Belarus’s broad money supply increased by 2.3% in February. It rose by 2.32 billion rubles to 102.86 billion rubles, according to statistics from the National Bank of Belarus. Despite the February increase, the broad money supply remains 165.6 million rubles below the level recorded at the beginning of the year.
The volume of cash in circulation as of March 1 amounted to 15.05 billion rubles. Over the month it increased by 482 million rubles, and since the beginning of the year by 565.1 million rubles.
The M1 monetary aggregate, including transferable deposits, increased in February by 1.55 billion rubles to 35.26 billion rubles.
The money supply in the national definition grew last month by 2.13 billion rubles to 65.2 billion rubles.
The ruble money supply increased by 2.28 billion rubles to 67.94 billion rubles.
Foreign currency deposits rose in February by $7.4 million. At the same time, deposits of individuals decreased by $14.4 million to $5.06 billion, while deposits of legal entities increased by $21.9 million to $6.98 billion.
