On March 31st 2016, the National Bank of Romania’s foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 31,282 million, compared to EUR 30,825 million on February 29th 2016, according to a statement of the central bank.

During the month, the following flows have taken place:

- EUR 1,389 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 932 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 3,618 million.

The international reserves of Romania (foreign currencies and gold) on March 31st stood at EUR 34,900 million, compared to EUR 34,597 million on February 29th 2016.

During the month of April 2016, the payments due on public and publicly guaranteed foreign currency denominated debt amount to approximately EUR 203 million.