PRESS RELEASE
Bank of Albania interventions in the money market and foreign exchange market over 2022 Q1

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

In 2022 Q1, 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 was ALL 30.4 billion, against ALL 42.4 billion in the previous quarter.

The average deficit for 2022 Q1 of about ALL 30.3 billion is the lowest recorded since 2020 Q1, when it reached ALL 27.3 billion.

Banks' demand for liquidity in the Bank of Albania operations decreased from ALL 41.6 billion at the beginning of January, to ALL 21.50 billion by mid-February, and ended the period without changes.

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