BANK OF ALBANIA

PRESS RELEASE
Bank of Albania interventions in the domestic and foreign exchange market over 2021 Q4

Publication date: 29.03.2022

 

1.1. Open market operations and factors affecting liquidity shortage in the banking system 

In 2021 Q4, the Bank of Albania intervened in the money market through the open market operations to inject liquidity.

Average daily injections through liquidity injecting operations with maturity 1-13 week amounted to ALL 42.4 billion, against ALL 41.9 billion in the previous quarter and ALL 39.3 billion in the same period of the previous year. During 2021, the average injected liquidity was ALL 38.1 billion compared to ALL 35.1 billion in 2020.

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