Although, in general, during the reporting period, the volume of accumulated cash inflows increased year-on-year to about 56 billion lei (+3.5%), the regulator recorded a significant decrease in revenues from other services (-9%: services of ANRE, realtors, foreign exchange operations, etc.).
Cash proceeds from the sale of consumer goods (irrespective of the sales channel) increased significantly on bank accounts – by more than 1 billion lei (+3.4%), amounting to 31,506.7 million lei (56.6% of the total proceeds).
Also, there was recorded a significant increase in cash receipts on current accounts and deposit accounts of individuals – by 818.2 million lei (+15.8%) and revenues from rent and public utilities in the amount of 273.9 million lei (+48.8%). Cash contributions for loans repayment increased by 128 million lei (+7.6%).
The volume of cash withdrawals from banks’ cash offices in January-April 2025 increased by 2,908.0 million lei (+5.4%) compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to about 57 billion lei. At the same time, the NBM registered in April a quantitative growth of money in circulation (+17% year-on-year). However, the money supply decreased over the year, which may indicate a drop in business activity. The decrease in money supply is a serious problem, which puts pressure on different sectors of the economy.
