The National Bank of Moldova published its monthly aggregated statistics on licensed banks’ foreign currency assets and liabilities, the aggregated open foreign exchange position and the open-position ratio to total regulatory capital, based on banks’ regulatory reports on their open FX positions. The dataset covers on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet (conditional) foreign currency positions and Moldovan leu items linked to foreign exchange rates, with balances presented at month-end and as monthly averages; euro equivalents are determined using the official end-month MDL exchange rates against EUR and the relevant foreign currency. For January 2025, total foreign currency assets stood at MDL 51.32bn at month-end (MDL 51.67bn monthly average) versus total foreign currency liabilities of MDL 51.21bn (MDL 51.50bn). The aggregated open position showed long positions of MDL 224.65m and short positions of MDL -121.23m, mainly in EUR (MDL 163.29m long; MDL -61.58m short) and USD (MDL 36.11m long; MDL -40.84m short), against total regulatory capital of MDL 22.43bn. The National Bank of Moldova notes that this information is published monthly by the last day of the month following the reporting month.
National Bank of Moldova 2025-02-21
National Bank of Moldova publishes January 2025 aggregate data on banks’ foreign currency assets, liabilities and open FX positions
The National Bank of Moldova released its monthly statistics on licensed banks' foreign currency assets and liabilities, including open foreign exchange positions and ratios to total regulatory capital. For January 2025, foreign currency assets were MDL 51.32bn at month-end, with liabilities at MDL 51.21bn. The aggregated open position showed long positions of MDL 224.65m and short positions of MDL -121.23m, primarily in EUR and USD.