The National Bank of Moldova published April 2025 statistics on newly attracted term deposits, showing total new placements of MDL 4,441.1 million, up 9.4% from March. The rise was driven by foreign-currency deposits, which increased 81.3% to MDL 1,946.7 million, while deposits in the national currency fell 16.5% to MDL 2,494.4 million (56.2% of the total). Average nominal rates on new deposits rose to 4.83% in national currency and 1.33% in foreign currency. By maturity, deposits with terms of two to five years accounted for 61.2% of new term deposits and those of six to 12 months for 16.1%. Household deposits totalled MDL 2,971.0 million, down 3.1% month on month, with average rates increasing to 5.16% in national currency and 1.35% in foreign currency; compared with April 2024, household deposits in national currency were up 80.6% and those in foreign currency up 36.6%. For corporates, national-currency deposits fell 25.4% to MDL 537.0 million while foreign-currency deposits rose 3.4 times to MDL 924.4 million, with average rates decreasing to 3.65% and 1.30% respectively; year on year, corporate deposits in national currency increased 2.4% and foreign-currency deposits rose 3.5 times.
National Bank of Moldova 2025-05-20
National Bank of Moldova reports MDL 4,441.1 million in new term deposits in April 2025 as foreign-currency inflows surge
The National Bank of Moldova reported a 9.4% increase in newly attracted term deposits for April 2025, totaling MDL 4,441.1 million, driven by an 81.3% rise in foreign-currency deposits. Deposits in the national currency decreased by 16.5%, while average nominal rates rose to 4.83% for national currency and 1.33% for foreign currency. Household deposits fell 3.1% month on month, whereas corporate foreign-currency deposits surged 3.4 times.