The National Bank of Moldova published banking statistics on new lending in March 2026, reporting total new loans of MDL 9,039 million. Businesses accounted for 70.8% of new borrowing, while individuals represented 29.2%. The release is based on information reported by banks under Instruction No. 331/2016 on compiling and submitting reports on interest rates applied by banks in Moldova. It is accompanied by tables and charts presenting the volumes of new loans and their nominal interest rates for businesses and individuals, and notes that individuals predominantly took out new loans in MDL; aggregated data may not exactly match the sum of components due to rounding.