The official reserve assets on July 30, 2021 came to US$3.763,50 billion, down US$10.88 million compared with June 30, 2021, when they totaled US$3.774,38  billion, IPN reports, quoting the National Bank of Moldova (NBM).

The decline in the official reserve asserts in the period was influenced by the payments made to service Moldova’s external public debt, totaling US$14.80 million, the Ministry of Finance’s payments of US$7.12 million, interventions in the domestic currency market in the form of currency sales, to the value of US$4.95 million.

Also, the rise in official reserve assets was determined by the net inflows related to the mandatory reserves in currency of the licensed banks, to the value of US$6.08 million, registration of loans and grants in favor of the Ministry of Finance for investment projects, in the amount of US$4 million, including US$ 1.77 million or €1.5 million disbursed by the International Development Association within the COVID-19 Emergency Response Program and the budget support disbursed by the World Bank institutions, in the amount of US$2.59 million or €2.17 million, the revenues from the management of the currency reserves of US$0.56 million, the net inflows into the account of the Foreign Assistance Programs Management Office, to the value of US$0.13 million, and other net inflows.