2012-03-28
Net external assets of monetary financial institutions (MFIs) grew over February 2012 by LTL 3.2 billion to an-all time high of LTL 9.0 billion at the end of the month. Monetary aggregate M3 climbed during the month by LTL 178.7 million, but its annual growth rates moderating slightly towards the end of the month to 14.6%. The M3 growth was driven mainly by an increase in overnight deposits and deposits with agreed maturity of up to 2 years. Litas loans declined and euro loans expanded to account for 68.9% of total loans to residents, excluding MFIs, at the end of the month.
The above data was released by the Statistics Department of the Bank of Lithuania.
For more information on Monetary Survey and Balance Sheet of other MFIs see the Bank of Lithuania's Statistical release (173 KB download icon). Comprehensive data is presented on the website of the Bank of Lithuania.