Subsequent decisions of the Executive Board will depend on the dynamics and medium-term outlook for inflation, while monitoring and assessing risks from the internal and external environment.

This report presents the financial position and performance of the National Bank of Moldova and has no direct connection with its primary objective of ensuring and maintaining price stability.

Profit available for distribution: (consolidated): 294 268 MDL’000;
Profit available for distribution (separate): 294 268 MDL’000.

Total assets (consolidated): 88 446 955 MDL’000;
Total assets:(separate) 88 444 494 MDL’000;

On the occasion of the International Children's Day, the National Bank of Moldova will organize, on June 1, 2022, at 10.00, a financial education event entitled "In the MDL coin’s world".

The modernization of the system covered the software and hardware component of AIPS and included the logical separation of the Real-Time Gross Settlement system (RTGS) and the Designated-time Net Settlement system (DNS).

In April 2022, the monetary base decreased by MDL 1,949.0 million (3.3%) compared to the previous month and constituted MDL 56,682.1 million, being 1.1% higher than in the similar period of the previous year.

In April 2022, new loans extended by banks totaled MDL 3,672.5 million , increasing by of 0.7% compared to April 2021.

In April 2022, the currency in circulation (M0)  amounted to MDL 30,119.7 million, decreasing by MDL 1,579.0 million (5.0%) compared to December 2021.

Starting with May 20, 2022, the National Bank of Moldova puts into circulation, as a means of payment and for numismatic purposes, a commemorative coin dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the birth of Mihai Dolgan.

Commemorative coin from the "Personalities" series, in circulation since May 20, 2022.

The Executive Board of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), by its Decision No 98 of 12.05.2022, decided to increase by 2 percentage points the systemic risk buffer rate for banks' exposures to credit risk related to resident individuals, except for individuals performing entrepreneurial activity.

The National Bank of Moldova reiterates that, along with other central banks, it has decided to promote a monetary policy aimed at ensuring financial stability.

The annual inflation rate will increase until the third quarter of this year, after which it will follow a downward trend towards the end of the forecast horizon. In the second quarter of 2022, the inflation rate will continue to be above the upper limit of the variation range and will return into the range only in the last quarter of the forecast.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomed the policy measures taken firmly by the National Bank of Moldova to cope with rising inflation.

The NBM is carefully monitoring the inflationary process, including the associated factors, risks, and uncertainties, and will adjust its monetary policy instruments in a timely manner to achieve the fundamental objective of ensuring and maintaining price stability.

As of the end of the 1st quarter of 2022, the offer price for the residential property in Chișinău has continued the increasing trend established since the 1st quarter of 2020.