The liquidity ratios of Montenegro’s banking system were generally above the prescribed minimums at both the current and ten-year levels.
According to data from the Central Bank (CBCG), banks’ average liquid assets in August amounted to around one billion euros, which is 7.8 percent more than in July.
Average liquid assets in August were 9.4 percent lower compared to the same period last year.
Banks’ foreign exchange balance at the end of August amounted to 4.62 billion euros and increased by 0.9 percent compared to the previous month.
In the structure of banks’ assets in August, the predominant share of 70 percent was accounted for by total loans, followed by cash and deposit accounts with central banks at 17.6 percent, securities at ten percent, and 2.4 percent accounted for by the remaining asset items.
Total bank capital at the end of August amounted to 622.4 million euros and rose by 1.4 percent month on month, while it increased by 5.1 percent year on year.