The National Bank of Moldova published data on the evolution of its official reserve assets for January 2026, showing reserves of EUR 5,080.70 million as of 30 January 2026, down EUR 23.57 million from EUR 5,104.27 million at 31 December 2025. Net external assets also declined to EUR 5,051.21 million from EUR 5,074.64 million. The decrease in official reserve assets was mainly driven by exchange rate depreciation of reserve currencies against the euro (EUR 30.02 million) and external public debt service payments (EUR 15.72 million), alongside securities revaluation in the investment portfolio (EUR 3.34 million), payments by the Ministry of Finance (EUR 2.04 million), foreign exchange sale interventions (EUR 2.00 million) and the net result of domestic foreign exchange swap operations (EUR 0.04 million). Offsetting increases reflected income from reserve management (EUR 12.48 million), net inflows from banks’ foreign-currency required reserves (EUR 12.23 million), receipts to Ministry of Finance accounts for investment projects from credits, grants and other inflows (EUR 0.85 million), net inflows to the Office for Managing External Assistance Programmes (EUR 0.84 million) and other net inflows (EUR 3.19 million).
National Bank of Moldova 2026-02-06
National Bank of Moldova reports official reserve assets down EUR 23.6m to EUR 5.08bn in January 2026
The National Bank of Moldova reported a decline in official reserve assets to EUR 5,080.70 million as of 30 January 2026, primarily due to exchange rate depreciation and external public debt service payments, with partial offsets from reserve management income and net inflows from banks' foreign-currency reserves.