Against the background of deposits growth, the monetary base in Moldova increased by 3.7% in March 2026, compared to the previous month, reaching 83,419 million lei.
According to the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), deposits in national currency attracted in March remained the main form of savings in the country. The share of term deposits in MDL amounted to 75% of the total volume of term deposits. The weighted average rate on households’ time deposits in MDL in February amounted to about 5.42%.
This tendency to accumulate savings in MDL was also observed in the previous months. For comparison, in January the share of time deposits in MDL amounted to 73%, and in February it increased to 77%.
The stable high share of the national currency in the structure of deposits testifies to the preservation of confidence of the population and businesses in MDL against the background of the NBM monetary policy, which keeps inflation near the target level.
