Bank of Lithuania
2004-08-13

Over one month reserve money went up by LTL 152.5 million, of which currency in circulation and commercial bank balances on correspondent accounts increased by LTL 125.9 million and LTL 28.5 million, respectively, and required reserves in foreign currencies declined by LTL 1.3 million. Reserve money was pushed up by LTL 233.5 million owing to operations with central government institutions and reduced by net sale of foreign exchange by the Bank of Lithuania to commercial banks of LTL 35.9 million.

In July, foreign assets and central government deposits increased by LTL 304.4 million and LTL 96.0 million, respectively.

 
         
Balance sheet of the Bank of Lithuania 06/2004 07/2004 CHANGE CHANGE, %
(LTL million, end-of-period)        
FOREIGN ASSETS 9.286,4 9.590,8 304,4 3,3
CLAIMS ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 4,1 4,1 - -
CLAIMS ON PRIVATE SECTOR 10,8 10,9 0,1 1,1
CLAIMS ON DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS 9,9 9,9 0,0 0,1
CLAIMS ON NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - - - -
OTHER ASSETS 237,8 248,7 10,9 4,6
TOTAL ASSETS 9.549,0 9.864,3 315,4 3,3
         
RESERVE MONEY 6.322,5 6.475,0 152,5 2,4
o/w currency outside the CB 5.182,1 5.308,0 125,9 2,4
FOREIGN LIABILITIES 191,6 245,6 54,0 28,2
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS 2.271,4 2.367,5 96,0 4,2
COUNTERPART FUNDS 29,2 29,2 0,0 0,0
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 709,5 722,3 12,8 1,8
OTHER LIABILITIES 24,8 24,8 0,0 0,1
TOTAL LIABILITIES 9.549,0 9.864,3 315,4 3,3
         
Memo items        
(LTL million, end-of-period)        
The IMF loans to the Bank of Lithuania - - - -
The IMF loans to the Ministry of Finance 93,5 89,9 -3,6 -3,9
         
         
Notes        
RESERVE MONEY includes currency in circulation, deposit money banks’ reserves and demand
deposits of other sectors (excluding central government).      
OTHER LIABILITIES include unclassified liabilities and other liabilities to non-government
sectors outside reserve money definition.