New loans1 granted in January 2026 amounted to MDL 5,254 million, of which 64.5% were contracted by businesses and individuals engaged in economic activities and 35.5% by individuals. The volume of new loans granted to businesses and individuals engaged in economic activities and the corresponding nominal interest rates are presented in the table below.
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The volume of new loans granted to individuals and the nominal interest rates are reflected in the table below.
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In the reference month, individuals contracted loans predominantly in domestic currency - their monthly volume and nominal interest rates are detailed in Chart 1.
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Statistical data [4]
Note: In the charts the aggregated data may not match the sum of components due to the mathematical rounding.
1. The press release is made based on the data reported by banks according to the Instruction No 331/2016 on the compilation and dissemination reports regarding the interest rates applied by the Moldovan banks. The definitions used in the press release, especially the definitions of average rates, new loans, businesses and individuals have the meaning from the above-mentioned Instruction.