The liquidity ratios of Montenegro’s banking system, both at the current level and over the ten-year period, were above the prescribed minimums.
According to data from the Central Bank (CBCG), the average liquid assets of banks in August amounted to about one billion euros, which is 7.8 percent more than in July.
Average liquid assets in August were 9.4 percent lower compared with the same period last year.
Banks’ foreign exchange balance at the end of August amounted to 4.62 billion euros, up 0.9 percent compared with the previous month.
In the structure of banks’ assets in August, the largest share, 70 percent, was accounted for by total loans, followed by cash and deposit accounts with central banks at 17.6 percent, securities at 10 percent, and the remaining 2.4 percent made up by other asset items.
Total bank capital at the end of August amounted to 622.4 million euros, showing a month-on-month increase of 1.4 percent, while it rose by 5.1 percent year on year.