The Moldovan leu in 2020 depreciated against the dollar by 0.03%, and against the euro - by 9.7%.
According to the National Bank of Moldova, in particular, the official exchange rate of the national currency against the US dollar as of January 1, 2020 was 17.2093 lei per $ 1, and as of December 31, 2020 and January 1, 2021 - 17.2146 lei per $ 1. At the same time, according to the NBM, the exchange rate of lei against the euro as of January 1, 2020 was 19.2605 lei per euro, and as of December 31, 2020 and January 1, 2021 - 21.1266 lei per euro. As previously reported by the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, in the next 3 years, the national currency will devalue to the level of 19.35 lei per 1 US dollar in 2023. Herewith, the budget forecast for the medium term approved by the government envisages that the depreciation of the leu is expected in the next 3 years against the US dollar to the level of 19.07 lei per $ 1 in 2021, 19.72 lei per $ 1 in 2022 and 20.3 lei per $ 1 in 2023.// 26.01.2021 — InfoMarket.
