Commemorative coin from the “Red Book of the Republic of Moldova” series, in circulation since December 23, 2022.

Commemorative coin from the “Holidays, Culture, Traditions of Moldova” series, in circulation since December 23, 2022. 

Commemorative coin from the “Historical Events” series, in circulation since December 23, 2022. 

Commemorative coin from the “Personalities” series, in circulation since December 23, 2022. 

The National Committee on Financial Stability held its ordinary meeting on December 20, 2022 to examine issues related to the current situation of the component parts of the financial system.

The members of the Committee analyzed the current situation of the banking, insurance, and non-bank lending sectors, as well as the actions to mitigate the risks in the supervised sectors, undertaken by the National Bank of Moldova and the National Commission for Financial Markets. Furthermore, the Committee members have adopted the meeting schedule for 2023.

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), Octavian Armașu, along with the NBM adviser, Natan Garștea, attended a workshop with the members of the Association of Romanian Investors (AIR).

In November 2022, the currency in circulation (M0) amounted to MDL 32,709.1 million, increasing by MDL 997.6 million (3.1%) compared to December 2021.

In November 2022, the monetary base  increased by MDL 1,227.1 million (1.7%) compared to the previous month and amounted to MDL 74,396.2 million, being 32.4% higher than in the similar period of the previous year.

In November 2022, new loans extended by banks totaled MDL 4,353.9 million, increasing by 13.0% compared to November 2021.

In October 2022, the currency in circulation (M0) amounted to MDL 32,038.9 million, increasing by MDL 327.4 million (1.0%) compared to December 2021 (Chart 1) due to exceeding of the volume of cumulative receipts over the volume of cumulative releases per banking system by MDL 327.6 million in the period of January – October 2022.

In October 2022, new loans extended by banks totaled MDL 3,964.4 million, decreasing by 7.4% compared to October 2021.

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Octavian Armașu, had a meeting with the representatives of the Foreign Investors Association (FIA), the American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova (AmCham Moldova) and the European Business Association (EBA).

The banking sector, in the first quarter of 2022, according to the data presented by the banks, was characterized by high liquidity and by the increase in loans and own funds. 

During the first semester of 2022, the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) continued the process of prudential supervision of banks in the Republic of Moldova, pursuing compliance with legal requirements, to ensure the stability and viability of the banking system.

During 2021, the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) continued the process of prudential supervision of banks in the Republic of Moldova, pursuing compliance with legal requirements, to ensure the stability and viability of the banking system.

The statement was made by the Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Octavian Armașu, at the opening of the forum “Listing on an international capital market”, organized in Chișinau.

During the first 9 months of 2022, the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) continued the process of prudential supervision of banks in the Republic of Moldova, pursuing compliance with legal requirements, to ensure the stability and viability of the banking system.

The two officials discussed the macroeconomic situation of the Republic of Moldova and the measures applied by the NBM to deal with inflationary pressures.

The meeting organized by the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) and the Green for Growth Fund (GGF) hosted over 70 participants from central banks, financial institutions and donor organizations from the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. 

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (BNM), Octavian Armașu, has presented today the new director, Victor Martinenco, to the staff of the Single Central Depository (SCD). The appointment takes place in the context in which Alexandru Savva has reached the end of his mandate.

In October 2022, the monetary base   increased by MDL 1,500.8 million (2.1%) compared to the previous month and amounted to MDL 73,169.2 million, being 25.0% higher than in the similar period of the previous year.

The benefits and challenges of the Republic of Moldova's accession to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), as well as the progress made by the authorities to comply with the SEPA criteria, were addressed at the International Conference “Moldova's Accession to the Single Euro Payments Area - achievements and perspectives”, which took place on 17 November 2022 in Chisinau. The event was organized by the National Bank of Moldova (BNM), within the Twinning project “Strengthening supervision, corporate governance and risk management in the financial sector”, financed by the European Union.