR 32,438 million on July 31st 2015.

During the month of September 2015, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to approximately EUR 349 million.