The National Bank of Moldova on Wednesday sold $30 million to authorized banks in a bid to absorb external shocks. This takes the amount sold to banks from the beginning of September to $115 million, the NBM said in a press release.

It further said that inspections carried out at 83 bureaus de change didn't reveal any problems: all the currency exchange offices are operating in a normal mode. The central bank assures it is monitoring the situation closely, intervening whenever needed to provide licensed banks with cash.