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Foreign exchange inflows were at EUR821 million in December, while total outflows reached EUR1.19 billion.
Compared with the end of 2009, Romania’s foreign exchange reserves rose by EUR4.13 billion in 2010.
The central bank’s gold holdings were flat at 103.7 metric tons, and their value adjusted for international gold price stood at EUR3.5 billion.
Thus, Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR35.95 billion in December, from EUR36.3 billion the month before. At the end of 2009, the overall international reserves were at EUR30.86 billion.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in January amount to EUR139.8 million, the central bank data showed.