In March 2025, newly granted loans1 (Infographic 1) amounted to MDL 7,383.0 million, increasing by 16.7% compared to February 2025. The largest share (74.4%) represents domestic currency loans, which totalled MDL 5,489.4 million, increasing by 13.4% as compared to the previous month.
Infographic 1. Developments in newly granted loans
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In terms of maturity, loans with maturity ranging from 2 to 5 years recorded the highest demand, having a share of 48.2% in the total amount of granted loans. The share of these loans granted to businesses represented 30.9% of the total amount of granted loans.
The average nominal interest rate on new domestic currency loans as compared to the previous month increased by 0.19 percentage points (p.p.) to the value of 8.60%, while the average interest rate on foreign currency loans decreased by 0.07 p.p. to the value of 5.62%.
In March 2025, individuals contracted new loans (Infographic 2) in total amount of MDL 2,312.1 million, increasing by 9.0% as compared to the previous month, the largest share (58.0%) representing consumer loans. The largest part of consumer loans granted to individuals (MDL 1,192.2 million) was granted in domestic currency with a maturity ranging from 2 to 5 years.
Infographic 2. Newly granted loans to individuals
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Mortgage loans represent a share of 41.7% of total newly granted loans to individuals and were granted only in domestic currency.
The average interest rate on consumer loans granted in domestic currency increased by 0.04 p.p. to the value of 10.66%. The average interest rate on mortgage loans granted in domestic currency increased by 0.14 p.p. to the value of 7.12%.
Compared to the previous month (Infographic 3), businesses requested in the reference month by 15.3% more new loans in national currency. The volume of new loans in foreign currency increased by 28.1%, while the volume of foreign-currency-linked loans2 increased by 13.1%.
Non-financial commercial companies contracted the largest share (61.5%) of newly granted loans.
The average interest rate on domestic currency loans granted to businesses increased by 0.15 p.p., reaching 8.07%. The average interest rate on foreign currency loans decreased by 0.07 p.p. to the value of 5.62%.
Infographic 3. Newly granted loans to businesses
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Developments in DEPOSITS market in March 2025 [5]
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1. The press release is made based on reported information according to the Instructions on the preparation manner and presenting reports on the interest rates applied by the Moldovan banks, approved by the Decision of the Executive Board of NBM no.331/2016. The notions and terms used in the press release, especially new loans, legal entities, individuals and individuals that practice the activity have got a well-defined meaning in the contracted Instruction.
2. Loans attached to the currency rate represent loans whose balances, according to the conditions established in the corresponding contracts concluded by the bank, change depending on the evolution of the Moldovan leu exchange rate against the currency to which they are attached.
Note: In the infographics the aggregated data may not correspond exactly to the sum of components because of the mathematical rounding.