Romania’s foreign currency reserves up EUR 388mln

Romania’s foreign currency reserves climbed to EUR 32.913bln on January 31, 2014, an increase of EUR 388mln compared to the end of 2013 when the reserves totaled EUR 32.525bln, according to BNR data.

Over the course of January, BNR registered inputs in value of EUR 3.594bln, on account of:

– changes performed by credit institutions in the structure of minimum foreign reserves;

– European Commission Account intakes;

– Ministry of Finances account intakes.

Also in January, BNR supplied EUR 3.207bln, representing:

– minimum foreign reserves reductions performed by credit instutions;

– rate charges;

– interests for  the foreign currency public debt account.

BNR’s gold reserve maintained at 103.7 tons with a value of EUR 3.070 bln.

Payments due in February 2014 in the public debt account amount to EUR 1.173 bln,