Bank of Lithuania
2005-09-14

Over one month reserve money went up by LTL 143.4 million, of which commercial bank balances on correspondent accounts, commercial bank required reserves in foreign currencies and currency in circulation increased respectively by LTL 113.5 million, LTL 25.5 million and LTL 4.9 million.

Reserve money was increased by the net purchase of foreign exchange by the Bank of Lithuania from commercial banks of LTL 222.7 million, while the operations of central government institutions and operations of non-residents pushed it down by LTL 63.3 million and LTL 23.3 million, respectively.

Foreign assets and central government deposits grew by LTL 273.9 million and LTL 130.0 million, respectively, in August.

(LTL million, end-of-period)
  07/2005 08/2005 Change
LTL million %
FOREIGN ASSETS 9,938.8 10,212.7 273.9 2.8
CLAIMS ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 2.7 2.7 - -
CLAIMS ON PRIVATE SECTOR 10.8 10.7 -0.1 -1.1
CLAIMS ON DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS 0.0 0.1 0.0 27.7
CLAIMS ON NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - - - -
OTHER ASSETS 241.2 222.0 -19.2 -8.0
TOTAL ASSETS 10,193.6 10,448.2 254.6 2.5
RESERVE MONEY 7,687.3 7,830.7 143.4 1.9
o/w currency outside the CB 6,123.6 6,128.5 4.9 0.1
FOREIGN LIABILITIES 83.9 55.5 -28.5 -33.9
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS 1,493.3 1,623.4 130.0 8.7
COUNTERPART FUNDS 29.6 29.6 - -
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 866.0 880.3 14.3 1.7
OTHER LIABILITIES 33.4 28.8 -4.6 -13.9
TOTAL LIABILITIES 10,193.6 10,448.2 254.6 2.5

Memo Items

(LTL million, end-of-period)
  07/2005 08/2005 Change
LTL million %
The IMF loans to the Bank of Lithuania - - - -
The IMF loans to the Ministry of Finance - - - -
Notes:


1. RESERVE MONEY includes currency in circulation, deposit money banks’ reserves and demand deposits of other sectors (excluding central government).
2. OTHER LIABILITIES include unclassified liabilities and other liabilities to non-government sectors outside reserve money definition.