National Bank of Moldova publishes November 2025 banking system foreign currency assets, liabilities and open FX position data

The National Bank of Moldova published its monthly aggregated statistics on licensed banks’ foreign currency assets and liabilities and the banking system’s open foreign exchange position for November 2025, including the ratio of open positions to total regulatory capital. At end-November, total foreign currency assets (including leu positions linked to foreign exchange rates) stood at MDL 52.84bn, while total foreign currency liabilities were MDL 52.91bn. Key asset components included foreign currency cash and balances of MDL 18.09bn, foreign currency loans of MDL 18.53bn, and foreign currency required reserves placed at the National Bank of Moldova of MDL 12.48bn. On the liability side, client foreign currency current accounts were MDL 25.71bn and client foreign currency term deposits were MDL 17.43bn. The aggregated open position showed MDL 104.2m of long positions and MDL -176.8m of short positions, with the largest currency-specific exposures in euros on the long side (MDL 67.9m) and US dollars on the short side (MDL -126.0m), against total regulatory capital of MDL 23.43bn. The publication describes the reporting basis and definitions used, covering on-balance-sheet, off-balance-sheet and foreign exchange-linked leu items, and notes that euro equivalents are determined using end-of-month official exchange rates. The dataset is published monthly by the last day of the month following the reporting month.