The average interest rate on new term deposits in lei in April 2022 amounted to 6.6%, an increase of 1.19 percentage points compared to the previous month.
According to the National Bank of Moldova, at the same time, compared to April of the previous year, it increased by 3.07 percentage points. Individuals placed deposits in lei in April 2022 with an average rate of 7.96%, legal entities - with an average rate of 3.46%. Herewith, compared to the previous month, the average interest rate on deposits of individuals in April 2022 increased by 1.28 percentage points, and on deposits of legal entities - decreased by 0.06 percentage points. Meanwhile, compared to April of the previous year, the average interest rate on deposits of individuals in April 2022 increased by 4.04 percentage points, and legal entities - increased by 0.69 percentage points. Deposits in lei for a period of 6 to 12 months were the most attractive in the reporting month, had the largest share (48.1% of the total volume) and were attracted at an average rate of 7.92%, while the average rate for individuals was 8.43%, for legal entities - 5.2%. The highest average interest rate on deposits attracted in the national currency from individuals was on deposits for a period of 1-2 years, amounting to 8.64% per annum, and for legal entities - on deposits for a period of 6-12 months, amounting to 5.2% per annum. The lowest for individuals was the average interest rate on deposits in lei for a period of up to 1 month, which amounted to 1.33%, and for legal entities - the rate for a period of more than 5 years, amounting to 0.1%.// 16.06.2022 — InfoMarket
