The National Bank of Moldova published its monthly statistics on Moldova’s non-cash foreign exchange market, reporting banks’ purchases and sales of foreign currency against the Moldovan leu excluding transactions carried out by the central bank. The data cover both the interbank segment (trades between commercial banks) and the intrabank segment (trades between banks and their clients) and are expressed in euro equivalents. For spot transactions, interbank turnover (excluding the National Bank of Moldova) totalled EUR 9.96m in purchases and EUR 29.29m in sales, while intrabank turnover totalled EUR 454.41m in purchases and EUR 665.22m in sales. Interbank spot activity in the table is shown only in euro, while intrabank spot flows are dominated by euro (EUR 283.82m purchases and EUR 378.78m sales) and US dollars (EUR 160.95m purchases and EUR 246.29m sales); swap and forward sections show no reported turnover. The statistics are compiled from banks’ regulatory reports submitted under the framework for setting the official exchange rate of the Moldovan leu, with transactions recorded on the trade date and amounts converted using monthly average exchange rates. The National Bank of Moldova indicates the dataset is published monthly by the last day of the month following the reporting period.
National Bank of Moldova 2025-12-22
National Bank of Moldova publishes monthly non-cash foreign exchange market statistics excluding its own trades
The National Bank of Moldova released monthly statistics on the non-cash foreign exchange market, detailing banks' foreign currency transactions against the Moldovan leu, excluding central bank activities. Interbank spot transactions totalled EUR 9.96 million in purchases and EUR 29.29 million in sales, while intrabank transactions amounted to EUR 454.41 million in purchases and EUR 665.22 million in sales. Data, expressed in euro equivalents, are compiled from banks' regulatory reports for setting the official exchange rate of the Moldovan leu.