National Bank of Moldova publishes February 2026 banking system data showing MDL 57.04bn in foreign currency assets and MDL 56.75bn in foreign currency liabilities

The National Bank of Moldova published aggregated information on licensed banks’ foreign currency assets and liabilities and the banking system’s open foreign exchange position for February 2026. The release sets out the reporting basis and definitions, covering balance-sheet items, off-balance-sheet conditional positions (including forwards), and Moldovan leu items linked to foreign exchange rates. At end-February 2026, total foreign currency assets stood at MDL 57,037,934,135 and total foreign currency liabilities at MDL 56,754,513,553. On the asset side, key components included MDL 21,761,535,120 of foreign currency availabilities, MDL 19,512,691,620 of foreign currency loans, and MDL 11,549,192,778 of foreign currency required reserves placed at the National Bank of Moldova, alongside MDL 3,818,904,101 of assets linked to foreign exchange rates and MDL 107,400,011 of conditional (off-balance-sheet) assets. On the liability side, client current accounts in foreign currency totaled MDL 28,380,766,679, client time deposits MDL 18,524,300,694, other client deposits MDL 5,180,811,732, and foreign currency borrowings MDL 2,501,439,395, with conditional (off-balance-sheet) liabilities of MDL 127,943,945. The aggregated open foreign exchange position showed long positions of 334,132,708 and short positions of -50,712,117, with the largest long position in euro (248,296,654) and the largest short position in US dollars (-20,680,485); total regulatory capital was MDL 23,569,626,899, and the open position ratios were presented as percentages by currency. The National Bank of Moldova noted that the information is compiled from banks’ open foreign exchange position reports and is published monthly by the last day of the month following the reporting month.