In February, banks’ liquid assets amounted to 1.49 billion EUR, a decrease of 2.69% compared to January.
Compared to the same month last year, February’s liquid assets were 18.54% lower, according to the Central Bank’s data.
The liquidity ratios for the banking system as a whole remained above the prescribed minimums on both daily and decadal levels.
At the end of February, the total assets of banks were 6.67 billion EUR, showing a growth of 0.17% from January and a 3.52% increase year-on-year.
In the asset structure, total loans held a dominant share of 62.47% in February, followed by securities at 19.43%, and cash and deposit accounts at central banks at 16.3%. The remaining 1.8% consisted of other assets.
On the liabilities side, deposits dominated with a share of 80.98%, followed by capital at 12.73%, loans at 3.14%, and other liabilities accounting for 3.15% of the total.
Total bank capital at the end of February was 848.79 million EUR, marking a monthly increase of 1.36% and an annual increase of 20.59%.
