OREANDA-NEWS. January 11, 2009. At the end of December 2008, official reserve assets made up LTL 15.8 billion (EUR 4.6 billion). Throughout December they increased by LTL 960 million or 6.5%, reported the press-centre of Bank of Lithuania. 

MFI deposits with the Bank of Lithuania, which grew by LTL 978 million, pushed official reserve assets up. Official reserve assets also climbed because of a hike of LTL 89 million in net currency in circulation and an increase in BoL’s external liabilities and other factors respectively by LTL 31.8 million and LTL 9.3 million.

At the same time the growth of official reserve assets was contained because of a fall in the central government deposits with the BoL by LTL 148 million.

Official reserve assets data for January 2009 are to be released on 6 February 2009.