The officials discussed mainly the progress made in the financial and banking sector of the Republic of Moldova, the maintaining of its resilience capacity to the severe challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the macro-financial aspects of our country's development in the context of European integration.

The Executive Board of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) set the rate of the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) applied to credit exposures situated in the Republic of Moldova, based on the CCyB guide calculated as of the 1st quarter of 2020.

In July 2020, the total amount of net money transfers from abroad made in favour of individuals via licensed banks of the Republic of Moldova amounted to US$ 148.80 million (increasing by 29.5% as against July 2019).

In July 2020, new loans extended by banks totalled MDL 3,245.2 million, an increase of 13.8%, compared to July 2019.

In July 2020, the monetary base increased by MDL 1,250.2 million (2.7%) compared to the previous month and constituted MDL 47,170.3 million, which constitutes 3.3 % more than in July 2019.

The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) responded to the citizens requests to extend the deadline for presenting the design concepts of the silver commemorative coin dedicated to health workers with the name "My doctor - my hero".

The annual inflation rate will be relatively stable throughout the forecast period. Being in the lower half of the variation range, it will reach the target only in the middle of 2022.

More than 300 pupils and young people are enrolled in the first financial education camp in the Republic of Moldova, which began today within the project "Give sense to money", carried out by the National Bank of Moldova in partnership with the Independent Analytical Centre "Expert-Grup".

The NBM is continuously monitoring the macroeconomic situation caused by the pandemic and, in due course, without compromising its fundamental objective of ensuring price stability, will come up with the necessary measures to maintain a sufficient liquidity level for licensed banks, in support of a sustainable and stable banking system. 

In the second quarter of 2020, the total amount of money transfers from abroad made in favour of individuals of the Republic of Moldova amounted to USD 369.77 million.

The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) launches the financial education campaign "Spend the holiday with the NBM", addressed to all age categories.

In June 2020, the total amount of net money transfers from abroad made in favour of individuals via licensed banks of the Republic of Moldova amounted to US$ 143.21 million (increasing by 42.2% as against June 2019).

The Executive Board of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) decided to issue a commemorative coin dedicated to health workers with the name "My doctor - my hero" and, for this purpose, invites citizens to propose concepts for developing its design.

In June 2020, the monetary base  decreased by MDL 537.4 million (1.2%) compared to the previous month and constituted MDL 45,920.1 million, which constitutes 2.1 % more than in June 2019.

In June 2020, new loans extended by banks totalled MDL 3,002.9 million, an increase of 6.1%, compared to June 2019.

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Octavian Armașu, had a meeting today with the Ambassador of Germany to the Republic of Moldova, Angela Ganninger.

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Octavian Armașu, had a meeting today with the Ambassador of France to the Republic of Moldova, Pascal Le Deunff.

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), Octavian Armașu, had a meeting today with the Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Moldova, Daniel Ioniță.

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Octavian Armașu, had a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Dereck J. Hogan.

In quarter I 2020, the current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of US$ 188,80 million, the capital account registered a negative balance amounting to US$ 10,44 million, and the financial account recorded a net capital inflow of US$ 243,76 million. The international investment position amounted to US$ -5 075,09 million as of 31.03.2020, while the gross external debt totaled US$  7 580,77  million.